Light Up the Light Industry

Based on small consumer goods production, light industry is usually less capital-intensive than heavy industry, and is more consumer-oriented than business-oriented, as most light industry products are produced for end users rather than as intermediates for use by other industries. When Katie Melua sang the fact that ＂There are nine million bicycles in Beijing.＂ in her song, she also released a clue of China as a manufacturing and consumption giant in light industry. China, boasting the fame of global workshop, supplies a large proportion of light manufactured products to the world. However, since last September, China＇s light industry products export fell sharply. Chinese enterprises in the field are suffering a tough period due to the global economic crisis.     

China＇s Port Industry：Competitiveness First!

Amid the global economic downturn, China＇s port industry has inevitably been affected, What should the government do to lift China＇s port industry out of hardship？ What lies ahead for China＇s port industry？ Professor Liu Bin, head of the World Economy Research Institute of Dalian Maritime University, took time to share his view with us.     

Annual Report On China＇s Exhibition Industrv 2009 （Ⅰ）

In order to enable those who are concerned with the development of exhibition industry to better understand China＇s exhibition industry＇s growth trend and basic features on policy regulation, opening up to the outside world and market characteristics, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade （CCPIT） organizes experts and scholars of the industry to compile and publish Annual Report on China＇s Exhibition Industry in both Chinese and English every year since 2004. After years of efforts,     

中国第一汽车集团进出口公司

Company Introduction
FAW Group Corporation is China＇s oldest and largest vehicle manufacturer. Headquartered in China＇s northeastern city of Changchun in Jilin Province, the company can trace its roots back to July 15,1953 when the cornerstone of its first assembly plant was laid. Over a span of five decades, FAW Group has evolved into one of the world＇s largest vehicle producers. Renowned in the commercial market for its outstanding light, medium and heavy trucks, FAW Group is also a leader in the bus, coach and bus chassis industry.     

LISIA： flooding in China＇s products hurt indonesian steel industry

Indonesian Iron Steel Industry Association （LISIA） has proposed the Trade and Industry Ministry as well as Finance Ministry to postpone the duty free agreements to 2018 from the designed effective date of January 2010, saying the flooding in China＇s steel products would largely injure the country＇s steel industry. Meanwhile, the Indonesian government has imposed safeguard tax on imports of steel nails and wire from China and Malaysia. The duties will last for three years, applicable from 1 October to 30 Sept 2012, with the rate of 145%, 115% and 85% of import value for eachof three years.     

A Mixed Picture of AQUATIC PRODUCTS

Aquatic products constitute an important part of China＇s international trade in agricultural products with the strongest competitiveness for export. The aquatic products industry of apparent competitive edge has maintained a considerable trade surplus despite the general trend of trade deficit among agricultural products in recent years. Nevertheless, the great changes taking place in the global economic and trade pattern in late years have given rise to the increasing uncertainties of the supply and demand as well as the price in the international aquatic products market.     

中国第一汽车集团进出口公司

Company Introduction
FAW Group Corporation is China＇s oldest and largest vehicle manufacturer. Headquartered in China＇s northeastern city of Changchun in Jilin Province, the company can trace its roots back to July 15, 1953 when the cornerstone of its first assembly plant was laid. Over a span of five decades, FAW Group has evolved into one of the world＇s largest vehicle producers. Renowned in the commercial market for its outstanding light, medium and heavy trucks, FAW Group is also a leader in the bus, coach and bus chassis industry.     

New Trend Likely to Emerge in Steel Product Mix

China steel industry experiences swift growth in past several years, satisfying the development of national .economy by providing substantial long products for infrastructures and buildings construction and flat products for machine, ship and auto making. The flats output has been on the rise in the same period, while that of the longs has been on the decline. The capacity of HR and CR sheet plate and other high value added products swells and even exceeds market demand, as Mysteel （China＇s top indicates. Due to the economic steel information provider）＇s data downtown, industrial experts expect that a change in product mix is looming： more longs would be produced, but fewer flats would be.     

Rio Tinto arrests an “isolated”case

China＇s steel industry association said on July 31 that it plans this year to unify the spot and long-contract prices for the country＇s iron ore imports. It will also set a ceiling for charges levied by import trading firms, as part of an effort to regulate the market. The proposal was the top item of discussion at the steel industry body＇s twoday semiannual meeting, said Luo Bingsheng, deputy chairman of the China Iron and Steel Association （CISA）, at a press conference.     

