Right now, it’s time to test the manufacturing capabilities of countries.
Editor’s note: This article is from the micro-channel public number “investment community” (ID: pedaily2012) , Author: Yang Lily.
In the past, the situation of the shortage of defense epidemic materials in China was staged again in Europe and the United States.
A few days ago, global luxury goods giant LVMH Group announced that it will use its three perfume production lines, including Dior, Givenchy and Guerlain, to change the production of alcohol-based disinfectant hand sanitizers to alleviate the shortage of French hand sanitizers.
During the epidemic, protective products such as masks, hand sanitizers, and disinfectants in western countries are in full swing. 60 packs of masks on the Amazon site in Spain sell for up to 960 euros, equivalent to 7284 yuan; a bottle of Purell hand sanitizer that sells for $ 10 a day in the United States has been sold for $ 600; British and Italian anti-epidemic materials have also appeared Prices skyrocketed.
Countries have to do everything they can: American GM, Ford and Tesla have expressed their willingness to switch to ventilators; Spanish fashion giant Zara’s parent company has urgently adjusted its production line to produce masks; an Italian high fashion company has decided to Textile workshop changed to mask production workshop; French luxury giant Hermes also considers using perfume factory to produce hand soap …
In addition, many countries have also set their sights on China, including France, Italy and Norway, which have stated that they plan to import medical protective materials such as masks from China. In the latest news, LVMH issued a statement saying it had ordered 40 million masks in China to assist France in fighting the epidemic.
Now, the time has come to test the manufacturing capabilities of various countries.
LV “God’s operation”: Perfume factory changed to disinfection hand sanitizer overnight
Unexpectedly, LV hand sanitizer will become the first luxury product in life.
On March 15th, global luxury goods giant LVMH Group announced that due to the shortage of French materials, it decided to use its three perfume production lines of Dior, Givenchy and Guerlain to produce alcohol-based disinfectant hand sanitizers. Production of 12 tons of hand sanitizer.
Luxury giants produce hand sanitizers? Such a grounded operation has caused countless netizens to feel itchy. “This will be the first LV I own” “Finally there are affordable luxury products” “LV version of hand sanitizer, LV in hand sanitizer”.
However, this luxury product is exclusively for epidemic situations and is only for sale. According to the LVMH Group, all the restructured materials will be provided free of charge to the French Ministry of Health and Europe’s largest medical institution Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, especially 39 public hospitals in Paris.
LVMH said in a statement, “This change in the production of hand sanitizer is to alleviate the dilemma of the current shortage of medical protection supplies in France, and on the other hand, it is hoped that the public can use disinfection and sterilization items for personal protection and avoid Infected with new pneumonia. “In addition, LVMH also expressed its willingness to accept the deployment of French epidemic prevention agencies until France lifts the new crown virus crisis.
LVMH changed its production of hand sanitizer to solve the urgent need. “Although the hospital in Paris has not run out of disinfectant solution, the supply of supplies is really tight.” According to AFP, the head of the Paris hospital said, “Thanks to the LVMH Group for such a quick action, they raised it at 6pm on Saturday night. Suggestion, the plan will be determined on Sunday. “
The outside world is curious, why can perfume factories switch to disinfectant seamlessly? As we all know, disinfectant mainly has 3 kinds of ingredients: purified water, ethanol and glycerin, and these materials are no stranger to perfume factories.
First, alcohol with its own germicidal effect is the most important solvent for perfumes. In other words, alcohol is an indispensable raw material for perfume production lines; secondly, canning machines, plastic bottles, pump heads, etc. are readily available, and the production of disinfection hand sanitizer is unique.
Binggui is fast, and now someone has received LVMH hand sanitizer—bottle body with pure letter label and pump head with Dior logo. Paris Saint-Louis hospital staff also drew pictures on social media and said, “Thanks, this is a great product.”
In fact, thisThe epidemic also directly caused a huge earthquake in the global luxury goods industry. On March 18 local time, French luxury brand Chanel decided to suspend production lines that include watches, high-end custom clothing, ready-to-wear and high-end jewellery products, and closed several European factories. This is not an exception. Prior to Hermès’s announcement that it had closed 42 production bases in France, Gucci had also closed 6 factories and all its stores in Italy.
Under the tide of luxury goods closure, LVMH urgently changed to produce sanitizing hand sanitizer, which not only protects the epidemic, but also increases the brand ’s reputation, which is a truly win-win situation. According to the latest news, Hermes is also currently considering the use of its perfume factory to produce hand soap.
Emergency supplies are urgent: Rolls-Royce makes ventilator, Zara changes masks
With the epidemic raging, the other side of the ocean is setting off a wave of business restructuring.
