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5/3/2020 : Senior President Thanin Chearavanont announces to invest more than 100 million baht to accelerate the construction of a mask factory to give away free to fight Covid 19 7/3/2020 : Reveal the clean room and design principles Clean Room Designhttp://www.wearecp.com/cp-clean-room-08032563/ 19/3/2020 : CP plans to join KMITL to use AI to check the quality of free mask production for the public 28/3/ 2020 : Follow the mission of free CP mask factory for the people. Second week, ventilate the "clean room" at the heart of the mask factory. Follow up on the 3rd week, the construction of the CP mask factory. To produce masks for free 6/4/2020 : prepare to install machines CP mask factory progress 80% Credit : We are CP http://www.wearecp.com/cp-m-1004-2563/

Currently, the factory for producing face masks to fight Covid-19 that Senior President Thanin Chearavanont has announced will be completed within 5 weeks with an investment of 100 million baht and will produce face masks for distribution to Thai people to use is almost complete. Every time I go in. It is now expected that in another week the machine will be operational. and can produce with a maximum production capacity of 3 million pieces per month. Here are 10 challenges that the team at this mask factory must complete. Challenge 1: Chairman Dhanin The time frame for building a mask factory is set in 5 weeks. Challenge 2: Mask production factory. A dust-free room (Clean Room) must be built, which must be completed in 3 weeks. Challenge 3: Mask production machinery. Must go to queue at the factory There is a long queue of machinery manufacturers and every country is competing for them. Challenge number 4 according to Mr. Thanin's question. Machinery must be modern It is automatic, so the machine that was ordered Will be able to work continuously 3 shifts per day and use only 3 people per shift. Challenge number 5 throughout the transportation preparation. Flights were canceled at least 5 times because of strict export regulations. Makes you have to plan daily

Charter mission to transport the last batch of machines and raw materials to Thailand. Preparing to move forward with installing a factory for free face masks for medical personnel. 9 April 2020: After Senior President Thanin Chearavanont has a policy to invest 100 million baht to build a factory to produce free face masks to distribute to medical personnel and the public for use. Prevent disease Most recently, due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus around the world, it has resulted in every country having strict measures regarding imports and exports. This has an effect on the import of machinery for producing face masks. that CP Group has ordered from China Including the problem of sourcing raw materials which is difficult. In addition, the flight situation from China has reduced the number of flights than 70% and has an uncertain schedule. This causes the need to adjust the machinery transportation plan on a day-to-day basis. Because it cannot be clearly predicted. As a result, the CP Group team had to make an important decision by chartering a ship to transport machinery and raw materials into Thailand within the specified time period. At this time, complete machinery can be imported. The key raw material is Meltblown, which is a protective sheet against germs. It is expected that it will take approximately one week to assemble the machine and test the system. before being ready to enter the production process This will produce 3 million masks per month. As the senior president had announced As for the key raw material for producing masks this time, they are germ-blocking sheets or meltblown masks. Within the current situation, It is a rare raw material and the price has increased tens of times from normal. This makes the procurement process require the power of networks and partners in many countries. Because we want to have raw materials for continuous production. according to production standards The face mask consists of 3 layers. The first layer is a spunbond nonwoven (green) coated with a hydrophobic substance to increase waterproof properties. The next layer is meltblown nonwoven (white) used to prevent germs.

Photo gallery of the construction of CP mask factory To distribute to medical personnel and the public Due to the epidemic situation of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), there has been a severe shortage of masks. Charoen Pokphand Group Therefore decided to bring about 100 million baht to accelerate the construction of a mask manufacturing factory To distribute free to medical personnel in hospitals with necessity and the general public who lack access. In a time of crisis that Thai people lacked masks It uses the potential of investment networks available around the world. Machine supply And raw materials that meet hygiene standards It can be used to prevent pathogens, especially the COVID-19 virus. CP mask factory has a production capacity of 3 million pieces per month. In the first lot, 100,000 pieces will be produced to expedite delivery to healthcare workers. To alleviate the suffering during the COVID-19 crisis at the moment, the atmosphere of the construction of a mask factory. Click to view details of progress news Credit: We are CP http://www.wearecp.com/cp-m-tnn-0904-2020/

Latest update, entering week 4 CP has imported machinery to Suvarnabhumi. After Senior President Thanin Chearavanont announced the construction of a factory to produce free face masks for medical personnel and for Thai people. After 3 weeks, the mask factory has more than 80% ready, which is now entering its 4th week. It is a matter of following the import of machinery. To produce free face masks for medical personnel and Thai people who are in need of masks. of Charoen Pokphand Group From Suvarnabhumi Airport Yesterday evening (April 5), the import of machinery from the CP Group. It is an automatic machine. It can produce 50,000 masks per machine per day. CP has imported the first machine to Thailand by YG Airlines 9021, transporting goods from the airport in China, and the second machine. It is expected to be ready for import from China on April 9th, subject to flight verification. Because it is strict And there are measures that must be adjusted at all times during the COVID-19 crisis. By the production capacity of the CP factory, free sanitary masks After the installation of the two machines is completed, it will be at 100,000 pieces per day or 3 million pieces per month. During the past 3 weeks, CP rushes to build a factory With a clean room that is more advanced than the 80% today