The semi-finals of the world rubber industry to compete for the formation of a new pattern

World rubber industry merger, bankruptcy, reorganization of the division has been one after another in recent years with China's accession to the WTO and rubber consumption growth record marked so that the multi-year extension of the United States, Japan, Europe and the "three great" pattern came to an end, began to show the United States, Japan, Europe, competing in the development of a new pattern.

According to the International Synthetic Rubber Manufacturers Association (IISRP) statistics, in 2004 the global rubber consumption was 20,020,000 tons, of which 59% for synthetic rubber, 41 percent for natural rubber. 2003 synthetic rubber consumption in China reached 2,155,000 tons, the United States began more than 1,924,000 tons and 1,111,000 tons in Japan, the world's largest consumer of synthetic rubber.

In 2004, global consumption of synthetic rubber, butadiene rubber (BR) and styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) synthetic rubber consumption accounted for more than 60% of the total. BR and SBR the world's total production capacity of 7,200,000 tons / year, which accounted for 10% of Goodyear, the Chinese producers and Bayer each 8%, Russia accounted for 6% of the manufacturers, Dow Chemical, Michelin and the Republic of Korea Kumho Petrochemical Corporation each accounted for 5%, Petroflex companies accounted for 4%, Eirestone accounted for 4% of the company, ENI chemical companies accounted for 4%, ASC / ISP companies account for 3%, JCR (Japan Synthetic Rubber Company) accounted for 3%, Japan Zeon Corporation accounted for 2%, Karbochem companies accounted for 1% of Hyundai Petrochemical Company accounts for 1%, others 31%.

According to the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG), 2004 World rubber consumption rose to 20,020,000 tons, in recent years for the continued growth in the first 3 years, but the growth rate of 3.7 percent, lower than the previous two years the growth rate of 5% is expected This year the world's rubber consumption growth rate of 4.6 percent, consumption will be increased to 20,940,000 tons. The value next year will be 4.3 percent, respectively, and 21,840,000 tons, the Asia-Pacific, the European Union and the rest of Europe on the demand for rubber will rebound in North America, Latin America and Africa, demand growth will slow.

It is estimated that the world's natural rubber output growth of 4.8% growth rate next year will slow to 1.6 percent. Malaysia's NR output growth will be higher than Indonesia and Thailand, while the rest of Asia, Africa and Latin America's growth will be relatively slow. This year and next year, the world's synthetic rubber production growth will slow to 3.0% to 2.5%, the European growth will slow down, and the Asia-Pacific region will become the engine of growth in output.

According to the International Synthetic Rubber Manufacturers Association (IISRP) predicted that by 2020, the world's natural rubber consumption expected to reach 10,000,000 tons or so, Synthetic consumption reached 16,000,000 tons or so. Among them, Chinese consumption of natural rubber in more than 2,500,000 tons, Synthetic spending more than 5,000,000 tons.