Extrusion International USA 4-2020

38 Extrusion International 4/2020 PLASTICS SAVE LIVES A mask weighing only 2 grams has been one of the most valuable glob- al products in 2020, and one that has also helped Taiwan withstand the strike from COVID-19 over the past six months. A qualified medi- cal mask is composed with multiple layers made of different materials, including the most critical one – the melt blown nonwoven fabric. And not only just the melt blown non- woven fabric, but also many other plastic products, such as sanitizing Taiwan Orders Packed with Urgent Medical Demand See Transformation in Global Manufacturing Chain surgical masks and medical isolation gowns. Also, HUARONG has been speeding to supply machinery for making ventilators’ connection joints to meet the huge amount of urgent incoming orders. The role of Taiwan machinery in defining a good quality mask “The mold is the most critical compo- nent of a meltdown nonwoven mask production line” according to GMA, one of the leading suppliers for ex- alcohol bottles, or the connecting parts in ventilators, have brought Taiwan back into the game with obvious growth over the first part of this year. In the past several months, GMA Ma- chinery in Taiwan has received a tre- mendous number of queries asking for the melt-down nonwoven fabric molds, melt pumps, and filters. One of the most common demands is for meltdown nonwoven fabric molds, which are a key material for making Meltdown nonwoven fabrics, just like many other medical products made of plastics or rubber, are gaining huge attention and increased demand, leading one-time use plastics products back into the global supply chain