Advantage Gradually Fading &Nbsp; Forced To Go On The Road - Zhejiang Shoe Enterprises In "Labor Pains" To Seek Transformation

whether foreign trade Or domestic sales, throughout Zhejiang. Economics In the layout, traditional shoes and clothing manufacturing enterprises occupy a pivotal position. The wave of industrial restructuring is rising again, and a large number of medium and small shoes and garments. enterprise Began to embark on the path of transformation and upgrading. But this road is full of unforeseen risks. How do we stick to it?

　　 Advantages fade away

Huang Fajing, the entrepreneur who led the Wenzhou lighters to boycott the EU CR bill and has never been bowed to international trade barriers, is now upset about hiring. Not only did they want to recruit more workers, but they also dug their feet to the head of his industry association.

"The assembly workshop has been robbed of eighteen people. It is said that the other party can get two hundred awards for each worker who snatched a worker." Huang Fajing told us that we wanted to recruit more people for the order to catch up in September, but the advertisement for recruitment had been hung up for 3 days.

Recruitment difficulties are just the tip of the iceberg for many entrepreneurs. The rising price of raw materials, the fluctuation of the RMB exchange rate, and the turbulence in any industry chain are tearing the weak nerves of entrepreneurs. "Lighter manufacturing has more than ten processes, not including external processing, but the profit is only a few cents." Huang Fajing said.

In order to maintain meager profits, enterprises have to cut back on their food and clothing. Tamar shoe industry is a large scale in Lucheng District of Wenzhou. leather shoes Export enterprises. Wang Xianhao, the head of the company, told reporters that their profits also lingered between 2-5%. This year, labor and raw materials have increased by more than 20%, but in the sultry weather, there is a strong chill in the market.

"It should be said that our foreign trade enterprises have been blocked before they are followed by troops. The anti-dumping trade barriers in front will have some pressure. Besides, the development of Indonesian shoemaking industry in Southeast Asian countries and the increase in exports will also have a certain impact on our industry. Their labor force is cheaper and the cost of land is lower." Wang Xianhao told reporters that the air conditioners of their management offices were at a high temperature of three hundred sixty seven degrees in recent days. They were too hot to bear. There is only one aim for frugal food, so that we can do everything we can to reduce the operating costs of our enterprises and maintain our meager profits.

　 Drive on the road

For a long time, Wenzhou has been playing the role of the vanguard of reform, and now the former leader is beginning to get confused.

"In the process of transforming China from a planned economy to a market economy, Wenzhou took the lead in the privatization of marketization. But in fact, some industries lack comparative advantages, and now they are facing adjustment. Ma Jinlong, President of Wenzhou Economic Association, said. At the same time, new profiteering industries are constantly emerging in the market, while the profits of traditional manufacturing industries are dropping and falling. The voice of industrial restructuring is also a wave after wave, and some enterprises are beginning to find new outlets.

Liu Shunfeng is the head of Wenzhou science and technology, and is also known as the "weirdo" in Wenzhou. He was originally a small boss of "turnover" electronic components. At the end of the 90s, he had lived in a house of more than 200 square meters, and had nearly 100 million yuan worth. Such a rich man at that time suddenly became a "black sheep" in the eyes of his relatives and friends.

"In a few months, we lost five million dollars. One day, 260 kilograms of powder was lost in the laboratory. Liu Shunfeng and his team tackled the important project of zirconia ceramic insert, which coincided with national 863 and 973 plans. This is the core device of optical communication connection. It is widely used in three networks convergence and optical fiber transmission. It is the product that every household will use in the future. The powder in his mouth is the basic raw material of this project, imported from Japan, 120 tons.

At the initial stage of the project test, Japanese companies valued Liu Shunfeng's technology and made generous demands to buy all the project drawings. Despite the shortage of funds and the attractive acquisition conditions, Liu Shunfeng refused to sell drawings. Finally, the dry powder pressing technology based on the unique formula of China light technology has been successful. It not only fills the gap between domestic and international high-end technology in this field, but also completely terminates the pattern dominated by Japanese products.

In Wenzhou, there are many enterprises like the technology of Guang Guang, which have embarked on the road of transformation. For example, AOKANG, a shoe manufacturer, invested in Chengdu to build a bio pharmaceutical base. The first batch of vaccines has been released; CHINT, a low-voltage electrical appliance enterprise, devoted itself to the development of new energy and solar energy, and Huayi Electric Appliance devoted itself to the development of wind energy. Zhejiang industrial and commercial data show that: 20% of enterprises have begun to invest abroad, 34% of enterprises have diversified operations, and 64% of enterprises have planned or intend to invest in new industries.

Transformation in "pain"

If it were not for the painful negotiations between ten percent and two percent years ago, Chen Ruijiao might still be doing cheap stationery with a few cents in 3. At that time, Chen Ruijiao received a Japanese folder order. Under the pressure of cost, Chen Ruijiao asked the other party to raise the price of the original 60 Fen folders by 10%, that is to say, it rose to 6 cents, 6 cents, while the other side only agreed to increase 2%, that is, 6 gross and 1 cents. For the five cents of each, Chen Ruijiao first turned red with the guests. This single business made Chen Ruijiao determined not to be a product of low resistance.

He invested his about 30000000 yuan savings in the development of high-end pen and pen. From the meticulous design of the pen tip to the development of the shape material, Chen Ruijiao and his team plunged into the laboratory. "About thirty million, I earned 11 Fen wool. If I fail, I will lose everything." Chen Ruijiao said. With this determination to break the boat, three years later, the high-end pen, named after Chen Ruijiao, has gone to the market.

Now, Chen Ruijiao has set up two production centers in Wenzhou and Shanghai. In the United States and Canada, there are two pen research and development centers, and the first year of the series of high-end teaching products has reached about twenty million.

"Even if the cost advantage of manufacturing is gone, you can get yourself into the two ends of a smile curve, and research and development will be in your hands, then you will master the highest end of the industry." In Ma Jinlong's view, the traditional manufacturing industry still has great room for improvement.

Under the background of industrial restructuring, traditional enterprises or transformation or upgrading, but no matter which way will be accompanied by labor pains. It is gratifying to see that the adjustment of industrial structure is accompanied by the pains of enterprises. The statistics of Zhejiang provincial development and Reform Commission show that the growth rate of service industry in Guangdong Province is faster than that of GDP and second production in the first half of this year. In the first half of the year, the added value of services in the province increased by 10.3%, which was 0.4 and 0.2 percentage points higher than that of GDP and second production respectively.