1. The rapid economic growth of the polyester film industry
In the past five years, the global demand for polyester film has increased rapidly, and the polyester film industry is in a period of rapid growth. Major international companies have increased their industrial investment and competed for market share. The scale of my country's polyester film industry has also expanded rapidly. Statistics show that the consumption of polyester for film in my country is increasing year by year. In 2003, the consumption of polyester for film was 140,000 tons, in 2004 it was 170,000 tons, in 2005 it was 320,000 tons, and in 2006 it was close to 400,000 tons. It is estimated to reach nearly 500,000 tons in 2007. In 2007, the global polyester film production capacity was 278-2.8 million tons, of which China's 621,000 tons, ranking first in the world, has become an important production base for polyester film products in the world. my country’s polyester film manufacturers focus on branding, vigorously explore the markets of developed countries such as Japan, the United States, and the European Union. At the same time, they are also actively exploring markets in South America, Russia, Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean, and Southeast Asia. They have already occupied an important international market Share. At present, the 16% annual demand growth rate of my country's polyester film is much higher than the growth rate of the domestic national economy. In 2007, the industry's gross output value was about 7.7 billion, and the profit and tax exceeded 1.2 billion. It is estimated that the annual growth rate of the total production value of polyester film will remain at about 15-20% in the next few years.
2. The scale of competition in the industry is gradually taking shape
The polyester film production line is a continuous production line composed of a variety of equipment. The entire production process is long and the process requirements for temperature, humidity and speed in each link are more complicated. Over the years, domestic production companies have made active efforts and invested a lot of money in industrial technological progress. They have introduced production lines in Germany, France, Japan and other countries. Most of these equipment represent the international advanced level and are equipped with man-machines. The characteristics of dialogue and computer automatic detection, high degree of automation, accurate control accuracy, wide rewinding width, fast line speed (from 3.6 m, 4.6 m×250 m/min, 350 m/min, to 6.7 m×400 M/min, then to 8.7 m×400 m/min), which has realized a high degree of automation and high-speed production, and has promoted a change in the face of the entire industry. In particular, China Lucky Film Group and Fuwei Film (Shandong) Co., Ltd. are launching a special thick film line with LCD film as the leading product, which can get rid of the plight of domestic LCD films that are completely dependent on imports.
According to incomplete statistics, my country's 38 polyester film companies are distributed in 12 provinces and cities across the country, with a total investment of more than 11 billion yuan. The industry has won nearly a hundred science and technology awards at the national, provincial and municipal levels, and 19 companies have won high-tech enterprises at the national, provincial and municipal levels. The annual sales revenue of these companies exceeds 5 billion. Among them, Foshan DuPont Hongji Film Co., Ltd. can systematically develop special functional films, and its products have reached the international advanced level. It is the most comprehensive polyester film manufacturer in China; Hangzhou Dahua Plastic Industry Co., Ltd., Shantou Ocean First Polyester Film Co., Ltd., Yihua Toray Polyester Film Co., Ltd., Tianjin Wanhua Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Zidong Film Material Co., Ltd. have become the domestic professional production of functional polyester film according to their own production conditions, technical level and understanding of the market. Characteristic enterprise. All these prove that the scale of competition in the entire polyester film industry is gradually taking shape.
3. Industrial structure adjustment and key technological breakthroughs
Due to indiscriminate overheated investment, the domestic polyester film industry once experienced an imbalance between supply and demand and product structure, showing the overcapacity of ordinary polyester film, while the special demand polyester film products containing new technologies were dependent on imports. After the development process of the polyester film industry, the industry has realized the importance of core competitiveness. Only by using technological innovation as the driving force, focusing on developing new products and expanding market applications, can the enterprise have long-term vitality. The introduction of advanced equipment requires simultaneous technology digestion and absorption, and high-quality technical personnel must be trained for management and operation.