Regarding the current production situation of mask companies in China, the National Development and Reform Commission announced on March 2 that on February 29, the daily production capacity of masks in China, including ordinary masks, medical masks, and medical N95 masks, reached 110 million, and the daily output reached 116 million pieces, further alleviating the contradiction between supply and demand of masks. At the same time as the local masks are stepping up their production of masks, central enterprises have also done their best to assist in the production of masks and the supply of raw materials.

All parties are speeding up to resume production. Why are masks still in short supply?

Although all parties are accelerating the resumption of production, why the problem of shortage of masks has been delayed?

First, the gap in the demand for masks in China is still very large. Second, the key raw material for the production of masks, melt blown cloth, has a complicated production process and insufficient output. Third, the cost of various raw materials, transportation and labor has increased significantly. Fourth, at present, almost all domestically produced medical masks are uniformly managed and allocated.

Therefore, the tension of domestic masks may continue until the epidemic is under control. As the production capacity of masks continues to increase, once the epidemic situation has been alleviated, the market will respond quickly. For ordinary people, masks will no longer be difficult to buy.