Remarkable Speed! The underlying strength of China's manufacturing industry as seen by the amount of masks produced in China.

In just 35 days, mask production increased 14.5-fold!

According to a May 21 article on China's People's Net.

On January 25, China's mask production was 8 million pieces per day, and 35 days later, on February 29Approx. 14.5 times(at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusionNissan 116 millionThe company is now in the process of

In addition, 3.86 billion masks were exported from China from March 1 to April 4 and 23.94 billion from April 5 to April 30, for a total of 2 months27.8 billionThe number of employees has reached

This export volume is in line with last year'sApproximately 3 times the total world mask productionIt is said to be equivalent to

Why was China able to suddenly increase production of masks?

Why was China able to increase mask production at an alarming rate?

China's largest electric vehicle manufacturer, a new entrant in the mask industryBYD (BYD)The company's movement is clearly visible.

BYD's decision to produce masks at some of its factories came on January 31, just about a week after the city of Wuhan was sealed off due to the new coronavirus.

From there, the production line was set up at a very fast pace, and mass production started half a month later on February 17, with 5 million pieces produced on March 12, 10 million pieces 12 days later, and 10 million pieces by the end of April.Nissan 20 millionand quickly reached theThe world's largest mask manufacturerThe company is now in the process of

How BYD Became the World's Leading Mask Maker

The production of masks in large quantities requires extensive clean workshops, fully automated production equipment, excellent quality control systems, and experienced technicians.

Originally an electric vehicle manufacturer, BYD had all of these requirements.

First, as for the clean work area, we were able to use a huge factory in Shenzhen's Longgang District that manufactured cell phone parts. This factory not only met the cleanliness requirements, but also had expertise in quality control.

Next, in terms of production facilities, BYD, as an automobile manufacturer, had the ability to design and manufacture a variety of precision parts in-house.

Thus, the company was able to quickly produce gears, chains, rollers, and other mechanical parts needed for the mask production line.

For the launch of the mask production line, BYD mobilized more than 3,000 engineers in 24-hour shifts, drew more than 400 production line design drawings in three days, and built the production line in seven days.

In addition to BYD, many other major manufacturing companies are now participating in mask manufacturing in China, including Guangzhou Automobile, Shanghai Guling, Gree Electric Appliance, and Ya Geji.

New entrant manufacturers of masks in Japan

On the other hand, what is the status of mask production in Japan?

In Japan, Unicharm and Kowa have been manufacturing masks domestically, but the most famous newcomer to the market is Sharp.

On February 28, Sharp decided to produce the masks at the request of the Japanese government.

Production started on March 24, with a daily production volume of 150,000 sheets, and is scheduled to increase to a maximum of 500,000 sheets per day in the future.

Producing an entirely new product in about a month is an amazing feat.

However, China's BYD, whichProduction started up in about half a month and production volume increased 40 times.It is.

Some may say, "China makes a lot of masks, but isn't quality an issue?" However, BYD's mask production line sterilizes all materials with ultraviolet disinfection when they enter the warehouse, and is said to be at the level of medical masks.

Recently, we have seen an increase in the number of Japanese companies that want to launch new mask businesses, but unless they can compete with materials and designs that are unique to Japan, they are likely to be caught in a price war with Chinese companies.