The Market Structure Of Japanese Chemical Fiber Has Changed.

Recently, Japan Chemical Fiber Association announced the 2009 annual market survey report.

Based on the changes in the environment of Japan's chemical synthetic fiber industry, the survey summarizes the new market environment and status of the industry, and analyzes the market supply and demand relationship, the main uses of products, the market environment at home and abroad, and the change of raw material demand under the financial crisis.

The survey pointed out the current problems faced by the industry, as well as the future development prospects and directions.

According to the report, the total output of nylon filament, polyester, acrylic fiber and other fibers in Japan was 1 million 510 thousand tons in 1995.

The total production volume in 2009 was 682 thousand tons, much lower than the total output level 40 years ago (1968).

Especially in 2009, the output of nylon and polyester decreased by 34% and 33% respectively compared with 2008.

In 2009, Japanese chemical fibers.

The consumption of chemical fiber (factory consumption) applied to non-woven fabrics increased steadily from 2000 to 2008. The proportion of chemical fiber used in non-woven fabric production in total chemical fiber consumption increased from 23% in 2000 to 41% in 2009.

In the global market, the market demand for fiber will further increase in the future.

Chemical fiber Association survey shows that in 2015, the total consumption of chemical fiber will reach 53 million 950 thousand tons, compared with 43 million 510 thousand tons in 2008 will increase by 24%.

Especially in China and India, the growth rate will be the highest in the world.

In the field of non clothing such as car interior decoration, the application of synthetic fiber will also have room for market growth.

According to statistics, the average proportion of cars and population in the world is 9: 7, China is 41: 6, and India has less per capita.

From this perspective, we can find the market space and the potential for development.

Japan's non-woven products trade has undergone structural changes in the past 10 years.

Exports in 2009 amounted to 5 billion yen and imports amounted to 3 billion 300 million yen.

From the point of view of the amount, Japan's non-woven products have been maintained in a favorable balance of trade.

In terms of quantity, export volume was 390 thousand tons in 2004 and import volume was 610 thousand tons.

The volume of exports in 2009 was 430 thousand tons and the import volume was 960 thousand tons.

Since 2004, the import volume has been on the rise.

Great changes have taken place in the international trade environment.

In January this year, China and ASEAN countries signed a majority of textile tax exemption agreements, and constantly pushed forward the process of trade liberalization in Asia.

In this case, Japan's fiber industry with other countries in the world should explore the production concept in line with local conditions.

Since 1990, the investment capability of the industry in Sichuan has been weakened, and even the function of the enterprises in the producing areas has been gradually weakened.

In its main equipment varieties, the size of spinning equipment was 9 million 660 thousand ingots in 1990, and it was reduced to 1 million 456 thousand ingots in 2009. The production scale was reduced by 20% in 1990.

The size of loom in 1990 was 376 thousand, while the scale of production in 2009 was reduced to 49 thousand. The scale of production in this part also dropped to 20% of the original level.

The main problems that the industry faces in the future can be summarized as: re export business, high functional clothing materials, market development of non apparel fabrics, product development within and between regions.

Giving play to upstream and downstream characteristics and promoting pnational cooperation

In the Chinese market, the state is strongly supporting the research and development of high performance fibers, and plans to upgrade the quantity and quality of products in this field to a new level.

Many Textile Universities and textile research institutes have launched research and development of textile fiber projects.

Japan's chemical fiber industry will face the future division of industries arising from the cooperation of cross industry enterprises, which is expected to trigger a new round of optimization of production processes and processes, so as to achieve more effective cost management.

Through the cooperation with downstream enterprises to complete the new product development, the combination of production, teaching and research will be carried out in the form of new generation fiber research and development, national project and so on, so as to achieve the goal of high value-added and high functional fiber product development.

In the international project section, the report proposes that we should give full play to the characteristics of the products of the upstream and downstream enterprises in Asia, and advocate the realization of pnational business collaboration and the flexible use of FTA and other trade policies.

It will be the direction of development in the future to reduce costs and increase R & D through ways of collecting materials locally and adjusting measures to local conditions.