Can not be self-sufficient in natural rubber tires, "rations" How do import

China has become the world's tire manufacturing base for global rubber consumption in the first big country, but it can not be self-sufficient in natural rubber, and long-term dependence on imports, is an indisputable fact. As a result, imports of natural rubber on the tire business has become a must-have "food." However, reporters in a recent interview that, this is related to the tire business to survive the import business in China but in a very chaotic state, in the context of scarce resources, both Duanchui fear, suffering and cost of .

It is learned that Chinese imports of natural rubber is very fragmented, there are not many big importers. Under the planned economy era, the basic business of natural rubber imports by China National Chemicals Import and Export Corporation to operate a. State to introduce a market economy and the quota system, the largest quota of 1,200,000 tons will be the first, but the indicators are allocated to the hundreds of units, even children's toys, handicrafts, among others. In 2004 the abolition of the national natural rubber import quotas, import fully liberalized domestic natural rubber, the right to import and export, capital of the enterprises themselves are generally imported, the dealers have qualified overseas procurement, imports of natural rubber tires not only become a business An important business, is seeking distributors of the hot spots, created hundreds of companies import natural rubber. As a result, Chinese buyers generally smaller volume of the order, disorderly market, prices can only take orders from people, and less long-term orders, it is difficult to ensure the stability of imports of goods and quality. The largest distributors of International Rubber, 2005, including internal operating various types of glue, a total of 250,000 tons of rubber. Goodyear and only a buyer, in the South-East Asia each year on procurement Qibashiwan tons of natural rubber for its use of factories around the world.

Reporters in China Rubber Industry Association that domestic tire companies, whether importers or distributors, the basic import through foreign brokers, there is little point in the local procurement of rubber processing plant. In addition, the city has been manipulated by the international rubber futures market funds vicious speculation, the price was way up, and there are domestic imports after Erdaofanzi, 3, and other dealers, price levels were increased. The multinational tire companies are in the country rubber production site procurement, and purchasing groups. Rubber Association of Indonesia in the recent inspection tour, visited the local standard of 8 and a rubber processing factory Yan Pianjiao, almost everyone has a Michelin, Goodyear, Bridgestone, Yokohama, Cooper's Natural Rubber Direct supply packaging. In addition, several giant companies also have their own Jiaoyuan, such as Michelin in Brazil and Nigeria have 6 rubber plantations, but also ensures the stability of its raw materials supply.

China United Rubber (Group) Corporation, Ma Jun, deputy general manager of China to reporters, foreign purchases of large companies are mainly about its purchasing price is the average market price of the basic and reasonable prices, the spot price Suixingjiushi. Under normal circumstances, processing plants and distributors are about to ensure that order of priority, especially when resources tight, is about to guarantee a steady supply of natural rubber and quality. Domestic enterprises due to capital purchases and other reasons, to do about the little resources in such a tense, often can not get goods on time, even if available, cost-effective price. To this end, the industry believes that the Chinese rubber industry to achieve sustainable development, health, we must establish a relatively stable raw materials supply base for tens of thousands of households to change the current situation of importing natural rubber, fixed-point implementation of procurement, joint procurement and direct trade to obtain stable Supply of natural rubber prices and the right to speak. China Rubber Industry Association, Ju Hong Zhen put forward three suggestions. First, fixed-point procurement, direct trade. Natural rubber processing plant capacity abroad large as Indonesia marked the average production capacity of rubber 50,000 tons / year, processing, quality assurance, multinational corporations are by their own standards for fixed-point processing. Domestic enterprises, especially large tire companies should establish contact with them, put forward criteria for ordering, processing-on-demand, direct trade.

It is estimated that this year the Indonesian natural rubber processing costs for 1600 to 1700 U.S. dollars / ton, while the market has reached 2200 U.S. dollars / tons. If the realization of direct trade, purchasing fixed-point, not only can reduce costs, but also to ensure quality. The second is to build out of the processing plant. Can be qualified enterprises to cooperate with local enterprises, the establishment of standards or adhesive plastic processing plants, products back home, the accumulation of capital, the conditions are ripe and then build their own processing plant, or buying land for their own Jiaoyuan. This has the advantage of quick results. If the start Jiaoyuan go abroad to buy land for planting, 7 to 8 years to be effective, "land reclamation in the near future, long-term effect," the risk is too high, not only distant water nearly did not thirsty, but not very difficult to support the implementation of the country. The joint venture with local enterprises, they use the power of common development, can ease the domestic tire companies importing tight supply, high cost. Third, joint procurement. Small businesses less orders, processing plants and foreign distributors do not want to pick only from the two, three hands of the traffickers to buy plastic, but did not have the strength to do about that if there is a common choice of the strength of the domestic distributors, joint Procurement, the links can be reduced, reduce costs and ensure quality. Large enterprises can also be a joint procurement. Such as Shanghai into an international trading company also last year imported more than 10 million tons of rubber, the 10 famous domestic enterprises have 78 to buy them gel, if properly organized, a foreign procurement for individual use, there are hundreds of thousands of tons of purchases , You can achieve the domestic tire companies of the joint procurement.

South China Rubber Tire Company and Aeolus-chi, general manager of Zou Yong, deputy general manager of tire Shen Hongliang have told reporters that domestic tire companies is entirely possible to achieve the joint procurement, to see how to organize the industry. In their view, the current import channels too much too casual, the prices of inconsistent judgments, so the lack of price control. If the big corporations to unite China in the international component of the natural rubber market will be quite different, or even influence the international natural rubber price trend. Several large domestic tire business executives, revealed to reporters that they currently have with foreign distributors to carry out strategic cooperation in the procurement and on the implementation of some of the parts about the spot, so that resources can ensure the tight supply of raw materials, but also in terms of price To keep its prices high. A business is to make rubber production in the country to seek fixed-processing plants in order to lock the supply base, according to the enterprise standard request processing in order to ensure the long-term, stable supply of raw materials and product quality.