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China is a big country in the mask industry, producing about 50% of the world's masks. Before the outbreak of the epidemic, the daily production of masks in China was more than 20 million. The fastest mask production speed is 120-200 masks per second.
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China masks industry profile
big country, China is a mask industry produces about 50% of the global mask. Before the outbreak, the daily production of masks in China peaked at more than 20 million. The fastest production speed of masks is 120-200 masks per second, but a standard process of analysis and disinfection takes 7 days to half a month. Because medical masks are sterilized with ethylene oxide, after sterilization, there will be ethylene oxide residue on the mask, which not only stimulates the respiratory tract, but also carcinogens. In this way, it must be analyzed to release the residual ethylene oxide, reach the safe content standard, and pass the test before it can be shipped. The following figure is the distribution diagram of manufacturers of ordinary and medical masks.
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Distribution of China's mask industry chain
China's production capacity distribution is mainly concentrated in the Yangtze River Delta and Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, and has a direct relationship with the regional industrial base: The upstream raw materials and midstream production enterprises are mostly concentrated in the Yangtze River Delta with a good traditional medicine foundation, while the downstream circulation enterprises are too dispersed, as shown in Figure 1.
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from the point of the industrial chain, in the upstream, Yangtze river delta region is the most concentrated surgical masks industrial chain upstream enterprise distribution area, total enterprises accounted for 43.8%. Among them, Jiangsu Province and Shandong Province have the largest distribution of enterprises, with 13 and 10 respectively (Figure 2).
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in the middle reaches of Yangtze river delta region is the largest concentration of middle surgical masks industry chain enterprise distribution area, total enterprises accounted for 40%. Among them, the number of enterprises in Jiangsu Province and Henan Province is the largest, with 24 and 21 enterprises respectively (Figure 3).
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in the downstream, the Yangtze river delta, beijing-tianjin-hebei region is the most concentrated surgical masks the downstream industry chain enterprise distribution area, total enterprises accounted for 64%. Among them, the number of enterprises in Beijing and Shanghai is the largest, with 380 and 189 respectively (see Figure 4).
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1:3 m , a global diversified technology companies. 3M is an internationally recognized pioneer in the field of research and development. We produce tens of thousands of innovative products and hold leadership positions in core markets such as medical products, highway safety, office educational products, and optical products. 3M Company was founded in 1902, is an American enterprise full name of Minnesota Mining and manufacturing Company, because the first three words of the English name begin with M, so the 3M company.
No. 2: Shanghai Sinoconlon Fiber Technology Co., LTD. (stock code: 835159) is a specialist in respiratory protection products and health textiles. The company integrates research and development, design, brand and sales. From the perspective of fiber science and technology, it cuts into the health industry and provides the society with two series of high-tech products: Kanglon fiber antibacterial and Green Shield healthy breathing.
No. 3: Honeywell provides professional industry solutions for global customers, covering aerospace and automotive products and services, building, residential and industrial control technology, and characteristic materials. From airplanes, cars, homes, buildings, manufacturing plants, supply chains and workers, our technology connects everything to create a smarter, safer and more sustainable world.
No. 4: Uvus was founded in 1926 by Phillip M. Winter and is headquartered in Furth, Germany. The current president, Rainer Winter, took over UVus in the early 1960s and successfully transformed the company into a global company. With sales of more than 165 million euros last year, UVus Security is particularly strong in the field of safety goggles.
No. 5: Shinwa Trade Co., LTD , Kowa Three Yuan, started in 1894 in Japan, Shinwa Co., LTD., focusing on health, medical, chemical fields, a collection of masks production, manufacturing, sales and trade as one of the enterprises. Since its founding, Kowa has a history of 120 years. During this period, Kowa Group has always grasped the trend of The Times, examined the changes in the environment, and established its present business.
No. 6: Steady Medical Supplies Co., LTD. (referred to as Steady Medical) : In 2000 established steady Industrial (Shenzhen) Co., LTD., in order to further adapt to the company's future development strategy, in 2015 formally restructed into steady medical supplies Co., LTD. With 11 holding subsidiaries, 1 equity company, the total number of employees more than 6000 people, with more than 20 years of medical health materials and medical dressing production experience, the main product series are: Medical wound dressings, operating room consumables, medical hygiene materials and home hygiene care products, etc., is an independent innovative enterprise engaged in research and development, production and sales of medical dressings and daily consumer goods with cotton as the main raw material.