A cruel reality is before us: the shortage of medical protection supplies has become a problem facing all countries, especially European countries. Some U.S. medical staffers confided on social media that “the hospital can only provide masks for critically ill patients because of a shortage of medical protective equipment.”
What’s even more worrying is that medical staff are forced to use the same disposable mask for several consecutive days. U.S. President Trump even advised medical workers that “masks can be disinfected and reused when treating patients with new coronary pneumonia, rather than throwing them away when supplies are scarce.” The shortage is evident.
Facing difficult circumstances, governments in various countries have made moves. On March 15th, the British Health Minister stated that the most lacking of the British National Medical Service System is the ventilator, so he openly called the ventilator manufacturer, “If you make one, we buy one, not too much.” It also appealed to car companies such as Rolls Royce, Ford, Honda and Jaguar, hoping to switch to ventilators in order to relieve the urgent need. It is understood that more than 6 companies have already produced prototypes and are expected to be put into use before next weekend.
Subsequently, US President Trump also signed the National Defense Production Act, which allows the president to mobilize private enterprises to assist the government in the production of national defense strategic materials, including medical equipment, in a national emergency.
What is missing and what is made. On March 18, American car companies General Motors and Ford Motor Co. said they are discussing with White House officials on how to convert medical equipment such as ventilators to cope with the spread of new pneumonia. GM’s chief executive also proposed to recall workers and voluntarily choose to go to idle factories to produce the medical equipment needed to treat critically ill patients.
On March 19, Tesla CEO Musk said on social media that “Tesla will also produce ventilators if there is a shortage of medical equipment in the United States.” With vehicles with advanced HVAC systems, SpaceX can produce spacecraft equipped with life support systems, so it is not difficult to produce a ventilator, just not immediately. “
If car companies are the main force of remodeling ventilators, then fashion companies are the best way to convert masks. According to foreign media reports, a high fashion company located in the Galatina region of Italy has decided to change its textile workshop to a mask production workshop. Workers work continuously in three shifts to produce masks non-stop. It is reported that the company mainly designs and processes high-end fashion for well-known luxury goods and has designed dresses for celebrities such as Lady Gaga and Nicole Kidman.
Coincidentally, Zara’s parent company and Spanish fast fashion giant Inditex SA also announced plans to convert some fabric production lines into professional medical fabric production lines to help Spain solve the shortage of masks and medical protective clothing; American clothing manufacturing company Ha Nice will also produce masks to ease the shortage of masks.
Beyond the epidemic, this is a time to test the manufacturing capabilities of countries.
A mask from Europe and the United States is 2,200 yuan. Countries have begun to look at China
The other side of the ocean is performing a magic scene: the unit price of local masks in Spain is as high as 300 euros, equivalent to 2200 yuan.
New crown pneumonia is raging around the world, and the rising numbers are touching. According to the latest data from Dr. Lilac, there are 220,898 confirmed diagnoses abroad, 188,881 confirmed diagnoses, and 9,631 deaths. The situation is not optimistic. Especially in Italy, Germany, Spain, the United States, France, and IranMore than 10,000 cases have become the hardest hit area.
Screenshot from Dr. Lilac Global Epidemic Map
What is even more worrying is that the epidemic has completely disrupted the order of social life. A frenzy of panic buying has swept the world, and medical protective equipment such as masks and disinfectants are all in an emergency. The current situation of oversupply is driving up prices and the prices are staggering.
According to Spanish media reports, due to the spread of the new crown virus in the country, confirmed cases have occurred in Madrid, Barcelona and Villarreal, which has caused the price of local masks to skyrocket. The FFP2 masks sold in Spanish pharmacies even cost up to 300 Euros, equivalent to RMB 2200. Offline prices have skyrocketed, and online prices have skyrocketed. It is reported that 60 packs of masks on the local Amazon website cost as high as 960 Euros, equivalent to 7284 yuan.
The situation in the United States is also not optimistic. The U.S. Health Secretary has said at a hearing that the United States faces a gap of 270 million masks. Unsurprisingly, the price of medical protective items has also skyrocketed. At the Holcombe Medical Device Store, N95 masks cost between US $ 20 (equivalent to RMB 140) and US $ 25 (equivalent to RMB 175), and a bottle of Purell hand sanitizer, which sells for US $ 10 daily, was sold by a third-party seller for 600 The US dollar is 60 times the usual price.
In France, masks and hand sanitizers have also become tight supplies. The French Minister of Health said at a press conference that France currently has 86 million masks in stock, and the total weekly mask consumption in France is about 24 million. According to this calculation, the masks of the French reserve can only be maintained for about 3 weeks. According to French media reports, the government has issued a price limit on sanitizing hand sanitizers, which requires that the price of 100 ml of sanitizing hand sanitizers not exceed 3 euros.
