Manufacturers say textiles such as nonwoven fabric have been in short supply from being diverted to the more lucrative mask business, leaving producers of hygiene products high and dry. I will only turn a profit if I use (the fabric) for a mask," he said. But he estimates suppliers make 10 times more profit by putting raw materials to use in masks than nappies. The report added that China's daily mask output has reached 450 million, compared with more than five billion for all of 2019. He told AFP: "It is not a problem with our production capacity, but an issue with suppliers and China's entire industrial chain."

Source: Standard Digital May 26, 2020 05:51 UTC