No. 7: Guangzhou Yangpu Medical Technology Co., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as "Yangpu Medical") was founded in 1996 and listed on Shenzhen GEM in 2009, stock code 300030. Since its establishment, Yangpu Medical, through continuous technological innovation and management innovation, has continuously advanced to the combination of medical device product platform and medical service as a group and international company. Up to now, the company's business fields have covered "clinical laboratory specimen solution", "clinical laboratory diagnosis", "imaging diagnosis", "Clinical nursing and anesthesia", "Health management" and "hospital digital overall solution" and other platforms.
No.8: Japan White won Co., LTD. was founded in 1923, so far has a history of 91 years, the company's predecessor is specialized in insect and odor prevention agent "Kamada Chamber of Commerce", after the establishment of the company's star product clothing with fluorescent dye is very popular in the market, so the company name is also changed to the star product brand "White won", And has been used to this day. Up to now, the company has developed into a comprehensive enterprise capable of producing and selling various kinds of daily chemical products, including mothproofing agents, dehumidifiers, i.e. hot patches, shower creams, masks, cosmetic supplies, etc. Baiyuan factory has passed the international standard ISO9001 certification, while ensuring the quality of products, we continue to pursue higher quality standards.
No. 9: Dettol was born in 1932 in the United Kingdom, under Reckitt Benckiser, the world's leading and trusted disinfection and personal hygiene brand, the world's famous household cleaning products company. In 1932, the British bacteriologist Dr. Reynold successfully developed Dettol disinfectant, the earliest was used in the British maternity hospital. Its main characteristics: "Dettol to the greater contribution of disinfection science is the effective removal of bacteria, but harmless to human tissue.
No. 10: Jiande Chaomei Daily Chemical Co., LTD. , located in the west of Zhejiang Province, is located in the western suburbs of Hangzhou, with a level of water resources Qiandao Lake Xin 'an River. The company covers an area of 22,000 square meters, the production area of more than 10,000 square meters, the raw material warehouse of more than 6,000 square meters, the comprehensive office building of 6,000 square meters, the green area accounts for 45% of the total area of the company. Is a high-tech as a starting point, with professional dust-proof China PPE professional production of masks enterprises. It is also recognized as one of the excellent enterprises in the industry.
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masks the classification and standard
The classification of the mask
according to the shape classification
mask according to the shape, divided into plate type, folding and goblet 3 kinds. Flat type masks are easy to carry, but the tightness is poor; Folding masks are easy to carry; Cup-shaped masks have a lot of breathing room, but are not easy to carry.
classified by way of wearing
head type: suitable for wear long workshop workers, wearing a trouble.
Ear wear: easy to wear, suitable for often wear and take off.
Neck wear type: with S hook, some soft material connector, connecting ear belt into neck belt type suitable for long time wearing, more convenient to wear safety hat or wear protective clothing and other workshop workers.
Gauze masks according to the classification of materials used
Gauze masks: There are still some workshops that use gauze masks, but they follow the GB19084-2003 standard requirements are lower, do not meet the standards of GB2626-2019, and can only protect large particles of dust.
non-woven mask: Most of the disposable protective masks are non-woven masks, mainly based on physical filtration supplemented by electrostatic adsorption filtration.
Cloth mask: cloth mask only warm effect without filtering PM and other very small particles of the effect.
Paper mask: suitable for food, beauty and other industries, with good air permeability, easy to use and comfortable, the paper follows GB/T22927-2008 standard.
Masks of other materials, such as new materials for biological protection and filtration.
Medical masks: China is divided into three categories, medical ordinary masks, medical surgical masks, medical protective masks.
Particulate protection masks: industrial use in line with GB2626-2019 standards, special labor protection products safety mark certification (LA certification), 2015 from compulsory certification to voluntary certification. If it is used to prevent haze, it needs to use the plug-in type, which must meet the GB/T32610-2016 standard. Civil use in accordance with GB /T32610-2016 standard.
Warm cloth mask: warm mask, suitable for winter wear, only need to meet the relevant standards of the fabric class.
Other special industries: such as chemical industry, etc.
According to the protection level
Different countries, different industries have developed different standards, according to different particle filtration efficiency is divided into different protection levels, will be introduced in detail in the standard part.
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Respiratory protective masks can be divided into filter type and isolation type, filter type can be divided into air supply filter type and self-priming filter type, the latter can be divided into half mask and full mask; Isolation type can be divided into air supply type and air carrying type, which respectively include positive pressure type and negative pressure type.
masks the technical standard of
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the different types of masks follow different standards, different masks scope of each are not identical. Several major standards for masks in China areGB2626-2019 self-primed filter respirator for respiratory protection, GB/T32610-2016 Technical specification for daily protective masks, YY/T0969-2013 disposable medical masks, YY0469-2011 medical surgical masks, GB19083-2010 Technical requirements for medical protective masks, The main standards are described in detail below.
