The strange phenomenon of "small hot and cold" construction machinery tire market

Last year, the production and sales of small-sized engineering tires below 33 inches in China were in great demand, but the supply of large-scale engineering tires, especially those with a size of 51 inches and above, had fallen to the bottom of the valley. . Driven by China's continued implementation of railway construction projects, experts expect that the large-size engineering tire market this year will improve slightly, but orders are limited, and small-spec engineering tires are expected to achieve a balance between production and sales in the second half of the year.

According to Nie Zhongyin, deputy general manager of Xingyuan Tire Company, last year was the best year for the development of small-spec engineering tires in China. The small-sized radial tire production line with a production capacity of nearly 200,000 lines at Xingyuan is in full capacity throughout the year, and its products are in short supply and prices are relatively good. Triangle tires and Shuangqin Group's engineering radial tires are also in a state of prosperous production and sales.

Small-sized engineering tires are not only hot for radial tires, but also biased tires are popular. According to China National Chemicals (Guilin) ​​Rubber Co., Ltd., the production of small-size bias engineering tires was taken off by customers, and some customers even took cash to wait in line. Small-scale engineering tires are popular because, after the financial crisis, the state launched a 4 trillion yuan expansion of domestic demand policy. Most of these projects are used for infrastructure projects such as railways, driving the continuous construction of construction machinery, and the demand for engineering tires has grown substantially.

In recent years, the market for giant engineering tyres at home and abroad has been unusually hot. At the most intense time, the construction vehicles cannot wait for tires to be delivered by naked cars. In 2007, the giant engineering fetal fever reached 39°C, and nearly 30 oblique giant engineering tires and more than 10 all-steel giant project tires were launched in short time. However, last year's giant engineering tire market was exceptionally deserted, and the rate of ramp-up of giant engineering tire enterprises was generally less than 50%, and some companies completely stopped production. All steel giant engineering tire production lines are mostly “sleeping” all year round. Except for occasionally producing several test tires, there are very few batch productions. It is estimated that the operating rate of all-steel giant engineering tire production lines is less than 20%. On the one hand, this is because giant engineering tires are mainly used in the mining industry of large-scale mines, and the market is quite limited. On the other hand, the last wave of giant engineering fetal heat has led to a dramatic increase in the production capacity of China's giant engineering tires and a large surplus. What is more crucial is that all-steel giant engineering tires are technically difficult, and most companies in China are not yet mastered. The production of all-steel giant engineering tires has a long gap between life and safety and foreign advanced standards, and it is difficult to be truly recognized by users. . Tire giants such as Michelin and Bridgestone are all blockade of all-steel giant engineering tire manufacturing technology, and give priority to the needs of China's giant engineering tires. The all-steel giant engineering tire project in China has entered a dilemma.

In 2011, China continued to implement major projects such as railway construction. Experts predict that the construction machinery will maintain a relatively large increase and stimulate the demand for engineering tires. The original small-scale engineering radial tire project showed the intention of further expanding the scale. Recently, Wanda Tire and other companies started bidding for the small-scale project radial tire project equipment. It is expected that China's small-spec engineering tires will continue to improve, but with the real estate and other infrastructure The project will be reduced and the production capacity of small-spec engineering tires will be increased. In the second half of the year, small-spec engineering tires will be basically balanced. All-steel giant engineering tires have also shown signs of improvement. China National Chemicals (Guilin) ​​Rubber Co., Ltd. recently received dozens of orders for all-steel giant tires. Racer shares started bidding for all-steel giant tires this month. Experts expect the whole steel giant tire market to improve slightly, but orders are still limited. Whether all steel giants can grab orders in competition with giants such as Michelin, the key depends on whether the technology passes. In addition, there are relatively many natural rubbers for engineering applications, and the high price of natural rubber is not conducive to sales and profitability of engineering tires.