China's natural rubber imports "three consecutive declines"

In June 2016, China's imports of natural rubber (including latex and mixed rubber) totaled 293,700 tons, down 12.
39% month-on-month and 30.
18% year-on-year, and the average import price was US$1444.
15/ton, an increase of 2.
25%
month-on-month.
This is since April this year, China's natural rubber imports have declined
for three consecutive months.

As an important national strategic material and industrial basic raw material, the application of natural rubber is related to national defense engineering, tire and automobile industry and people's livelihood infrastructure
.
China has always maintained the position of the world's largest importer of natural rubber, with an annual import volume of more than 4 million tons, and more than 60% of the world's natural rubber flows into China
.
However, in recent years, China's manufacturing industry growth has slowed down, overcapacity and global demand have slowed down, and the natural rubber market has encountered unprecedented pressure
.

Since entering 2016, China's natural rubber imports have shown a narrowing trend, showing a "three consecutive declines" in April ~ June, which directly reflects the tight supply situation of major producing countries, and reflects that China's natural rubber market urgently needs to carry out demand-side structural reform
.
Tire enterprises with large demand for Tianjiao are subject to poor industrial environment and high financial leverage pressure, and funds often encounter difficulties
.
The price of natural rubber this year has risen compared with last year, bringing large raw material costs to enterprises, resulting in their low willingness to purchase, and the industry is facing a situation of low demand and low supply
.

Compared with supply-side reform, the market should carry out demand-side reform, guide market pricing, liberalize price control, and effectively grasp the three major tasks of "destocking", "cost reduction" and "making up for shortcomings", promote the integration of upstream and downstream industries of Tianjiao, promote powerful enterprises to carry out industrial transfer, structural adjustment, merger and reorganization, etc.
, and pay close attention to product innovation, market-oriented, guide product structure upgrading and technological innovation, maintain the vitality of market demand and explore the ability to
explore new growth points.
Therefore, the demand-side reform of the tianjiao market is more urgent than the supply-side reform, and it also requires the coordinated development of
the entire industrial chain.