Study says China made 283 million tyres in 2005

Dublin, Ireland - A Chinese-language study based on data from the China Rubber Industry Association says China's production of tyres in 2005 was 283 million units, up 18.7 percent over 2004. Exactly half of these - 142 million units - were radials.

According to the report, the output of full-steel radial tyres was 90 million units, increasing by 31% year on year; the output of steel-belted radial tyres was 111 million units, growing 70% over the year of 2004; tyre exports volume reached about 90 million units, up 31% over 2004 and export value achieved 3.2 billion US dollars, with a yr-on-yr increase rate of 50%.

Publicity for the report says, "in the first half of 2006, demand for carbon black increased by 13.9 percent compared to the 1st half of 2005; rubber consumption reached 1.119 million tons, up by 20.23 percent. In particular, China imported even a larger number of raw rubbers, of which compound rubber and synthetic rubber quite outnumbered the natural rubber. In the 1st half 2006, China imported 720,000 tons of natural rubber, increasing by 13.2 percent compared to the 1st half of 2005, the total import value was 1.27 billion US dollars, up by 68.2 percent, the average import price rose 48.6 percent to 1,764 US dollars per ton; Moreover, in the 1st half of 2006, China imported 192,000 tons compound rubber and 672,000 tons synthetic rubber, up by 65.2 percent and 29 percent respectively compared to the 1st half of 2005."

The 130-page report is titled China Tyre Industry Report, 2006-2007 (Chinese Version) and was compiled by Research In China. It was first published in December 2006 and is available from the R&M website, priced at around €1500, depending on the delivery option.

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Home page of the report on R&M website (English language)