GB2626-2019
The first version of the standard was published in 1981 (GB2626-1981), and it was updated three times in 1992, 2006, and 2019. The 2019 version was changed to "respiratory protection self-priming filter anti-particulate respirator", without the word "supplies". Among them, GB2626-2019 version was released on 2019-12-31 and implemented on 2020-07-01. The standard specifies the classification and labeling, technical requirements, detection methods and labeling of self-priming filter anti-particulate respirators. The standard was put forward by the State Administration of Work Safety and centralized by the National Technical Committee for Standardization of Personal Protective Equipment (SAC/TC112). Compared with the 2006 version, on the basis of following the basic principles of science, standardization, coordination and timeliness, according to the trend of scientific progress and product development, adjust the respiratory resistance index under the premise of not reducing the protective ability, improve the detection method, optimize the lower field of view of the half mask, and improve the comfort of the product. The scope of application is shown in Figure 6.
The standard filter element is divided into two categories according to filtration performance (KN and KP), the KN category is only suitable for filtering non-oily particles, including KN90(≥ 90%), KN95(≥ 95%), KN100(≥ 99.97%) three levels. Class KP is suitable for filter elements that filter oily and non-oily particles, including KP90(≥ 90%), KP95(≥ 95%), KP100(≥ 99.97%) three levels. The number after KN and KP refers to the filtration efficiency level, the higher the number, the better the filtration effect. KN masks are not tested for synthetic blood penetration and surface moisture resistance, so these masks can block viruses for short periods of time, but should not be used to contact patients who may have spatter or for long periods of time.
GB/T32610-2016
Technical specifications for daily protective masks, for civilian mask standards, the standard is proposed by the China Textile Industry Federation, the National Textile Standardization Technical Committee (SAC/TC209). The scope of application is shown in Figure 6.
According to the filtration efficiency is divided into :¢ñ, ¢ò, ¢ó, the corresponding filtration efficiency: the salt medium is ≥ 99%, ≥ 95%, ≥ 90%; Oil-based media are ≥ 99%, ≥ 95%, ≥ 80%. The protective effect of masks is divided into A, B, C and D grades from high to low, and the ambient air quality suitable for masks at all levels is severe pollution, serious and below pollution, severe and below pollution, moderate and below pollution. Masks at all levels should be able to reduce the concentration of inhaled particulate matter (PM) to &le under the corresponding air pollution environment; 75μ g/m(Air Quality Index category good and above). When the protective effect level of the mask is grade A, the filtration efficiency should reach grade II and above; When the protective effect level of the mask is B, C, D level, the filtration efficiency should reach ¢ó level and above.
YY/ T09699-2013
The standard is the industry standard for disposable medical masks, published on 2013-10-21, 2014-10-01 implementation. Ordinary medical masks meet this standard, are suitable for general protection of medical personnel, and are only used for wearing in ordinary medical environment (see Figure 6). There are many names of ordinary medical masks, including medical care and disposable medical use. Medical masks without the words "protective" and "surgical" on the name are general grade medical masks. The core indicators of this level of masks include bacterial filtration efficiency and ventilation resistance, which are not required to have a blocking effect on blood and have no requirements for tightness, as shown in Figure 3.
YY0469-2011
Medical surgical masks (YY0469-2011) for the medical surgical masks industry standard, released on 2011-12-31, 2013-06-01 implementation. The first edition of the industry standard for medical surgical masks (YY0469-2004) has been replaced by the 2011 edition. It is suitable for disposable masks worn by clinical medical personnel in the process of invasive operations (see Figure 6). It is a medical mask commonly used in environments with bodily fluids and blood spatter risk such as operating rooms. The outer package must be clearly marked as a surgical mask. The core indicators of this type of mask include bacterial filtration efficiency, particle filtration efficiency, synthetic blood penetration resistance, and ventilation resistance (see Table 3), which does not put forward strict requirements on facial tightness as the standard of medical protective masks, and the filtration efficiency of bacteria ≥ 95%, limited filtration efficiency for particles (≥ 30%).
