China's daily output of face masks reached 116 million units as of Saturday, 12 times the figure reported on Feb. 1 as factories of all stripes crank up new production lines to meet a surge in demands, the National Development and Reform Commission said. Photo: Xinhua
China boosts face mask production capacity by 450 per cent in a month, threatening a glut scenario
- Total daily capacity rose to 110 million from 20 million in February with 3,000 new entrants; China made half of the global output in 2019
- Carmakers BYD and SAIC, iPhone assembler Foxconn and oil company Sinopec are among ‘new faces’ in the industry
China's daily output of face masks reached 116 million units as of Saturday, 12 times the figure reported on Feb. 1 as factories of all stripes crank up new production lines to meet a surge in demands, the National Development and Reform Commission said. Photo: Xinhua