Penetrating Persisting and Partnering to Explore the International Market——Exclusive interview with Mr.Zhang Xiaoyu,Vice Chairman of CMIF

It can be said that the auto industry has seen a big shakeup since the breakout of the financial crisis last year, whether in China or in western countries. In order to help the auto industry keep its steady development, the Chinese government formulated the Automobile Industry Restructuring.and Revitalization Plan. Many other related institutes also took measures to assist the development of this industry. The China Auto International Exhibition Tour, organized by the China Machinery Industry Federation （CMIF） and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade （CCPIT）, has been engaged in introducing China＇s automobiles to the world and promoting the worldwide recognition of Chinese auto brands since 1995. Now, as the 7th China Auto International Exhibition Tour is about to begin, China＇s Foreign Trade interviewed Zhang Xiaoyu, Vice Chairman of CMIF, about the current status of the auto industry in China and China＇s auto exports in 2009.     

Light Industry Feels the Pinch

Amid the global downturn, China＇s light industry, an important engine for export and economic growth, is no exception to suffer severely from changes in the doanestic and international economic environment in recent months. In such context, concrete measures should be taken to support the industry to weather the difficulties.     

3G ＆ FMC,Future Hope for Telecom？

In the telecom industry of China, the growth speed will show slight downhill in 2009. That is mainly caused by the mature market penetration and tough competition amongst 3 full-service operators. After almost 6 years＇ swift growth, a＇s telecom industry growth speed is slowing down （lower China＇s telecom industry growth speed is slowing down （lower than GDP growth from 2007） due to mature market penetration. In 2009, the maintaining of customer resource will be the major goal for all the operators, and service ＆ price is their most important competition tool. Keeping assets value is also vital to the industry. The leader of China＇s telecom industry, China Mobile, makes the revenue assurance as one of their most important concern in the following days.     

Annual Report On China＇s Exhibition Industry 2009 （III）

To better understand Chinas exhibition industry＇s development trend, and its policy regu- lation features, and industrial market characteristics, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade （CCPIT） organizes experts and scholars of the exhibition industry to compile and publish Annual Report on Chinas Exhibition Industry in both Chinese and English every year since 2004. After years of efforts, the Report has become a significant window for domestic and overseas insiders to know about China＇s exhibition industry.     

Textile

Light industry in China,as an important part of national economy,is mainly referred to consumer goods industry. After three decades＇ rapid economic growth, China has grown into a country of abundant light industry production,supplying inexpensive and diversified light industry goods of high quality. In 2007, scaled enterprises in light industry have accomplished the output value to approximately RMB 7604.1 billion and the export value to USS270.3 billion.     

Yiwu, China''s Brand in Small Commodity

According to the newly-released stimulus plan for light industry, light industry firms were encouraged to step up efforts in developing their own brands and improving the quality of products.     

China＇s PV Industry sees positive signs of recovery

LDK Solar Co., Ltd., one of China＇s leading manufacturers of multicrystalline solar wafers, has recently released a gratifying Q3 2009 report, after the company and Q-Celts reached an agreement to continue their supply contract for solar wafers from 2009 to 2018. The recovery of LDK Solar＇s operation may be the prelude of the rebound of China＇s photovoltaic （PV） industry.     

Expecting A Brighter Future？

China＇s shipbuilders faced with great difficulties China＇s fledgling shipbuilding industry is set for more hard times as industry insiders have indicated that the global shipbuild- ing industry is unlikely to recover in the near future. New ship- building orders received by China in the first quarter of this year fell 98.3 percent year-on-year to 0.19 million deadweight tons （dwt）, according to Clarkson Research Service. In the first quarter, new orders have fallen by 97 percent to 1.33 million dwt worldwide.     

Celebration of CHina＇s Dairy Industry

China has become the world＇s third largest dairy products manufacturer next to India and America,according to the information release on the 2007 China·Inner Mongoha International Diary Products Exposition. The Exposition,held from July 26 to 28 in Hohhot,the capital city of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,has attracted worldwide concerns as a celebration of China＇s dairy industry.＂The milk output has grown by ten times during the last decade＂Nadamude,Secretary-in-general of the Inner Mongolia Dairy Association said when interviewed by China＇s Foreign Trade.The following is a summary of the interview.     

Annual Report On China＇s Exhibition Industry 2009 （IV）

To better understand China＇s exhibition industry＇s development trend, and its policy regulation features, and industrial market characteristics, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade （CCPIT） organizes experts and scholars of the exhibition industry to compile and publish Annual Report on Chinas Exhibition Industry in both Chinese and English every year since 2004.     

Luxury＇ OEM chain in China

According to statistics, China＇s domestic clothing consumption averaged an annual growth rate of 14.72 percem from 2001 to 2008, 2009 growth rate is expected to remain rhore than 15 percent, althoughexposed to the international financial crisis, clothing consumption becomes a major boost to China＇s textile industry. Along with the steady and rapid development of China＇s economy, demand for textiles in automotive, construction, health, energy, aerospace, agriculture industries are also on the rise. 2008 industrial textile volume exceeded 6 million tons, accounting for 17 percent of total textile fiber processing volume in China.