After recently proposing to provide assistance to China in conquering the new pneumonia (NCP), the Indian official immediately took action!
It is reported that after India announced the lifting of restrictions on exports announced on the 1st, has now approved the export of two batches of goods to China, including 1.5 million masks, to China, and an Indian flight has delivered about 40 boxes of protective clothing to Wuhan, China. In addition, sources also revealed that the local cargo export department in India is also liquidating at least 6 batches of medical supplies and equipment that will be shipped to China.
However, it is worth mentioning that the above-mentioned services in India are not free services. It is reported that after obtaining the formal approval of relevant Indian departments, the above activities are normal commercial transactions between Chinese importers and Indian manufacturers.
It is reported that relevant Indian departments issued export restrictions on masks, protective clothing and other medical supplies on January 31. However, under India's plan to evacuate overseas Chinese in response to the global epidemic, the help of China has enabled 650 Indian citizens to return to India from Hubei, China. Then, India's above actions occurred.
It is understood that as one of the world's largest manufacturing countries, India's potential in manufacturing medical supplies such as masks and gloves should not be underestimated. According to Interface News, data released by the Indian Association of Medical Equipment Industry (AiMeD) shows that the annual production capacity of 20 mask and protective clothing manufacturers in India can reach 222.5 million triple-layer masks, 15.6 million double-layer masks and 3.7 million work clothes.
11 local glove manufacturers in India have bluntly stated that in addition to exporting and meeting local medical substance needs, there is currently 18% of idle production capacity. However, local health officials in India also explained that this is because India's glove manufacturers have limited export competitiveness and insufficient orders, which makes the current production capacity surplus.
According to reports from all parties, the words of Indian officials seem to make sense. When my country urgently needed medical supplies such as masks and protective clothing, my country's importers immediately increased orders to Japan and Malaysia and other countries. Nikkei Chinese reported that the number of orders received by Unicharm, Japan's largest mask manufacturer, received about 10 times the usual number of orders from drug stores in mid-January.
In addition, Top Glove, the largest rubber glove manufacturer in Malaysia, also stated on February 6 that orders from China have increased by more than doubled compared to their usual sales. For Indian producers with limited export competitiveness, the lifting of export restrictions will undoubtedly create a great opportunity for future orders from Chinese buyers.
(Source: Jinshi Data)
