The world's rubber production and sales growth in China slow rise

World Rubber Study Group's report to the latest statistics (2006 3 April) show that in 2005 the world's rubber consumption reached 20,660,000 t, an increase of 480,000 t, is 4 years, the slowest growth rate of a year, the growth rate of only 2.4%. Consumption from all continents, Asia, South America and European countries outside the European Union and the rapid growth in the region, the slow growth in North America, Africa and the EU is negative growth. In 2005 the world's rubber production reached 20,650,000 t, the basic balance between production and marketing.

Natural rubber consumption growth of small production increase

1. Consumption

In 2005 the world's natural rubber consumption of 8,740,000 t, up 5.1 percent. China, the United States, Japan is the world's major natural rubber consuming country, accounting for the world's total natural rubber consumption by 44% (see Table 1).

Table 1 in 2005 natural rubber consumption statistics million t


Country / territory, the proportion of consumption /% of the country / territory, the proportion of consumption /%

China 182.6 20.9 Thailand 32.2 3.7

Brazil 115.9 13.3 United States 31.1 3.6

Japan 85.9 9.8 Germany 26 3

India 78.6 9 France 23.4 2.7

Malaysia 38.6 4.4 Other 222.9 25.5

South Korea 37 4.2 Total 874.2 100

As the first natural rubber consuming country, domestic production is far from meeting the demand for natural rubber imports in domestic consumption accounts for 67% of the total. In 2005 due to the typhoon, China's natural rubber output, while still the rapid development of rubber industry, leading to the natural rubber market, further widening the gap, imports amounted to 1,329,000 t, the world's total natural rubber imports by 21%. The United States and Japan, all rely on imports of natural rubber, imports in 2005 were 1,159,000 t and 859,000 t; Thailand, India and Malaysia are the major natural rubber producing countries, the proportion of little import; Brazilian rubber industry has developed rapidly, imports of natural rubber Also significant growth (see Table 2).

Table 2 of the 2005 World natural rubber import statistics million t

Country / territory, imports account for the proportion of the world import /% of the countries / regions of the world accounts for the ratio of imports /%

China 132.9 21.2 France 23.4 3.7

Brazil 115.9 18.5 United States 21.3 3.4

Japan 85.9 13.6 Spain 18.7 3

South Korea 37 5.9 Canada 15.6 2.5

Germany 26 4.2 Italy 14.8 2.4

2. Production

2005 World natural rubber output of 8,680,000 t, up 0.4 percent. The world's three major natural rubber producing countries, Thailand and Malaysia are the output of negative growth, only 9.9 percent growth in Indonesia. Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia in the world natural rubber exports to maintain absolute superiority of the total export volume of 84%, of which Thailand accounted for more than 40% (see Table 3, Table 4).

Table 3 of the 2005 World natural rubber production statistics million t
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Country / territory year-on-year production /% country / territory year-on-year production /%

Thailand 291.1 -2.5 Ketediya 15.3 7.7

Indonesia 227 9.9 Liberia 11.2 -2.6 West Asia

Malaysia 113.1 -3.3 Brazil 9.8 0

77.1 3.8 India 9.5 Sri Lanka 0

Vietnam 43.6 5.1 Other 27.5

China ① 42.8 -13.6 Total 868 0.4

Note ①: national statistics show that in 2005 China's natural rubber output of 520,000 t.

Table 4 of the 2005 World natural rubber export statistics million t

Country / territory, the proportion of exports /% of the country / territory, the proportion of exports /%

Thailand Libby 258.1 40.9 West Asia 11.1 1.8
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Indonesia 207.5 32.9 India 6 1

66 10.5 Malaysia 5.4 0.9 Guatemala

Vietnam 37.1 5.9 Cameroon 5.3 0.8

Ketediya 15.2 2.4 Philippines 4.3 0.7

Synthetic rubber production and sales were slow growth

1. Consumption

2005 World consumption of synthetic rubber 11,920,000 t, up 0.5 percent; synthetic rubber consumption of the total rubber consumption accounted for 57.7 percent, up 1% lower. China, the United States, Japan is also the world's major consumer of synthetic rubber, synthetic rubber accounting for the world's total consumption of 48%. In 2005 the world's major synthetic rubber consumption and import statistics in Table 6.

Table 5 of the 2005 World consumption of synthetic rubber and Statistics million t

Country / territory, the proportion of consumption /% of the country / territory, the proportion of consumption /%

China 258 21.6 France 35.1 2.9

United States 195.5 16.4 South Korea 33.3 2.8

Japan 118.1 9.9 Spain 30.8 2.6

China Taiwan 63.5 5.3 Germany 25.5 2.1

Russia 59 5 Other 332.1 27.9

Brazil 40.8 3.4 Total 1191.7 100

Table 6 of the 2005 World imports of synthetic rubber statistics million t

Country / territory, the ratio of imports /% of the country / territory, the ratio of imports /%

China 105.8 14.8 France 38.1 5.3

United States 68.2 9.6 Italy 32 4.5

Germany 55.2 7.8 Spain 29.9 4.2

Belgium 40.3 5.7 Japan 19.9 2.8

Netherlands 38.2 5.4 Canada 18.5 2.6

2. Production

The 2005 World slowly synthetic rubber consumption growth, coupled with the high price of crude oil floating, production of synthetic rubber led to negative growth in output was 11,965,000 t, year-on-year 0.1 percent lower. In 2005 China's rubber industry, as well as the rapid development of domestic natural rubber production has accelerated the shortage of synthetic rubber production growth, growth rate of 10% of the production of more than Japan, the second highest in the world, while China has become Asia's largest producer of synthetic rubber . 2005 France's rubber consumption to reduce its lead to reduced production of synthetic rubber, 15% year-on-year decline. 2005 World synthetic rubber production and export statistics in Table 7, Table 8.

Table 7 of the 2005 World synthetic rubber production statistics million t

Country / territory year-on-year production /% country / territory year-on-year production /%

France 236.6 1.8 United States 65.7 -15.3

163.2 10.4 China 54.5 China Taiwan 0

Japan 162.7 0.7 Brazil 41.6 -3

Russia 114.7 2.8 United Kingdom 34.4 -2

Germany 84.3 -6.9 Other 163.3 --

South Korea 75.5 6.3 Total 1196.5 -0.1

Table 8 of the 2005 World exports of synthetic rubber statistics million t

Country / territory, the ratio of output /% of the country / territory, the ratio of output /%

United States 110.5 15.5 Japan 53 7.4

China Taiwan 76.1 10.7 Germany 42.5 6

France 68.8 9.7 Belgium 40.5 5.7

Russia 60.3 8.5 United Kingdom 32.1 4.5

South Korea 55.2 7.8 Italy 31.3 4.4

From the world's rubber production and consumption analysis, the 2005 World rubber consumption is slightly larger than the output of natural rubber in which the gap is 60,000 t, leading to reduced inventories of natural rubber. Synthetic rubber production and consumption of more than 50,000 t. Thus the overall analysis of supply and demand from the world rubber supply and demand in balance. At present, according to the International Organization of rubber in the world rubber production and sales forecasts for 2006 World rubber consumption to continue to grow steadily to exceed 21,000,000 t. At the same time, natural rubber and synthetic rubber production will be increased by 4.4 percent and 4.7 percent.