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Chinese carmakers are now making face masks

Bloomberg A shortage of face masks has prompted Chinese companies from car manufacturers to energy providers to start making their own to help fight the coronavirus. Auto companies including BYD Co have reconfigured production lines to churn out masks that can help block particles and germs, with petroleum giant Sinopec and iPhone assembler Foxconn joining the fray. Some are also ...

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Jaguar Land Rover warns China virus could disrupt supply chain

Bloomberg Jaguar Land Rover announced that its supply chains outside China could be impacted by the coronavirus outbreak in an updated presentation to investors. The luxury carmaker wrote that it expects the virus to affect its fourth quarter but that it’s too early to quantify. Though the company issued an update to add that if disruption continues, supply chains outside ...

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India lifts export ban on ‘face masks’

Bloomberg India will again allow shipments of surgical and disposable masks and some gloves, about a week after placing them on a list of banned export items. However, exports of gloves made from nitrile rubber, a synthetic variety generally known as NBR, and masks other than two and three-ply, will continue to be restricted, according to a notification by the ...

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