The triple factors driving carbon black market rebound

        Carbon black for the rubber industry. Currently, three factors will drive the demand for carbon black market to pick up. First, in accordance with the law governing the use of the tire, about three years a replacement cycle, the peak of this year to replace, the current domestic vehicle population of about 104 million, about 170 million replacement needs. Expected to "Twelve Five" period, the new replacement tire demand is about 25 million. Second, in September 2012, the United States to the Chinese tire impose special tariffs due the domestic tire exports is expected to resume growth, is expected to increase 20% to about 30%. Again, postponed because of the financial crisis, consumers in Europe and the United States to replace the tire, the gradual release of this part of the demand in the past two years.
 
        In November 2012, the EU tire labeling regulations formally implemented, the regulations require all car tires, light truck tires sold in the EU must be labeled. The implementation of the EU labeling law is bound to drive the demand for high-end carbon black.

        Carbon black is fully competitive industry, resources, costs and brands are the three key points of this industry.
 
        the process of industrial development, there has been close to the raw material base or close to the market development debate. Due to higher international oil prices, tar and coke oven gas prices continued to widen, close to the raw material advantages become apparent. Black share industrial layout gradually concentrated to the raw material base, taking into account the distribution of the downstream market, and got good results.
 
         In addition, the carbon black competitiveness of enterprises mainly rely on technological progress and cost savings. The small-scale, dispersed carbon black industry has been shortcomings, but After years of industry consolidation, industry concentration has been greatly improved. The current production capacity of the top 10 corporate capacity accounted for about 60% of industry capacity, high-quality products of these enterprises, to meet the high-quality user needs, such as the radial tire business requirements, although the market competition is more intense, but the industry as a whole stable earnings.

                                                                                  By Betty