From October 17th to 18th, 2018 National Plastics Coloring and Masterbatch Academic Technology and Trade Information Exchange Conference was held in Nanning, Guangxi. Participants said that under the pressure of trade war and environmental protection, masterbatch enterprises need to improve their research and development efforts. At the ring level, narrowing the gap with multinational companies.
Qiao Hui, Secretary General of the Masterbatch Committee of China Dyestuff Industry Association, introduced that in 2017, the production of masterbatch in China will reach 1.5 million tons, and the enterprises with an output value of over 100 million yuan will further increase, intensive, and scale development will be effective and innovative. There are also improvements, product diversification, and multi-functionality have made significant progress. But overall, the domestic color masterbatch enterprises are still low in concentration, small in scale, and low-end products are surplus, high-end products are scarce, and the overall pattern of technological innovation is not enough. Fundamental change.
According to Qiao Hui, according to a survey of more than 50 masterbatch enterprises in the industry in 2018, there are 16 annual output value of more than 100 million yuan. The total output of these 16 companies is 337,000 tons, with an output value of 4.58 billion yuan. Among them, Suzhou Baolidi , Guangdong Meilian, Changzhou Hongmei annual output of more than 30,000 tons, with an annual output value of more than 400 million yuan. However, in the same period, the United States An color company's total output reached 500,000 tons, with an output value of 6.3 billion yuan, its high-end and functional color masterbatch in The proportion of products is also higher than that of domestic enterprises. From the perspective of scale and high-end, domestic enterprises still have a long way to go.
At the same time, environmental protection and Sino-US trade friction have brought new challenges to masterbatch enterprises. As the masterbatch industry is listed in the chemical industry rather than the plastics processing industry, some companies in the industry have recently stopped production.
Tian Liming, vice president of China Dyestuff Industry Association, said that although the masterbatch products are not directly included in the tax increase list, some organic dyes, pigments and auxiliaries upstream of the masterbatch, and downstream plastic products have Partially included in the tax increase list between China and the United States. In international trade, the United States is the largest exporter of Chinese masterbatch, accounting for 14% to 15% of exports, lacking a viable alternative market. Therefore, trade friction is bound to Affect the profitability of the domestic masterbatch industry in the later period.
'Under the challenges of the series, the masterbatch industry only has a way to cultivate internal strength.' Qiao Hui said that enterprises should start from a safe and environmentally friendly environment and establish a sustainable production environment; from technological innovation, develop high-quality products, conform to plastics, Development of chemical fiber and elastomer.
Tian Liming also said that he hopes that the masterbatch industry will enhance its competitiveness through transformation and upgrading, and open up new markets. The Dyestuff Association has joined the pesticide industry and other industries to apply to the relevant state departments for export tax rebate support.