GB19083-2010
GB19083-2010 Technical requirements for medical protective masks issued on 2010-09-02 and implemented on 2011-08-01, the first version is GB19083-2003, Formulated in the national fight against SARS in the general situation, April 29, 2003 emergency release and implementation, there was no medical protective mask before SARS. This standard is applicable to the medical work environment, filtering particles in the air, blocking droplets, blood, body fluids, secretions, etc., including various infectious viruses (see Figure 6). The core indicators of this type of mask include particle filtration efficiency, synthetic blood penetration resistance, ventilation resistance, surface moisture resistance, good tightness, and total fitness factor (see Table 3). Medical protective masks have a good fit with the wearer's face. According to the filtration efficiency of non-oily particles, medical protective masks are divided into 1 level (≥ 95%), level 2 (≥ 99%), Level 3 (≥ 99.97%). Medical protective masks specify how efficiently masks filter non-oily particles ≥ 95%, in line with N95 or FFP2 and above grades.
The protective ability of medical masks in China is medical protective masks, medical surgical masks, and ordinary medical masks in order of highest to lowest.
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the NIOSH standard filter material and filtration efficiency of masks The classification, the standard in the world's recognition is high. According to the middle layer of the mask filter material is divided into three kinds :N, R, P series, according to the filtration efficiency of each can be divided into three levels (see Table 4). N is used to protect non-oily suspended particulates, usually non-oily particulates refer to coal dust, cement dust, acid fog, microorganisms, etc. The droplets generated by talking or coughing are not oily. In the current raging haze pollution, the suspended particles are also mostly non-oily. Oily particulate matter refers to oil smoke, oil fog, asphalt smoke, etc., such as the oil smoke produced by cooking is oily particulate matter. R and P are used to protect non-oily and oily suspended particulates. Compared with R series, P series is used for a relatively long time, and the specific use time is marked according to different manufacturers. The N95 mask is the filtration efficiency of the N series. 95% of the face mask, and after the wearer's face tightness test, to ensure that close to the edge of the face, air can enter and exit through the mask, meet this test will be issued N95 certification number. During the special period of SARS prevention, WHO temporarily recommended that medical workers use N95 masks certified by NIOSH in the United States. N95 masks are not equal to medical protective masks, medical protective masks require that the filtration effect of masks should meet the requirements of N95, and have surface moisture resistance and blood blocking ability. The
ASTMF2100 standard is a medical standard that divides masks into three levels: low protection (Level1), medium protection (Level2) and high protection (Level3). The higher the level, the better the protection. Level1 and Level2 masks are often called procedure masks; Level3 masks can be used in the operating room and are also called surgical masks. Choose a higher level of protection when the chance of exposure to the virus is particularly high.
ASTM certification requires masks to meet the relevant standards in four aspects of bacterial filtration efficiency, particle filtration efficiency, synthetic blood penetration resistance, and pressure difference, as shown in Table 3. Level1 can block 95% of bacterial particles, even if only meet the low protection standard, it is enough to protect the general community users; Level2 and Level3(medium to high protection standards) require masks to block at least 98% of bacteria and particles, and the pressure difference needs to be less than 49.0Pa/cm, the lower protection standard is more relaxed, because it is difficult to achieve better protection while maintaining permeability. The main difference between the medium and high protection standards is that the high protection (Level3) standard has a higher requirement for the ability to block liquids. Medical N95 Masks need to meet both the FDA Surgical Masks-Premarket Notification Submissions Guidance forIndustry and FDA Staff standards, And also meet the NIOSH requirements for N95 masks, which are tested for synthetic blood penetration and surface moisture resistance, and the FDA standard basically follows the ASTMF2100 standard.
Europe
the eu to mask the European unification (Conformite Europeenne, CE certification standards include BSEN140, BSEN14387, BSEN143, BSEN149, BSEN136, of which BSEN149 is used more, for the filter half mask can protect particles, according to the test particle penetration rate is divided into P1(FFP1), P2(FFP2), P3(FFP3) three grades, FFP1 low filtration effect ≥ 80%, FFP2 low filtration effect ≥ 94%, FFP3 low filtration ≥ 97%. The filtration efficiency of FFP2 masks is very close to that of medical protective masks, KN95 masks and N95 masks mentioned above. Medical masks must comply with the Medical face masks-Requirement sand test methods (BSEN14683) standard, which can be divided into three levels: the low standard Type I, then Type II and Type IR. See Table 3. The previous version was BSEN14683:2014, which has been replaced by the new version BSEN14683:2019. One of the main changes in the 2019 edition is the pressure difference, the pressure difference of Type¢ñ, Type¢ò and Type ¢¢R has increased from 29.4, 29.4 and 49.0Pa/cm in the 2014 edition to 40, 40 and 60Pa/cm respectively.
