According to China's National Development and Reform Commission, China's mask production capacity and output both exceeded 100 million at the end of February, and the national daily mask output reached 116 million on February 29. The main raw material of the mask nose bridge clip is metal aluminum.
Aladdin has calculated the corresponding aluminum consumption. Based on 30 days per month, the monthly aluminum consumption in the production of masks is 1,305 tons. Although it is uncertain how long the epidemic will last, the annual consumption of nearly 16,000 tons easily exceeds the total weight of the Eiffel Rail by 10,100 tons.
However, the demand for masks has little effect on China's annual aluminum consumption of 36 million tons.
Due to the epidemic affecting the resumption of manufacturing enterprises and affecting aluminum demand, Shanghai aluminum prices have fallen sharply and are currently near a low of nearly a year.
Source: [Aladdin] Release time: 2020-03-06