Fur Industry: Looking For New Economic Growth Points To Promote Industrial Upgrading

2012 the global economy is unpredictable and the economic haze has not yet dissipated. In the context of traditional industries becoming more mature and fiercely competitive, finding new economic growth points has become the top priority of China's economic development. Fur industry As a new growth industry in China, it has become a pillar industry in parts of Northeast China, Zhejiang and Hebei in just a few years. At present, China has jumped to become a world fur producing, processing and consuming power.

Worldwide, fur industry has developed rapidly and has increased by about 70% in the past 10 years. As more and more consumers realize the value and durability of fur products, fur industry will have broader development space. As far as China is concerned, under the international and domestic common norms, fur industry has become a sustainable development industry for Huimin's revenue generation. According to the global fur sales data released by the International Fur Association from 2010 to 2011, fur sales in the world have reached US $15 billion, and China alone accounts for 1/4 of the total fur sales worldwide.

　　 China has become a great breed of fur animals.

A few days ago, Chinese food animals and animals Import and export The chamber of Commerce released the report on China's fur industry. The report shows that after more than 50 years of development, China has become a big country for fur animals (Fox, raccoon, mink, Rex Rabbit) breeding and fur processing. At present, fur farming is distributed in 14 provinces and municipalities in Shandong, Liaoning, Hebei and Heilongjiang, with an area of about 4 million 670 thousand square kilometers. Fur clothing processing enterprises are mainly distributed in Zhejiang, Guangdong, Hebei, Shandong and other places, and their output accounts for more than 80%. With the rapid development of domestic fur industry, more than ten fur trading markets have been built in China.

Despite the impact of the global economic downturn, China's fur industry has maintained a steady growth of 7% compared with the same period last year. The Chinese market accounts for 1/4 of the world's total share, driving the consumption of the whole Asian market. Recently, the International Fur Trade Association (IFTF) joined the Beijing noble clothing company to organize a "fur Tour" special activity to deepen public's correct understanding of China's fur industry, interpret the cultural heritage of Chinese traditional fur handcraft, and understand the development trend of China's fur industry rapidly rising in recent years.

Fur industry has become a pillar industry of regional economy.

The rise of fur industry in China has not only enriched the industry chain, but also greatly promoted regional employment and improved the living standard of local people. According to the local government, Suning County of Hebei Province transfers 80 thousand surplus rural labor force, accounting for 37% of the total population, and 47 thousand rural fur animal farmers in Leting County of Hebei Province, accounting for 34% of the total households. In the case of Bi Liu He village in Pulandian, Liaoning Province, called "the first village of northeast mink farming", in recent years, 800 thousand mink farmers were raised in the village, 800 large scale farmers, and ten million yuan per capita raised mink, and mink farming has become the leading industry in the whole village. Due to the rapid development of mink industry, the related industries have developed rapidly. The large farmers in the village employ more than 1000 local and peripheral labor force each year to increase farmers' income by about 10000000 yuan, which greatly improves the living standard of the local people.

In the process of processing, as a labor-intensive fur processing enterprise, it also provides a large number of jobs every year. There are nearly 7 million employees in the fur industry, which is of great importance in absorbing social surplus labor. According to Bai Yun, chairman of Beijing's noble Clothing Co., Ltd., all the fur crafts technicians they employ are laid-off workers and retired workers. Because of the particularity of fur industry, the practice of noble company reflects the universality of the industry.

　 Fur has environmentally friendly properties that can be reused.

The biggest characteristic of fur is its natural environmental protection. Fur can be used for decades without deformation, and can even be passed down from generation to generation. If the fur is buried in the ground, it can quickly degrade automatically without any adverse effects on the environment. At Beijing's noble clothing company, many customers at home and abroad come to renovate their old fur coats for decades. After design and modification, fur clothing has nothing to do with new clothes.

In order to encourage and advocate the sustainable reuse of fur, since 2010, the International Fur Association has cooperated with the Milan fur and Leather Fair (MIFUR) to set up the REMIX fur design competition. Fur refurbishment design The category Awards provide an opportunity for designers to refurbish old fur coats and make them look fashionable.

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Standardizing animal welfare protection

The International Fur Association has been promoting and observing strict industry rules that meet or exceed the current animal welfare standards. It supports governments to establish and implement good animal welfare norms and international standards, such as the International Convention for the protection of human hunting standards (AIHTS). In addition, the international fur trade association and the world's major auction activities promoted the transparency and standardization of the whole industry, actively advocated high standard animal welfare and invested huge amounts of money in the study of animal welfare standards. In 2006, the OA logo (origin protection identification) was launched to provide consumers with information on the origin of fur purchased. The OA logo promises to consumers that fur or fur products with OA logo come from a country with animal welfare regulations or standards to supervise fur production. The implementation of the code is completely supervised by third parties, which reflects the responsibility of the international fur industry to consumers and the importance of animal welfare.

According to Zhu Xiaolin, director of China public relations media of the International Fur Association, as China's fur industry is in line with international standards, China's policy on animal welfare welfare is also improving. In 2005, the China Leather Association and the State Forestry Administration jointly issued the Provisional Regulations on the technology of domestication, breeding and utilization of wild fur, which stipulated the technical specifications and animal welfare standards that fur industry should follow. In November 2011, the technical code for leather and fur market management, which was led by the China Leather Association and the Ministry of Commerce, began to be formally implemented, including strict animal welfare standards. The product that does not meet this standard will not be allowed to enter the market, which has played a positive role in promoting the welfare of the moving objects. At present, 90% of the fur used in the market is artificial breeding, and wild fur is strictly enforced under the supervision of various countries.

"We have been promoting the sign of origin protection and encouraging the use of animal species identification system, and the International Fur Association has made full preparations," said Andy Lenhart, chairman of the International Fur Association. "Our fur industry firmly believes that consumers have the right to make their own consumption decisions, and that the choice should be based on accurate information."