As the pandemic has swept across the globe in recent years and has caused great panic all over the world. Masks include medical masks, surgical masks, kn95 masks, n95 masks, and FFP2 masks suddenly became the must-have essentials for everybody.
With such huge demand, more and more companies have entered the face mask business. And many different brands of medical masks have come to prominence in China. The top 10 brands of masks have shifted rapidly over the past few years, as manufacturers battle for market share.
However, there are a few brands that have consistently remained at the top. Here is a list of the top 10 medical mask brands in China:
1. 3M(China) – the world-famous supplier of n95 masks
- Company type: manufacturer, trading company, retailer
- Location: Shenzhen
- Year founded: 1984
- Number of employees: 2000-2999 (China Mainland Only)
- Main products: personal protective equipment including 3M face masks & respirators and 3M protective clothing, auto accessories(like paint protection films), daily chemical products(like all kinds of adhesive) …
- Certificates: NIOSH N95, FDA…
- Main Market: China mainland, EU, USA and etc.
3M China was founded in 1984, it is the branch company of the famous 3M. As a world-renowned diversified technology innovation enterprise, 3M’s products and technologies have long been deeply integrated into people’s lives. Over the past 100 years, 3M has developed more than 60,000 products, products ranging from household goods to medical products, and personal protective equipment, from transportation, and construction to business, education and electronics, communications, and other fields.
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a worldwide panic at the beginning, which also made 3M’s NIOSH approved N95 masks and respirators the most sought-after masks at that time. So, we can’t imagine how deep customers trust 3M brand.
Being popular made 3M the imitated object of other PPE factories, and also a lot of fake 3M products in the world. Customers should be aware of that.
2. Jmian – the best choice for custom-printed surgical masks
- Company type: trading company, retailer
- Location: Wuhan, China
- Year founded: 2016
- Number of employees: 50-99
- Main products: medical masks, surgical masks, custom printed masks, NIOSH N95 masks, KN95 and kf94 masks.
- Certificates: NIOSH N95, FDA…
- Main Market: China mainland only
Jmian was founded in 2016, it’s a very young brand. Their team has been operating health care products online for many years, they have strong internet thoughts and executive power. Operating for only 1 year, they make Jmian the top 1 surgical mask brand on Taobao.com. What’s more, they started to supply AliHealth with all kinds of face masks in 2020, such as surgical masks, n95 masks(NIOSH approved), kn95 masks, kf94 masks, ffp2 masks…
Since 2020, face mask has totally become a red sea in China. But Jmian can achieve such a high-level success in such a short time, I believe the reasons are as follows,
- Choose the right road – custom face masks rather than the traditional types of non woven masks.
- Strong ambition and executive power.
- Choose a professional manufacturer to OEM their masks, which is Morntrip mask factory.
- Captures the needs of young people who need protection but also personality and fashion.
- New designs launching faster, hundreds of holiday, cartoon, city, plant/animal, and culture theme designs available.
- Strictly quality control.
As Jmian’s OEM factory, Morntrip factory has a full supply chain of mask production. Manufacturing medical masks for more than 20 years and Morntrip is also certified with CE, ISO 13485 and various test reports.
3. Winner – one of the most famous medical groups in China
- Company type: manufacturer, trading company, retailer
- Location: Shenzhen
- Year founded: 2000
- The number of employees: 700-799
- Main products: medical protective clothing, masks, ready-to-wear, baby care products…
- Certificates: CE, FDA, ISO 13485…
- Main Market: mainland China, USA, EU
Winner is an A-share listed company in China, a business covering medical and health, personal care, home care, maternal and child care, home textiles and apparel and other fields. Headquartered in Shenzhen, Winner Medical has three major brands of “Winner Medical”, “Purcotton Cotton” and “PureH2B” to achieve the coordinated development of medical and consumer sectors.
Winner has been OEM their medical face masks in our Xiantao factory since many years ago. They always chose multi-layer, high filtering efficiency melt-blown fabric, brand new materials, and wide ear loops, so their masks always have a high level of protection and are very popular in China. If you search for surgical masks on Taobao.com, Winner is always among the top sellers.
Winner has been working closely with Morntrip factory for many years before the pandemic. The masks we manufactured for them, usually have high filtration efficiency inner layer, better nose bridge, and wider ear loops.
4. Zhende – famous for its cost-effective face masks
- Company type: manufacturer, trading company, retailer
- Location: Shaoxing
- Year founded: 1994
- The number of employees: 1000-1999
- Main products: medical consumables like alcohol pads, dressing, bandages, iodophor, medical tapes, surgical masks…
- Certificates: CE, FDA, ISO 13485…
- Main Market: China mainland, EU, USA and etc.
Zhende is also an A-share listed company in China, mainly supplying medical health care products and protective equipment. Its products cover basic dressings, wounds care, surgical infection control, home care, sports protective products, disinfection, and cleaning products…
To Chinese, Zhende’s most popular product is their non woven disposable face masks. Their masks are usually individually wrapped, approved China medical or surgical standards, and can filter at least 95% of airborne particles.
What’s more, Zhende and Winner used to be the only two brands that can stably supply surgical masks when the whole country is in desperate need of masks.
