1. Rubber raw material prices continue to fluctuate, the rubber industry brewing establish stabilization fund
In 2012, rubber raw material prices fluctuated downturn trend overall.The annual price of natural rubber high point in 30,000 yuan / ton, the low of 20,000 yuan / ton. In order to cope with the passive situation of continued volatility in natural rubber prices in recent years to reduce the volatility of the price of natural rubber, tire the industry brewing establish rubber stabilization fund.
2 . Economic operation slowdown in growth, but development tend to smooth
Lack of global growth in demand, the European debt crisis continued to spread, the slowdown in the development of the emerging economies, as well as to promote economic growth in the country’s power shortage impact of a variety of factors, China’s rubber industry economic operation of the slowdown in growth, but showing the steady trend in 2012. While showing the economic indicators of the industry continued to fall, and the emergence of a 1-digit growth over the years few, but significantly improved compared with the previous year more substantial continuing narrowing trend development tend to smooth.
3. Natural rubber import tariffs
December 17, 2012, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council issued a notice about the 2013 Tariff Implementation Plan. Since January 1, 2013, the rubber industry is widespread concern in the natural rubber import tariff cut. 2013 tentative tax rate of natural latex 10% or 720 yuan / ton, both from 2012; smoked rubber and technical classification of natural rubber are 20% or 1,200 yuan / ton, both from low respectively, compared with 2012, from the amount of tax reduction of 400,800 yuan / ton. Currently, about 80% of China’s natural rubber to rely on imports, tariff reduction is a policy of the majority of rubber companies have been looking forward to.
4. EU tire labeling law formally implemented
November 1, 2012, the EU tire labeling law formally implemented, that the tires sold in the EU must labeling, marking the tire rolling resistance, noise and slippery road grip level. The implementation of the labeling law, on the one hand, increasing the threshold for Chinese tire exports, on the other hand also accelerate the process of Chinese tire green. Domestic tire enterprises attach great importance to the recent years has been actively respond. According to a sample survey of some large domestic tire companies, car tire rolling resistance and more EF-level, most up to the requirements of the EU first stage. According to the survey of the national truck tire, about 70% of the truck tire up to the minimum requirements of the EU the first phase of rolling resistance. The EU has also made a positive assessment of the Chinese tire evaluation.
5. Green tire industrialization projects start
In response to the implementation of the EU tire labeling regulations, while promoting the industrialization process of green tire, speed up the tire product quality upgrading and structural adjustment, under the support of the Ministry of Industry, China’s green tire industrialization project was officially launched. China Rubber Industry Association on the basis of “green tire industry work program (draft)”, “green tire industry research subject was officially approved by the Ministry of Industry, is expected to be completed by the first half of 2013, research and “green tire self-discipline standards. “
6. Tire testing ground for construction on the agenda
Construction tire proving ground is an important part of the green tire industry, and major tire companies tire proving ground for the construction of the importance and urgency to achieve a high degree of unanimity. There are many companies or agencies are in a different way to put into a testing ground for the construction of the tire. The same time, the tire industry has reached a consensus to be taken by way of third-party management of government support, the association led enterprise shares, tire testing ground of the building services industry.
7. Number of standards and regulations issued or completed for approval
Process management, improve product quality, and to further strengthen the industry self-regulation, the China Rubber Industry Association formulate released a radial tire technology specification. The MIIT official release tire retreading industry access conditions “and” waste tire comprehensive utilization industry access conditions, and further standardize the order of the development of the comprehensive utilization of waste tire industry. Countries have officially released a defective auto product recall management regulations, and implemented with effect from January 1, 2013, the tire recall also included, defective auto tires product recall regulations (draft version) “is soliciting opinion. China Rubber Industry Association, Business Technology Quality Center and revision tire distribution business specifications (the claims requirements) and tire claims assessors professional and technical requirements “has been submitted to the Ministry of Commerce pending. “Tire unit product energy consumption per two carbon black unit product energy consumption per national standards to form draft for approval by the National Energy Foundation and Technology Standardization Technical Committee review and implementation of the upcoming release.
8. Completion of the China Rubber Industry Association general
October 25, 2012, the China Rubber Industry Association, the Eighth Congress, held in Hangzhou, the successful completion of the Association’s general election, to form the new Council. Secretary-General meeting to vote TANG Ngar Li as the eighth President of the Council of the China Rubber Industry Association, Xu Ying, elected president of the Seventh Council, Fan Rende, for the Rubber Association, honorary president of the Eighth Council.The meeting elected five senior vice president and 25 vice president.
9. The end of the U.S. tire special safeguard case, and other international trade friction ensued
U.S. tire special safeguard case was officially terminated on September 26, China’s tire exports to the United States to bring good. However, the rubber industry still faces increasing pressure of international trade friction, a number of countries in 2012 initiated the anti-dumping investigation of Chinese rubber products. China Rubber Industry Association, quickly and effectively organize domestic enterprises to respond to the special protection of the India China carbon black, Colombia China truck and bus tires, anti-dumping, the Brazilian motorcycle tires in China anti-dumping, Argentina, China, vulcanized rubber conveyor belt, the investigation of anti-dumping cases.
10. Mergers and acquisitions, international operations to speed up the process
In 2012, the domestic rubber companies in mergers and acquisitions and international operations aspects of the process accelerated. The number of enterprises through the acquisition of shares and other measures to achieve the merger and reorganization of enterprises; many enterprises in Europe, the United States, Russia, India and Southeast Asia and other international operations through acquisitions and investment, accelerate the pace of diversification of Chinese rubber enterprises .
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