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Chinese syringe producers under pressure as vaccination programmes drive order surge Reuters 2/2/2021
BEIJING, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Chinese syringe makers are warning that they may only be able to fulfil some orders as late as June, as global coronavirus vaccination programmes put unprecedented levels of pressure on their factory lines and snarl the country s own vaccine efforts.
Companies told Reuters that they were working around the clock, raising prices and trying to expand factory lines. China and India are the world s biggest producers of syringes, industry executives said.
Zhejiang KangKang Medical Devices began receiving export contracts for 10 million to 20 million syringes each in December, compared with order sizes of about 5 million each before the pandemic, thanks to overseas vaccination programmes, Guo Chun, its general manager, told Reuters.
Global vaccination drive surge; Chinese syringe makers under immense pressure
Chinese syringe makers are warning that they may only be able to fulfil some orders as late as June, as global coronavirus vaccination programmes put unprecedented levels of pressure on their factory lines and snarl the country s own vaccine efforts
Reuters | February 2, 2021 | Updated 13:26 IST
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Companies told Reuters that they were working around the clock, raising prices and trying to expand factory lines. China and India are the world s biggest producers of syringes, industry executives said.
Zhejiang KangKang Medical Devices began receiving export contracts for 10 million to 20 million syringes each in December, compared with order sizes of about 5 million each before the pandemic, thanks to overseas vaccination programmes, Guo Chun, its general manager, told Reuters.