5. CM(Chaomei) – good choice for protective respirators in China
- Company type: manufacturer, trading company, retailer
- Location: Jiande
- Year founded: 2004
- The number of employees: 50-99
- Main products: surgical masks, EN149/EN14683 standard masks or respirators…
- Certificates: CE, FDA
- Main Market: mainland China, EU, USA
Founded in 2004, Chaomei is a well-known respirator and mask manufacturer of professional dustproof PPE respirators in China. It is a modern enterprise specializing in independent research and development, testing and manufacturing of various professional dustproof and medical masks, covering industrial occupational protective masks, medical protective masks, civilian PM2.5 protection masks, etc.
CM is one of Chaomei’s brands, and also one of the top 10 medical mask brands in China. But, unlike Zhende and Winner, CM is more professional on respirators rather than non woven medical masks.
So, they choose to OEM their medical disposable masks in our masks factory. CM masks are mainly sold in mainland of China. So, in order to meet domestic consumers’ picky about masks, CM masks usually have multiple layers, at least 95% filtration efficiency, wider ear loops to release the pressure, individually wrapped for ease to carry on.
6. Chaoya
- Company type: manufacturer, trading company, retailer
- Location: Zhengzhou, China
- Year founded: 2009
- The number of employees: 100-199
- Main products: all kinds of custom printed medical masks…
- Certificates: CE
- Main Market: mainland China
Founded in 2009, it is a large-scale medical device supplier in China, a high-tech enterprise specializing in the production of medicine, medical devices, and functional heating products.
Founded in 2009, it is a large-scale medical device supplier in China, a high-tech enterprise specializing in the production of medicine, medical devices, and functional heating products.
Compare to other surgical mask manufacturers in China, Chaoya is a little bit different, they are very good at marketing. They would choose to work with famous IPs, like Doraemon, Little Prince… and print those characters on their masks, which made their disposable face masks quite popular on Taobao.com.
7. Honeywell(China)
- Company type: manufacturer, trading company, retailer
- Location: Shanghai, China
- Year founded: 1996
- The number of employees: 600-999
- Main products: kn95 masks, and all kinds of respirators, purification equipment…
- Certificates: CE, N95 mask approved by NIOSH …
- Main Market: mainland China, North America…
Honeywell is a Fortune Global 500 high-tech enterprise. It was founded in 1885 and entered China in 1935. It focuses on the deep integration of the physical world and the digital world, providing aviation, building and industrial control technologies, and characteristic materials, Internet of Things, and other high-tech enterprises.
Honeywell’s purification equipment such as air purifiers, fresh air systems, water purifiers, etc. can be ranked in the top 10 similar products in China. As for masks, Honeywell seems not willing to get involved in the surgical mask field, their effort all focused on protective respirator masks, like kn95 masks, n95 masks… mostly with valves.
8. 3Q
- Company type: manufacturer, trading company, retailer
- Location: Shandong, China
- Year founded: 1993
- The number of employees: 200-299
- Main products: medical masks, kn95 masks, n95 masks…
- Certificates: CE, N95 mask approved by NIOSH …
- Main Market: mainland China
3Q belongs to Rizhao Sanqi Medical, which was established in 1993, covering an area of 42,000 square meters and a construction area of 28,600 square meters. Sanqi medical products cover medical equipment, personal health care, professional safety protection and daily household cleaning and hygiene products, biomedicine, general health and other fields. Since 2001, it has passed ISO9001, ISO13485, ISO11135, CE, FDA, GMP and other quality system certification and product qualification testing and certification.
Despite 3Q having a NIOSH N95 certificate, their n95 masks are not their best-selling products, but surgical masks. Because of the huge competition between the mask manufacturers in China, 3Q also started to produce custom-printed masks recently. Their cartoon-printed masks for children are sold much better than common masks.
9. Powecom
- Company type: manufacturer, trading company, retailer
- Location: Guangzhou, China
- Year founded: 2009
- The number of employees: 50-99
- Main products: Common surgical masks, kn95 masks, respirators…
- Certificates: CE, N95 mask approved by NIOSH …
- Main Market: mainland China, EU
Powecom belongs to Hong Kong Powecom Group, which was founded in 2009, it is a large manufacturer and service provider specializing in R&D, production, and sales of labor protection equipment, personal protective equipment, and medical consumables. Their products are all manufactured in China mainland, cover kn95 protective masks, CE protective masks, surgery Masks, Disposable Masks, etc. Products have passed GB, YY/T, en149 certification (CE certification, certification body CE2834), and some products have passed the NIOSH N95 standard. The company has introduced German meltblown cloth production equipment, which can produce high-quality meltblown cloth.
10. Cofoe – a medical brand available at hundreds of pharms in China
- Company type: manufacturer, trading company, retailer
- Location: Changsha, China
- Year founded: 2009
- The number of employees: 1000-1999
- Main products: Surgical masks with ear loops, health care products…
- Certificates: CE…
- Main Market: mainland China, EU
Cofoe Medical Group was founded in 2009 and is committed to providing users with lifelong trusted medical and health products and one-stop solutions. Cofoe products cover the fields of health monitoring, rehabilitation aids, respiratory support, medical care and traditional Chinese medicine physiotherapy, etc. It has developed into a leading enterprise in the whole life cycle of personal health management, integrating R&D, production, sales and service.
In recent years, the “Cofoe” e-commerce transaction index has maintained a leading position in the medical device category for a long time. In addition, it has opened more than 300 self-operated stores of different types in dozens of key cities across the country. Top 100 chain pharmacies, with more than 200,000 pharmacies in China.