Australia
AS/ NZS1716:2012 is the standard for respiratory protection devices in Australia and New Zealand, which specifies the procedures and materials that must be used in the manufacturing process of anti-particle masks, as well as the determined test and performance results. To ensure that they are safe for use. The standard is divided into three categories, P1: low filtration effect ≥ 80%; P2: Low filtration effect ≥ 94%; P3: low filtration effect ≥ 99%. The standard for medical masks in Australia is AS4381:2015, which is divided into Level1, Level2 and Level3 according to the core indicators, see Chart 3.
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bring chart 4: The United States NIOSH standard for the classification of particulate protective masks
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Japan
Japan JIST8151:2018 standard is the standard of respiratory protection devices, It is also the verification standard of the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW). The common disposable saline particle filtration specifications are as follows: DS1: low filtration effect ≥ 80%; DS2: Low filtration effect ≥ 99%; DS3: Low filtration effect ≥ 99.9%. The grades of masks are shown in Figure 7.
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South Korea
Korean mask standard KF (Korean filter) series, KF series standards are Korea's mainstream mask standards issued by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) (Regulations on the Approval, Notification, and Evaluation of Quasi-Drugs). The KF series is divided into KF80, KF94, and KF99. KF80:≥ 80% (salt media only); KF94:≥ 94%(oily and salt media); KF99:≥ 99% (oily and salt media).
masks the core material and raw material factory
Mask core material
Medical surgical masks are generally made of three layers of non-woven fabric, as shown in Figure 8. The material is spunbonded non-woven fabric + melt-blown non-woven fabric + spunbonded non-woven fabric (Figure 9), the main part of the filtering effect is very fine and electrostatic inner layer filter cloth. — Melt-blown non-woven fabric, its main material is high melting polypropylene, after electrostatic electret treatment to achieve the required filtration efficiency.
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The spunbond layer inside the fiber diameter is relatively thick, about 20 microns, 2 layers of S spunbond layer is mainly used to support the entire non-woven fabric structure, and has no great effect on the barrier. The most important thing inside the mask is the barrier layer, the melt-blown layer, the melt-blown layer of fiber diameter is relatively fine, about 2 microns, so only one tenth of the diameter of the spunbonded layer, which plays a vital role in preventing bacteria and blood penetration, after electrostatic treatment to achieve the required filtration efficiency. If the spunbond layer is too much, the mask is relatively hard, and the melt-blown layer M is too much, it is more difficult to breathe, so from the respirator breathing difficulty can judge the isolation effect of the mask, the more difficult the breathing, the better the blocking effect, but if the M layer becomes a film, it is basically unable to breathe, the virus is blocked, people are dying, so, this is also a technical problem.
M layer: melt-blown layer (Figure 10)
Material requirements: high fluidity. Recommended materials: Domestic materials such as Shandong Daun degradation process polypropylene: Z-1400, Z1500, imported such as Basel company's metallocene polypropylene HP461Y, MF650Y. Main test items as shown in diagram 5
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S: spun-bonded layers (figure 10)
material requirements: high intensity. Recommended material: Melt index of 25~60 polypropylene, such as ExxonMobil-Mobile and Shanghai Secco 2040 are very good spunbond materials, such as S2040 performance indicators as shown in Figure 6.
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mask material manufacturer
melt-blown PP nonwoven manufacturer
high melting means PP raw material factory (32)
From the specific data, Dalian Organic H39S-2, Shanghai Secco S2040, Dushanzi Petrochemical S2040, Luoyang Petrochemical Y35, Jinan Refinery Y35, Zhenhai Refining and Chemical H30S, Donghua Y381H occupy the main supply enterprises of high melt finger fiber, the list of specific enterprises is shown in Chart 7.
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core production equipment analysis
mask machine classification
flat mouth Mask machine (Figure 11)
Plane mask machine is the production of disposable plane mask is also the production of medical mask machine equipment. The mask style produced by this machine is simple and convenient to wear. The production of flat mask is made of two layers of non-woven fabric and filter paper, and the disposable three-layer mask is made of two layers of fiber non-woven fabric that are professionally used in medical and health, and a layer of melt-blown cloth that is filtered to prevent bacteria up to 99% or more is welded by ultrasonic wave. As shown in Figure 12, the nose bridge is made of environment-friendly all-plastic strip that does not contain any metal. The filtration effect is as high as 99%, especially suitable for electronic factories.
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cup-type mask machine (as shown in Figure 13)
Cup-type mask machine is the production of a variety of cup-type mask equipment, the cup is the multi-layer non-woven fabric through hot pressing, folding molding, Ultrasonic excision, waste excision, ear belt nose beam welding and other processes to produce a certain filtering performance of the mask, mask equipment is not a single machine it needs a number of machines to complete a variety of different processes.bring figure 13: cup type mask machine
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