Important raw materials for tires: rubber chemicals market a hard to find goods
“Give some goods, give some goods, 1 ton we also pull away.”
“The original tire business is the boss, additives companies are ‘bullied’. Now it’s different, as long as the auxiliaries have an offer, the tire company directly back to ‘OK, there are goods on the line!
“You have seen the hand of the tire company to the auxiliary plant to personally find the goods? We used to be difficult to see the tire factory purchasing director ah. Now they a hand to come, but also must wait in line for goods, there really is no inventory ……”
October 27, China Chemical News reporter in communication with rubber chemicals companies, tire business people, from their words can feel the current market atmosphere of tension.
“Innovation is the first impetus for the development of the industry; to ensure the supply of international and domestic markets, is the industry’s current first priority, must be given high priority.” China Rubber Industry Association Rubber Additives Professional Committee Honorary Chairman Xu Chunhua in the 17th National Rubber Industry New Materials Technology Forum and the 2017 Rubber Additives Professional Committee Member Meeting held on the same day, to innovation and ensure supply as the opening topic, but also to see the seriousness of the situation.
Downstream users to grab goods around
A number of business leaders reflected to reporters, at the beginning of this year, the price of rubber chemicals short orders rose slightly, followed by a long contract price to follow up; May to June the supply began to tighten, the product market price all the way up; August to September the supply is even tighter, cash withdrawals, queuing for goods, no long contract around for goods and the phenomenon gradually spread, tire companies, tube and belt companies and other large downstream users have joined the rush to stock up The ranks of rubber chemicals. During the RubberTech exhibition in September, this reporter has been wondering why repeated invitations to arrange interviews with additives companies have been unsuccessful because the tire business owners to visit, and now it finally clear.
The person in charge of the company chatted with reporters, did not leave the “guaranteed supply” and “raw material tension” topic. Because of safety and environmental protection issues, many basic chemical raw materials enterprises were forced to shut down, production restrictions. As a result, the price of aniline, the main raw material for rubber chemicals, rose 50% in the last two and a half months; a quarter to now, the price of dicyclohexylamine doubled, carbon disulfide has also increased by 40%.
“Who wants to unload at night, but now the goods have to hurry to unload, buy material difficult ah!”
“The last few days are just a little bit better, the first few months raw materials are really tight.”
At the time of lunch, everyone was still lamenting.
Decline in production is rare in a decade
“The decline in production is not seen in more than a decade.” Wang Chuanhua, chairman of the Rubber Additives Special Committee of the China Rubber Association, said.
According to the Rubber Additives Special Committee of the Rubber Association, the total cumulative output of member enterprises from January to August 2017 was 811,000 tons, down 2.1% year-on-year. Among them, accelerator production of about 279,000 tons, antioxidant production of about 262,000 tons, down 10.9% and 14.4% respectively. Member companies January to August sales revenue of 13.5 billion yuan, an increase of 0.5%; exports of 230,000 tons, down 3.8% year-on-year. Public price data show that the year rubber accelerator has increased by more than 50%, the price of antioxidants also rose by more than 30%.
“Tight supply, prices rose in response to the market, sales revenue turned up from down year-on-year. The good thing is that there is new growth in the production of other rubber additives, to a certain extent to alleviate the tight supply situation, the overall completion of the task of ‘stable supply’. In the fourth quarter of this year, if there is no persistent severe hazy weather, Shandong, Tianjin and other enterprises in northern China can guarantee normal production, the total output of rubber chemicals in 2017 will be more than 1.2 million tons, with a target of 5% growth in production is expected. According to the tire industry is expected to grow 4% in production, it is still possible to maintain a stable supply during the year.” Wang Chuanhua, chairman of the board, gave such a judgment.
“There are long-term strategic cooperation of tires, pipe belts and other downstream enterprises, the supply is now normal, although small downstream enterprises have been unable to guarantee. Now the Association has not heard the voice of large enterprises complaining and help, but some downstream enterprises have begun to stockpile additives, the market supply is becoming more nervous.” Rubber Additives Association Rubber Additives Special Committee Secretary-General Gao Bo told reporters.
Increase the amount of supply can not be delayed
“China’s rubber chemicals production accounted for 75% of the world, now the additives business is basically zero inventory, domestic and foreign large tire factories are doing everything possible to run to the goods. If the supply is cut off, it will certainly cause a chain reaction. By then it is not only the problem of the enterprise, but also the problem of the whole industry. In special circumstances, we must find ways to ensure that there is a certain amount of inventory to ensure the supply of rubber chemicals industry chain!” Xu Chunhua said, “to ensure or even enhance production capacity, the most fundamental thing is to improve the process, to pay close attention to clean production. The industry has been promoting cleaner production for more than a decade, before the heavy pressure on environmental protection was not crushed. The 19th National Congress proposed to build a beautiful China, the chemical industry to take charge, to green chemical industry, beautiful chemical industry as the eternal pursuit. Although the rubber additives have long gone global, but if we do not continue to innovate, it is difficult for enterprises to continue to operate for a long time. Additives, especially accelerators must find gaps from the process, equipment, testing, especially online monitoring, etc., and improve as soon as possible.”
“To survive, to develop, to be strong, we must innovate, innovate, innovate again. The first major work of the ad hoc committee this year, is to vigorously guide the additives industry to a higher level of environmental protection, the original production capacity must achieve ‘three wastes’ to meet the standard emissions. Leading backbone enterprises continue to strengthen environmental innovation, improve the ability of enterprises to develop healthily and sustainably, and seize the opportunity to expand production capacity in due course to strengthen and enlarge the enterprise and improve the overall ‘stable supply’ of the industry.”
