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Are shrinking or in transition - Port timber processing industry survey

7 1 March, the province "two out" of the wood processing enterprises, is a sensitive day. On this day, Russian log export tariffs to 20% beginning on imports of raw materials costs; this day, the Ministry of Finance, State Administration of Taxation to adjust export tax rebate rate of some commodities formally implemented, the export profits of another company thinning. "Dual-channel inhibition", the province was still extensive wood processing enterprises, can survive it, their future will be going? Dependent on imports of Russian timber processing industry generated timber port, is facing what position?
July 12, reporters rushed to interview Suifenhe field.
News Background
In 2006, the Russian Ministry of Trade issued the development of export tariffs on logs to improve the draft, the next three years will be the Russian log export tariffs on 30 percent annual rate of increase. July 1, 2007 from the Russian log export tariffs upwards to 20%, not less than 10 euros per cubic meter. Starting from April 2008 to 25% tax rate will increase, not less than 15 euros per cubic meter, from January 2009 onwards, the rate will increase to 80%, not less than 50 euros per cubic meter.
July 1, the "Ministry of Finance, State Administration of Taxation on the adjustment of export tax rebate rate notice" into effect. The policy change involving a total of 2831 products, accounting for all goods in the customs tariff of 37% of the total. Among them, the provisions related to wood processing enterprises: Some off wood and wood products, the elimination of export tax rebates; furniture export tax rebate rate down to 11% or 9%; part of the wood products export tax rebate rate down to 5%.
Imports: Russia storage timber grab goods surged to sit over night train, arrived when the rain started falling Suifenhe, Harbin lower temperatures than a dozen degrees, but the import of timber from Russia did not imagine that the apparent "cool."
Happened in the first half of the import and export data out of the first half of the imported logs from Russia Suifenhe 3.86 million cubic meters, an increase of 13.3%. Suifenhe Port deputy director Li Puxiang told reporters that in the first half of the imported logs have been very prosperous, to June, the average over the goods have a 13 day train, but last year only 11 or so a day.
Why did not fall by the import? Zhang Yu gives the answer to the Three Gorges Corporation, the Russo-Japanese tariffs on July 1, substantially increased before the rush storage timber, so that companies have a deal with the New Deal of the grace period. Drive to road in Suifenhe, the ubiquitous accumulation of a large number of wood processing plants in the timber, but also impresses the answer.
Another reason is that many businessmen in Russia, signed a long-term contract for exploitation, even if the tariff increases have to ship, or greater losses. Has been accompanied by an interview with Deputy Secretary of Development and Reform Commission Zhang Guoli to answer a reporter's questions.
According to Li Puxiang introduced in the first half timber imports busy situation continued until about July 8. Are significantly down since then, after a 7 9, 10, had a 6, 11, is 8, it is estimated the next few days will not be over 9. Although July and August each year are imported off-season, but always had the goods have to day 10 to 11.
With the increase of import tariffs, log market prices are rising. How to predict the future imports? Zhang Guoli told reporters that companies are still waiting to see, but there is a change of law, how the market changes, always by the need to speak.
Exports: cut corporate profits turn to face the rising log prices, the export tax rebate rate has been cut, do foreign orders for wood processing enterprises, as good as a double pressure.
Suifenhe Three Gorges company faced with this pressure. Li Shimin, general manager, told reporters this was built in 2002 floor registers from Dalian to attract foreign investment enterprises, mainly in the production of dry and board, planed timber, timber-based. Until this year, products are mainly exported to Japan, with the introduction of two-way detrimental to the policy, export profits have been lower than the domestic market. Thus, the first half of this year, mainly for products in Dalian, Shanghai, Dongguan and other domestic markets, export business is still waiting to see.
"Influence is still getting bigger," said the export tax rebate adjustment, Xin Lin Wood, Head of Sales Lee boys told reporters. The company is solid wood flooring products, the export tax rebate from 11% to 5%, simply put, is equivalent to the cost of suddenly increased by several percentage points. In an increasingly competitive market, corporate profits gradually diluted today, the impact is still getting bigger. Original production plan companies are now generally discharged September and October, now only discharged in August.
Lee boys told reporters that the state cut the export tax rebate rate, no grace period, when the company got the news from July 1, only a few days, has signed orders can only be implemented as originally planned, companies have to do with loss down. Next up the price to prepare, but customers still can not accept, is in talks. At present, enterprises should be affected by the policy adjustment in the buffer.
"Wood of Life" to understand the relative calm under the pressure of port timber processing industry, the most representative Suifenhe. Suifenhe early outsiders will see this amazing phenomenon: First, the street can be seen everywhere on the Russians; two wood processing plants are everywhere.
There are data as evidence: the number of logs in 2006 China imported more than 3,000 million cubic meters, of which 21.83 million cubic meters of logs imported from Russia, Russia, the province imported 9.42 million cubic meters of logs, Suifenhe foreign trade imports of Russian logs 6.647 million cubic meters, accounting for imports of logs from Russia 30%, accounting for 70.5% of the province.
