2005 World rubber consumption will exceed 20,000,000 tons

According to a recent ISRG in the 41st session of the release of the report shows that the 2005 World rubber consumption will exceed 20,000,000 tons to 20,730,000 tons, representing 4.1% growth in 2004; in 2004 than the 3.2 percent growth in 2003, 19,920,000 Tons.

From the trend in recent years, the United States and Japan, growth in consumption of not more than, from the beginning of 2002, Chinese rubber consumption grew rapidly. In addition, India, Brazil and other Asian countries have faster growth. 2004 World rubber consumption in the top of a number of countries are: 1, China 4,070,000 tons, accounting for the world's total consumption of 20.4 percent; 2, the United States 3,050,000 tons, accounting for 15.3 percent; 3, Japan 1,960,000 tons, accounting for 9.8 %; 4, India 970,000 tons, accounting for 4.9 percent; 5, Germany 840,000 tons, accounting for 4.2 percent, followed by South Korea 3.4 percent, Brazil 3.4 percent, France 3.3 percent, Russia 2.8 percent, Malaysia 2.7 percent. In 1999, rubber consumption in the United States in the world, the world's rubber consumption of 19.8 percent; China ranked 2, accounting for 12.7 percent, less than the United States 1,190,000 tons. But 5 years later, but the changes have taken place on the contrary, China's rubber consumption in the United States more than 1,000,000 tons.

2005 is still China, India, Brazil and other Asian countries has tended to continue to grow; the United States and Japan are due to the impact of world economic development, but also increased slightly; 2004, consumption fell in Germany and France will be picked up. As the Chinese continue to maintain a relatively high GDP growth rate is expected to rubber consumption will reach 4,300,000 -440 10,000 tons, an increase of nearly 300,000 tons, accounting for the growth of the world total 810,000 tons of 30%.

2005 World natural rubber and synthetic rubber production and consumption prediction natural rubber:

2004 annual production of 8,630,000 tons, the consumption of 8,260,000 tons; 8,780,000 tons produced in 2005, consumption of 8,720,000 tons;

Synthetic rubber:

2004 annual production of 11,970,000 tons, the consumption of 11,660,000 tons, 12,220,000 tons produced in 2005, consumption of 12,010,000 tons;

Total:

2004 annual production of 20,600,000 tons, the consumption of 19,920,000 tons, 21,000,000 tons produced in 2005, consumption of 20,730,000 tons.