Government Supplies 4 Tons of Mask Nonwoven Fabric to Manufacturers... 7 Companies Resume Production

Ministry of Industry to Issue '3rd Shipment Adjustment Order' on 19th
Supply 4 Tons of Filter Nonwoven Fabric to Manufacturers under Emergency Supply-Demand Adjustment Measures

The photo shows President Moon Jae-in visiting Wooil C&T, a mask manufacturing company in Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi-do, on the 6th, observing the production process. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The government announced on the 20th that it has supplied about 4 tons of nonwoven fabric for mask filters (melt-blown·MB filter) to seven manufacturers under the 3rd shipment adjustment order. These companies were on the verge of halting production over the weekend due to depletion of MB filter stock.

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety surveyed mask companies from the 9th to the 18th and selected 88 companies that complained of MB filter shortages. Among them, MB filters were prioritized for surgical mask manufacturers used by medical personnel, and supplies were also provided to six companies that had exhausted their stock.

The allocated quantities will be delivered to mask manufacturers starting today and put into production from the next day.

Earlier, under emergency supply and demand adjustment measures, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy supplied 4 tons to five manufacturers at risk of production suspension on the 6th, and 4.4 tons to nine manufacturers on the 12th.

The ministry is supporting production expansion, import substitution source discovery, and facility improvement to stabilize MB filter supply and demand.

First, it is continuously encouraging domestic manufacturers to convert usage and maintain production capacity for mask supply.

It is assisting companies in improving their facilities using a reserve fund of 2.8 billion KRW.

Starting next week, it is cooperating with the Public Procurement Service and others to smoothly introduce incoming import quantities and immediately deploy them to production sites.

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