Suifenhe Port imported timber resources, attracting many domestic and foreign enterprises seeking to settle this long-term development. There are currently Suifenhe 410 wood processing enterprises, accounting for 70.7% Suifenhe industrial enterprises with annual processing capacity of 450 million cubic meters, of which, finishing capacity of 400,000 cubic meters, drying capacity 700,000 cubic meters, a number of powerful timber companies also reached the international market. Company's products are exported to Japan, Korea, Europe and other countries and regions, this is only hundreds of thousands of people in the city has become a veritable "Wood Capital."
Prior to the interview, there have been a worry, two-way attack the negative factors, will first large scale wood processing industry in what panic? Field exploration, but it is unexpected relative calm. "Panic not to mention, the pressure is getting bigger," Xin Lin Wood's answer Tingyou representative.
Suifenhe timber business development, from 2001 to the present can be said to have gone through an extraordinary mileage. The beginning of this century, where a collection of timber merchants around the country, into the car logs sent by the businessmen around the country. Rijindoujin timber importers, the domestic timber business was earning millions of people crazy for a time timber. Visionary businessmen saw a number of small processing enterprises to the skin to remove logs and then sell for more money, the logs processed into a more lucrative return on investment board. So a number of processing companies began extensive everywhere, timber processing enterprises have invested heavily on the project began. Suifenhe Wood presents a rough, deep processing, supply of raw materials such as a diversified development pattern.
Vice Mayor Liu Qi told reporters, along wood vents with Russian wood tariffs on prices, oil prices, freight rates, distance constantly stretched, mining costs, etc., Suifenhe the survival of the fittest timber industry has not stopped the pace, the government also guide enterprises to take timely Fine processing of the road, to encourage enterprises to go out and help businesses apply for loans, the strength. He believes that resources are limited, as the market matures, the non-renewable resources is always a company controlled by the powerful.
Way to avoid the risk of high value-added export tax rebate reduction in import tariffs on timber prices, the companies that have many complaints. This line of thought the interview result was the opposite, visionary entrepreneurs in the close attention of both international and domestic situation changes, long rainy day.
Early last year, the Three Gorges Suifenhe has established two factories in Russia, its purpose is very clear response to Russia's control of log exports. Li Shimin, general manager told reporters that Russia hopes to export its timber processing to add value, thus encouraging foreign enterprises to establish processing plants in the country. Their Russian factory is for export of logs sawn boards, to avoid the tariffs, reducing the operating costs of enterprises. He said that with the reduction in timber volume, deep-processing enterprises must take the road, although the company is currently very high utilization of wood, almost virgin raw materials to eat dry net, but no end product, they next intend to land, build a factory, make cold wood doors, the export target is Russia, to achieve high added value products.
"Added value, or value-added!" Xin Lin Wood told reporters that they have been able to resist the policy of "cold", from the early production of end products, in the past, except they do trade, but also oak table board production, supply to the south of the manufacturers. Since last year began producing end products, and develop high value-added products. They developed out side describes the carbonation side floor, told reporters that the floor than the average export price per square meter floor above $ 5. They also explained that currently rely mainly on OEM exports to Europe, one square meter of solid wood flooring general export price of about $ 23, while in the European market with the brand to sell to 90 euros, more than 700 yuan The difference is the value of the brand.
Li, head of sales boys sigh, early production of end products, if not, I am afraid the company will not bear the "pressure", but "panic" was. Flooring director Ligong Chen told reporters, companies with the exception of higher value added products, reduce production costs, but also ready to build its own brand, to improve the anti-risk ability to respond to more intense competition in the future.
Inside and outside the company are prepared in the political "pressure force" under the new road scheme, while others were forced to stop production of small processing enterprises, government departments Suifenhe interview does not mince words this phenomenon exists. What kind of businesses survive? Zhang Guoli, deputy director of Development and Reform Bureau believes that the market seems to have tendencies. "Mainly to see the size of corporate profits. Profit margins of large enterprises, the export tax rebate policy for its impact on small businesses and small profit margins, the impact is big." He said, "in business, each with its own practice, but in the present circumstances, is not necessarily better to do big business, small business does not necessarily do not survive, which depends on overall strength. "
Deputy Secretary of Commerce believes that many new, survival of the fittest is the law of the market. When the company faced a crisis, always forcing the self-steering. Changes in a variety of front companies and the market can always find its own way, staggered forward.
In the end the interview, the reporter came to a forest of tower crane before the plant, which is under construction in Santa wood, equipment, all imported from Germany, ready to dry lumber from imported into the fine processing to end products to achieve a Long.
Due to policy changes, some enterprises have ceased production, and some enterprises to upgrade, there is still under construction companies to try it ... In this constantly changing, the reporter read out, the market will always give traders the opportunity, in the experience industry fission of the pain, the increase in production Grade, improve product quality, increase the added value is the most effective way to avoid the risk.