Production and Distribution of General Antibacterial Masks in the Industry

Seomsanryeon, Government, and Gyeonggi Textile Industry Joint Production and Distribution
Production Volume Expanded to 360,000 Units from the 20th According to Demand

Sung Yun-mo, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, is attending the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting on COVID-19 response held at the Seoul Situation Center of the Central Disaster and Safety Situation Room in the Government Seoul Office Building on the 16th. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The Korea Federation of Textile Industries (KOFOTI) has decided to produce and distribute general-use antibacterial masks together with the textile industry to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

On the 16th, KOFOTI announced that it would collaborate with the Gyeonggi Textile Industry Federation and the textile industry in northern Gyeonggi to produce and distribute general-use antibacterial masks.

The antibacterial masks to be distributed this time are made using antibacterial yarn. Priced at 1,000 won each, they will be primarily supplied to companies and public institutions starting today.

KOFOTI plans to receive online orders for general-use antibacterial masks from the industrial sector and public institutions together with the Gyeonggi Textile Industry Federation, and support production and order linkage with the textile industry in Gyeonggi Province. A briefing session was held for the demand sector on the 13th.

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy decided to prioritize supplying antibacterial masks before health-use masks are sufficiently supplied to the industrial sector.

Additionally, in collaboration with KOFOTI, efforts have been made to discover companies demanding antibacterial masks through public institutions and organizations, and to support contract signing between demand and supply.

KOFOTI and the Gyeonggi Textile Industry Federation will flexibly adjust production and distribution considering the industrial demand trends for antibacterial masks.

The textile industry in Gyeonggi Province currently can produce about 82,000 antibacterial masks per day, but plans to expand production to 360,000 masks starting from the 20th depending on order demand.

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