The situation in the UK is also worrying. Since the emergence of confirmed cases in the UK, most of the offline and online pharmacies have sold out masks and hand sanitizers, and the selling prices have also risen. According to netizens, a box of 50 disposable medical masks in a British pharmacy is priced at 320 pounds (equivalent to RMB 2647), and a single piece costs 53 yuan. Even more exaggerated is that a 250 ml bottle of Carex hand sanitizer was even fried for £ 199.99 (equivalent to RMB 1654).
Not to mention Italy, the hardest hit area in Europe, with online and offline masks and disinfection supplies almost sold out. Because the business borrowed the epidemicTo drive up prices, the Italian government is also involved in the investigation. Reports show that the price of Italian masks soared from 10 cents (equivalent to RMB 0.76) to 10 euros (equivalent to RMB 76), and the price of a single bottle of 1000 mm disinfectant increased from 7 euros (equivalent to RMB 53) to 39 euros. (Equivalent to RMB 296).
The haze of the epidemic has shrouded the world, and every country cannot stay aloof. In fact, the embarrassment of the United States, Britain, France, Italy, Spain and other countries is just the tip of the iceberg in the context of global epidemic prevention. There are still more countries struggling on the brink of urgent medical protection supplies, such as the price of a single mask in Iran. It also skyrocketed by 30 times … countless.
Now, many countries have set their sights on China. A few days ago, countries such as France, Italy, and Norway all indicated that they plan to import medical protective materials such as masks from China.
At 22:00 last night, the former Prime Minister of Australia also posted a help letter to Chinese friends on Weibo, mentioning that he hopes to raise some life-saving medical supplies for Australia and New York State, including medical N95 Masks, protective clothing, gloves and ventilator.
In the latest news, LVMH issued a statement saying that it has ordered 40 million masks in China to help France fight the epidemic. The statement said that the first batch of 10 million masks worth 5 million Euros (equivalent to RMB 38 million) will be delivered in the next few days, giving priority to medical staff, and the remaining masks will be delivered in the next four weeks.
The sudden epidemic is also a great test for the manufacturing industry of various countries. And China, which has just passed through the most difficult moments, a manufacturing country that supports half of the world’s mask production, has begun to continuously send medical protective materials overseas and invest in the next battle.
With the epidemic raging, the other side of the ocean is setting off a wave of business restructuring.
A cruel reality is before us: the shortage of medical protection supplies has become a problem facing all countries, especially European countries. Some U.S. medical staffers confided on social media that “the hospital can only provide masks for critically ill patients because of a shortage of medical protective equipment.”
What’s even more worrying is that medical staff are forced to use the same disposable mask for several consecutive days. U.S. President Trump even advised medical workers that “masks can be disinfected and reused when treating patients with new coronary pneumonia, rather than throwing them away when supplies are scarce.” The shortage is evident.
Facing difficult circumstances, governments in various countries have made moves. On March 15th, the British Health Minister stated that the most lacking of the British National Medical Service System is the ventilator, so he openly called the ventilator manufacturer, “If you make one, we buy one, not too much.” It also appealed to car companies such as Rolls Royce, Ford, Honda and Jaguar, hoping to switch to ventilators in order to relieve the urgent need. It is understood that more than 6 companies have already produced prototypes and are expected to be put into use before next weekend.
Subsequently, US President Trump also signed the National Defense Production Act, which allows the president to mobilize private enterprises to assist the government in the production of national defense strategic materials, including medical equipment, in a national emergency.
What is missing and what is made. On March 18, American car companies General Motors and Ford Motor Co. said they are discussing with White House officials on how to convert medical equipment such as ventilators to cope with the spread of new pneumonia. GM’s chief executive also proposed to recall workers and voluntarily choose to go to idle factories to produce the medical equipment needed to treat critically ill patients.
On March 19, Tesla CEO Musk said on social media that “Tesla will also produce ventilators if there is a shortage of medical equipment in the United States.” With vehicles with advanced HVAC systems, SpaceX can produce spacecraft equipped with life support systems, so it is not difficult to produce a ventilator, just not immediately. “
If car companies are the main force of remodeling ventilators, then fashion companies are the best way to convert masks. According to foreign media reports, a high fashion company located in the Galatina region of Italy has decided to change its textile workshop to a mask production workshop. Workers work continuously in three shifts to produce masks non-stop. It is reported that the company mainly designs and processes high-end fashion for well-known luxury goods and has designed dresses for celebrities such as Lady Gaga and Nicole Kidman.
Coincidentally, Zara’s parent company and Spanish fast fashion giant Inditex SA also announced plans to convert some fabric production lines into professional medical fabric production lines to help Spain solve the shortage of masks and medical protective clothing; American clothing manufacturing company Ha Nice will also produce masks to ease the shortage of masks.
