The world’s 3 largest aluminum product origins are Asia (Production volume: Asia accounts for 65%, China accounts for 85% of Asia, namely, China accounts for 55% of the global), North America (accounts for 15%) and Europe (accounts for 13%, mainly distributed in Germany and Italy). China’s production volume of aluminum is approximately equal to the consumption. Analysis will focus on changes in China’s demand for aluminum in the future for the global growth of aluminum mainly happens in China. Aluminum is mainly applied in construction (32%), transportation (25%), electric power…

Four Major Problems Faced by Rare Earth Industry in China

July 27, 2017 Yuwenhaorare earth, rare earth export, rare earth output, rare earth overcapacity0 comment

First, there is still severe overcapacity in primary products of rare earth. Though capacity of rare earth smelting and separation has decreased from 400 thousand tons to 300 thousand tons by integration, overcapacity is still a serious problem compared to 105 thousand tons of final production volume. In addition, illegal exploitation still exist driven by massive profits. Environmental disruption caused by illegal exploitation is not added into value of products, causing oversupply and low price of rare earth. Second, inner competition of the industry is too fierce under the circumstance…

Energy & Chemicals

Hot Spots in China’s Photovoltaics Market, 2017

July 27, 2017 YuwenhaoHot topics, photovoltaic, polysilicon, solar energy0 comment

Photovoltaics market was sizzling in the first half year of 2017, hotter than the temperature of a summer day. Several hot sectors are as follows: 1 Photovoltaics Project Investment It was generally believed that before fair price was set for solar electricity, the 11GW installation of Jun, 2016 and 22GW new installed capacity of the first half of 2016 were unsurpassable. However, new records created in 2017 was 13.15 GW installation of Jun and 24GW new installed capacity of the first half year 2 Distributed Photovoltaics Project Investment Due to…

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Analysis on Global Top 20 Tire Enterprises, 2017

July 24, 2017 Yuwenhaoglobal tire brands, global tire market, top 20 tire brands, top tire manufacturers0 comment

Most of the global Top 20 tire enterprises achieved poor sales performance in 2016 compared to that in 2015 except Continental. On the whole, the total sales value of tire business of the 20 tire enterprises in 2016 was EUR 2.7 billion lower than that of 2015, which amounted to the annual sales value of Cooper. This indicates that the tire enterprises failed to achieve the growth of sales value by raising prices and it also manifests that the market demand is shrinking. Tire enterprises will be under greater pressure…

Energy & Chemicals

Photovoltaic Export Market Presents a Trend of Diversity

July 21, 2017 YuwenhaoMIP, photovoltaic export, photovoltaic market, polysilicon0 comment

In the first 4 months of 2017, Asia accounted for about 77% of China’s photovoltaic module export value, and Europe and North America, which were the traditional export markets, only accounted for 5.7% and 0.8% respectively due to the “anti-dumping and anti-subsidy policies”. Besides, Latin America accounted for 9.37%, Oceania accounted for 4.18% and Africa accounted for 2.65%, which were the major new markets with great potential under the proposal of “One Belt and One Road”. China’s leading photovoltaic enterprises terminated the European Union’s MIP agreement and built plants in…

Manufacturing

Top 10 Chinese Textiles and Garment Export Enterprises 2016

July 18, 2017 Yuwenhaotextile and garment export value, top 10 garment export company, Top 10 textile export company0 comment

In 2016, foreign trade of domestic textile and garment industry was faced with severe challenges with an 6% drop of accumulated value of trade, in which the export declined by 5.9% and the import declined by 8.8%. Both import and export declining for two consecutive years, indicates that domestic textile and garment foreign trade was at the inflection point and entered the adjustment period. After data collation and statistics, the top 10 enterprises are listed as follow according to their export values. Ranking of Textiles and Garment…

Energy & Chemicals

Analysis on Rural Sewage Treatment Market

July 18, 2017 Yuwenhaorural sewage treatment, sewage treatment, sewage treatment market, wastewater treatment0 comment

At present, China’s total sewage treatment capacity has exceeded that of the U.S. However, for the quantity and scale, there are 14,000 sewage treatment plants in the U.S., 1,050 of which are of large scale and 13,950 of which are small-scaled while there are only fewer than 4,000 sewage treatment plants in China. There are 1,667 sewage treatment plants in counties of China while 2,163 in cities. The sewage treatment market is changing, and the major battlefield of China’s sewage treatment market must be in the rural areas. The development…

Food & Beverage

Analysis on Status and Demand in Infant Formula Market

July 17, 2017 Yuwenhaoimported infant formula, infant formula, market demand, milk powder0 comment

There are about 17 million infants in China annually. Assuming that 80% of the infants are breastfed, the rest 20%, namely 3.4 million infants need infant formula. At present, annual production volume of infant formula ranges from 80,000-120,000 tons while annual market demand is about 300,000 tons, and therefore annual demand for infant formula is in a shortage of about 200,000 tons. 1 Overall Infant Formula Market Declines while Demand for High-end Infant Formula Grows. China’s consumption of milk powder declines slightly on the whole. China’s monthly consumption per capita…

Logistics & Transport

A 15-year Boom Cycle in Shipbuilding Industry Coming

July 13, 2017 Yuwenhaoboom cycle, new ship orders, ship enterprises, shipbuilding0 comment

It is the time to consider when shipbuilding industry can restore its growth rather than possibilities to receive new ship orders. A 15-year-or-so boom cycle in shipbuilding industry is again on its way. Boom cycle in shipbuilding industry usually include a 5-year boom and a 10-year recession. Recently, ship rents and prices both have been at favorable levels and good news were heard from ocean engineering equipment market. Therefore, it is estimated that orders in the last half year of 2017 and the first half year of 2018 will increase.…

Food & Beverage

Development Trend of China’s Condiment Industry 2017

July 13, 2017 Yuwenhaocondiment, development trend, gourmet powder, growth rate, sales channels, soy sauce0 comment

1. Growth rate of condiment industry slowed down and gradually recovered in 2016. Major sub categories of condiment industry in China are sauces and vinegars in which soy sauce is the major product for its important role in family consumption and catering industry and it is a necessity in life with rigid demand. During Jan-Jul, 2016, growth rate of soy sauce output volume was 0.16%, a relatively small figure. There are three product categories of soy sauce industry in China: high-end soy sauce for family consumptions and middle-and-low-end ones for…

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Analysis on China’s Aluminum Product Market, 2017

Four Major Problems Faced by Rare Earth Industry in China

Hot Spots in China’s Photovoltaics Market, 2017

Analysis on Global Top 20 Tire Enterprises, 2017

Photovoltaic Export Market Presents a Trend of Diversity

Top 10 Chinese Textiles and Garment Export Enterprises 2016

Analysis on Rural Sewage Treatment Market

Analysis on Status and Demand in Infant Formula Market

A 15-year Boom Cycle in Shipbuilding Industry Coming

Development Trend of China’s Condiment Industry 2017