Since July 20, the Nanjing Airport epidemic transmission chain has continued to extend. As of 18:00 on August 1, the number of infected people has reached 310, involving 26 cities in 11 provinces. Nowadays, masks have become a must-have item for people to travel.
As the main anti-epidemic material, masks were in short supply when the epidemic first emerged last year, and there was even a situation where “one mask was hard to find”, which also triggered a series of mask purchase restrictions. and measures such as reservation purchase. With the subsequent gradual increase in production, this crisis was resolved.
After last year’s outbreak, a series of measures such as regulation and price cuts also brought about a brief cooling down of the industry. With the epidemic recurring, can my country’s current mask industry support the demand for epidemic prevention?
According to Qichacha data, as of August 1 this year, there were a total of 480,000 new mask-related companies across the country, of which 444,000 were in operation and existing. . A total of 182,000 companies were registered in 2020, a year-on-year increase of 607.7%, the highest in the past ten years. In the first half of 2021, there were 107,000 new mask companies, which means that there were an average of about 590 new mask companies every day in the first half of the year. From the perspective of regional distribution, Jiangsu ranks first with nearly 70,000 companies, Zhejiang and Guangdong rank second and third, with more than 50,000 related existing companies.
The number of mask company registrations surged in 2020, with a total of 182,000 new companies added throughout the year, a year-on-year increase of 607.7%.
Since the outbreak last year, masks have gradually become a necessity for people to travel. They are required to be worn in major shopping malls, stations and other crowded places. During the epidemic at the beginning of last year, there was also a phenomenon of “hard to find”. Against this background, the number of registrations of related companies has also surged. Data from Qichacha shows that the number of new registrations of mask-related companies showed a steady growth trend from 2010 to 2019, with a sharp increase in 2020, with 182,000 new companies, a year-on-year increase of 607.7%.
After February 2020, the number of registered mask companies in my country exceeded 10,000 in 16 months.
Judging from the relevant months, before January 2020, the growth rate of mask-related company registrations was steady, hovering around 2,000. The number of registrations began to surge in February 2020, reaching more than 4,600. In March, the number of registrations reached 39,000, the highest in history. It is worth noting that from February 2020 to the present, except for February 2021, the monthly registration volume of mask companies in my country has exceeded 10,000.
In the first half of this year, an average of about 590 new mask-related companies were added every day.
In the first half of this year, a total of 107,000 mask-related companies were added, which was higher than the 91,000 companies in the same period last year, a year-on-year increase of 16.8%. If converted into a day, an average of 590 mask-related companies will be added every day. With the exception of April, every month in the first half of this year saw higher registrations than last year.
Jiangsu ranks first with 70,000, followed by Zhejiang and Guangdong.
From the perspective of geographical distribution, newly registered mask companies are mainly distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Shandong, Fujian and other places. Jiangsu ranks first with nearly 70,000 companies, Zhejiang, Guangdong ranks second and third, with more than 50,000 related existing companies.
From the perspective of registered capital, 49% of companies have registered capital of less than 1 million, 31% of companies have registered capital of 1 to 5 million, and 18% of companies have registered capital of less than 1 million. 5-50 million, and 2% of enterprises have registered capital of more than 50 million.
The transformation of masks from “medical supplies” to “daily necessities” is also reflected in the crazy expansion of the industry in the past year or so. The tragic cost brought by the epidemic will also make people pay more attention to the preciousness of life. With the trend of normalizing epidemic prevention, personal protection has become a living habit of the Chinese people.
Although the “hard-to-find” situation may not happen again, it is foreseeable that the demand for masks will become a rigid demand for people’s daily needs. The enthusiasm for industry development will not be cooled down in a short time. </p