Beyond the epidemic, this is a time to test the manufacturing capabilities of countries.
A mask from Europe and the United States is 2,200 yuan. Countries have begun to look at China
The other side of the ocean is performing a magic scene: the unit price of local masks in Spain is as high as 300 euros, equivalent to 2200 yuan.
New crown pneumonia is raging around the world, and the rising numbers are touching. According to the latest data from Dr. Lilac, there are 220,898 confirmed diagnoses abroad, 188,881 confirmed diagnoses, and 9,631 deaths. The situation is not optimistic. Especially in Italy, Germany, Spain, the United States, France, and IranMore than 10,000 cases have become the hardest hit area.
Screenshot from Dr. Lilac Global Epidemic Map
What is even more worrying is that the epidemic has completely disrupted the order of social life. A frenzy of panic buying has swept the world, and medical protective equipment such as masks and disinfectants are all in an emergency. The current situation of oversupply is driving up prices and the prices are staggering.
According to Spanish media reports, due to the spread of the new crown virus in the country, confirmed cases have occurred in Madrid, Barcelona and Villarreal, which has caused the price of local masks to skyrocket. The FFP2 masks sold in Spanish pharmacies even cost up to 300 Euros, equivalent to RMB 2200. Offline prices have skyrocketed, and online prices have skyrocketed. It is reported that 60 packs of masks on the local Amazon website cost as high as 960 Euros, equivalent to 7284 yuan.
The situation in the United States is also not optimistic. The U.S. Health Secretary has said at a hearing that the United States faces a gap of 270 million masks. Unsurprisingly, the price of medical protective items has also skyrocketed. At the Holcombe Medical Device Store, N95 masks cost between US $ 20 (equivalent to RMB 140) and US $ 25 (equivalent to RMB 175), and a bottle of Purell hand sanitizer, which sells for US $ 10 daily, was sold by a third-party seller for 600 The US dollar is 60 times the usual price.
In France, masks and hand sanitizers have also become tight supplies. The French Minister of Health said at a press conference that France currently has 86 million masks in stock, and the total weekly mask consumption in France is about 24 million. According to this calculation, the masks of the French reserve can only be maintained for about 3 weeks. According to French media reports, the government has issued a price limit on sanitizing hand sanitizers, which requires that the price of 100 ml of sanitizing hand sanitizers not exceed 3 euros.
The situation in the UK is also worrying. Since the emergence of confirmed cases in the UK, most of the offline and online pharmacies have sold out masks and hand sanitizers, and the selling prices have also risen. According to netizens, a box of 50 disposable medical masks in a British pharmacy is priced at 320 pounds (equivalent to RMB 2647), and a single piece costs 53 yuan. Even more exaggerated is that a 250 ml bottle of Carex hand sanitizer was even fried for £ 199.99 (equivalent to RMB 1654).
Not to mention Italy, the hardest hit area in Europe, with online and offline masks and disinfection supplies almost sold out. Because the business borrowed the epidemicTo drive up prices, the Italian government is also involved in the investigation. Reports show that the price of Italian masks soared from 10 cents (equivalent to RMB 0.76) to 10 euros (equivalent to RMB 76), and the price of a single bottle of 1000 mm disinfectant increased from 7 euros (equivalent to RMB 53) to 39 euros. (Equivalent to RMB 296).
The haze of the epidemic has shrouded the world, and every country cannot stay aloof. In fact, the embarrassment of the United States, Britain, France, Italy, Spain and other countries is just the tip of the iceberg in the context of global epidemic prevention. There are still more countries struggling on the brink of urgent medical protection supplies, such as the price of a single mask in Iran. It also skyrocketed by 30 times … countless.
Now, many countries have set their sights on China. A few days ago, countries such as France, Italy, and Norway all indicated that they plan to import medical protective materials such as masks from China.
At 22:00 last night, the former Prime Minister of Australia also posted a help letter to Chinese friends on Weibo, mentioning that he hopes to raise some life-saving medical supplies for Australia and New York State, including medical N95 Masks, protective clothing, gloves and ventilator.
In the latest news, LVMH issued a statement saying that it has ordered 40 million masks in China to help France fight the epidemic. The statement said that the first batch of 10 million masks worth 5 million Euros (equivalent to RMB 38 million) will be delivered in the next few days, giving priority to medical staff, and the remaining masks will be delivered in the next four weeks.
The sudden epidemic is also a great test for the manufacturing industry of various countries. And China, which has just passed through the most difficult moments, a manufacturing country that supports half of the world’s mask production, has begun to continuously send medical protective materials overseas and invest in the next battle.