The epidemic has expanded for more than a month, and the supply of masks is still in short supply. Many netizens ridiculed that "masks never expected to become a new year." So what is the logic behind the shortage of masks? Which industry is closely related to?

The chemical industry occupies an important position in the national economy of various countries. It is the basic industry and pillar industry of many countries. The development speed and scale of the chemical industry have a direct impact on various fields of social economy. However, due to the wide variety of chemical industries, complex processes, and diverse products, chemical products may produce large amounts of toxic substances in various links such as processing, storage, use, and waste treatment, which affect the ecological environment and endanger human health. Therefore, the chemical industry is a double-edged sword, with advantages and disadvantages.

Can a country be without the chemical industry?

There are more than one billion people in our country waiting to eat. What if there is no complete industrial foundation?

It can be said that chemical industry is mainly to solve all the problems related to materials in people's daily life. Yes, it is everything.

From the perspective of people's livelihood, the chemical industry is closely related to our food, clothing, housing and transportation. Without chemical industry, we can't even go back to the ancient times, only the Stone Age.

From an economic point of view, the chemical industry is a basic industry. Without the support of chemicals, there is no way to talk about the reinforced cement concrete for building houses, and all kinds of products for food, clothing, housing and transportation.

The logic behind the shortage of masks

The outbreak suddenly broke out. In addition to all major hospitals in Hubei province seeking protective materials such as masks and protective clothing, hospitals in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Henan, Shandong, Kunming and other regions have also issued urgent requests for stocks of protective materials such as masks and protective clothing. And "can't buy masks!" For a while, it became a distress for the people of the whole country.

“There are at least 30,000 mask manufacturers across the country. Under normal conditions, the market is in sufficient supply. However, the epidemic is breaking out and is catching up with the Spring Festival. Natural disasters and man-made disasters are not only in hospitals across the country, but people across the country are looking for masks. There are not enough workers in the factories and the shortage of raw materials. , Is the main reason for the recent shortage of protective materials such as masks but the lack of supply.

If raw materials are not available, it will affect the factory's organization of production. Most mask manufacturing companies do not and do not have the ability to reserve a lot of raw materials.

Therefore, the mask companies on the market are still in short supply of filter materials. On January 27, several mask manufacturers sought raw material suppliers through Zhejiang local media platforms. Some mask manufacturers also pointed out that in fact, there are many non-woven fabric manufacturers in Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places. However, when the epidemic broke out suddenly, all parties were insufficiently prepared. Even if individual non-woven fabric companies have inventory, logistics factors are Can not be pulled.

China's six major non-woven fabric production bases

1. Changyuan City, Henan Province

Changyuan City, Henan Province, ranks first in China's Sanwei Material Base, with more than 70 various types of sanitation companies and more than 2,000 operating companies, which usually occupy more than 50% of the national market sales.

2. Xiantao City, Hubei Province

China's non-woven fabric capital: Xiantao City, Hubei Province has 1,011 non-woven fabrics and their products enterprises, of which 103 are above designated size, with more than 100,000 employees. It accounts for 60% of the non-woven product market in China.

3. Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province

4. Zibo City, Shandong Province

5. Yizheng City, Jiangsu Province

Famous town of nonwovens and chemical fiber in China: Zhenzhou Town, Yizheng City, Jiangsu Province.

6. Nanhai District, Guangdong Province

China's medical and health nonwoven products demonstration base. The demonstration base is located in Jiujiang Town, Nanhai District, with a total planned area of ​​about 3.32 million square meters. The northern part is divided into four areas: material production area, finished product production area, high-end industrial area and logistics warehouse distribution area. The medical and health non-woven fabric demonstration base will be built into an industrial gathering base with an annual output value of more than 20 billion yuan.

We usually say that masks are non-woven materials. Non-woven fabrics are non-woven fabrics compared to woven fabrics. They are composed of oriented or random fibers.