The 3rd National Rubber Frame Materials Application Seminar was held in Qingdao, Shandong Province

The 3rd National Rubber Frame Materials Application Seminar was held in Qingdao, Shandong Province. This conference attracted representatives from the rubber industry from all over the country. Lei Changchun, Vice President and Secretary General of China Rubber Industry Association, attended the meeting and delivered a speech.

Lei Changchun said in his speech that in the first half of this year, China's economy and society have fully returned to normal operation, production has steadily recovered, market demand has gradually expanded, supply chains have been smooth, and the economy has shown a positive trend. However, the global economic recovery is sluggish, and major economies have tightened monetary policies to curb high inflation, resulting in a contraction in global demand. Against this background, the production and operation of China's rubber industry has recovered significantly in the first half of the year, while the tire industry is particularly eye-catching. The total industrial output value, sales revenue and export delivery value have all achieved rapid growth, including construction machinery tires. Exports are stronger, exceeding the level of the past two years.

Data shows that in the first half of 2023, the total industrial output value of 38 key tire companies increased by 11.56%, sales revenue increased by 14.94%, and export delivery value increased by 15.60%. In the first half of the year, the export of passenger car tires was 1.3789 million tons, an increase of 18.7%; the export of truck and passenger car tires was 2.2409 million tons, an increase of 12.2%. In particular, the export of OTR of engineering machinery tires was even stronger, reaching 250,000 tons in the first six months, exceeding the annual level of 2019 and 2020.

However, compared with the tire industry, the skeleton materials industry is facing greater operating pressure. In the first half of the year, the total industrial output value of skeleton materials companies fell by 4.39%, sales revenue fell by 0.26%, export delivery value fell by 13.83%, and profits fell by 20.61%. The industry's homogenization competition is fierce and supply exceeds demand, which has led to a low overall profit margin for the entire industry.

In order to meet the challenges of the skeleton materials industry, Lei Changchun called on industry colleagues to make good use of the various platforms built by the association to fully communicate and communicate, and jointly promote technological progress in the industry. He emphasized that the industry should explore the path of high-end and differentiated healthy competition in the skeleton materials industry to achieve sustainable and high-quality development of the industry.

At this meeting, outstanding experts who have made outstanding contributions in the skeleton materials industry were also commended and a series of thematic reports were conducted. Experts conducted in-depth exchanges and discussions on tire skeleton materials and tire properties, the development direction of rubber metal skeleton materials, and the application of new skeleton materials on tires.

This seminar attracted more than 140 representatives to attend, and a visit was also conducted after the meeting. Through this meeting, representatives from various industries gathered together to discuss new ways to develop the industry. I believe that with the joint efforts of everyone, China's rubber skeleton materials industry will usher in a better future.