In The First Half Of 2014, The Synthetic Leather Industry Was In A Stable Development Period.

< p > < < a href= > http:// > www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp > synthetic leather > /a > the process of production and processing is inseparable from the help of polyurethane as raw and auxiliary materials. With the introduction and research of technology, our country has successfully developed polyurethane technology, which will add new impetus to the development of leather industry.

In the first half of 2014, the synthetic leather industry was in a steady development period.

However, as the upstream industry of synthetic leather, the polyurethane industry is growing slowly.

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< p > statistics show that the downstream demand of China's polyurethane materials has a negative growth in the first quarter, and the demand for pure polyurethane materials has increased by only 3%. The total demand has basically not increased. The demand for polyurethane materials in the two quarter has improved slightly compared with the first quarter.

In the first half of this year, the overall demand for polyurethane materials increased by only about 2%.

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< p > from the price point of view, the price of polymerized polyurethane material has dropped by more than 10% on the basis of the price at the beginning of the year, while the price of pure benzene, the key raw material of polyurethane material, has increased by nearly 20% on the basis of the lowest price in the first half of the year.

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< p > at present, domestic a href= "http:// www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" > polyurethane < /a > material manufacturers have the capacity expansion plan, strong willingness to seize the market, but the downstream demand is sluggish, and prices are under pressure.

At the beginning of this year, the price of polymerized MDI fell continuously, from 18000 yuan at the beginning of the year to 14000 yuan / ton, which has dropped to MDI production cost. It is at a historical low level. Although the overall demand of pure polyurethane materials is relatively stable, but the price of "a href=" http:// www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp "> market confidence < /a > downturn, the price has dropped by about 1500 yuan.

At the same time, prices of polyurethane raw materials, such as pure benzene, continued to rise, rising nearly 20% in the first half of this year, approaching 10000 yuan, the production cost of polyurethane materials rose sharply, the prices of products dropped sharply, and profit margins were seriously squeezed.

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< p > with the influence of the national macro-control policy, downstream industries such as light spinning, shoemaking, synthetic leather and other industries are facing great difficulties. Synthetic leather and shoemaking industries tend to use more environmentally friendly waterborne polyurethane materials. Therefore, the downstream demand for polyurethane materials in the second half of the year is still not optimistic, basically maintaining the level of demand in the same period last year.

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< p > new capacity, new technology and new environmental protection facilities are the main points constantly advocated in the national macro-control. With the promulgation and implementation of the "discharge standards for water pollutants in leather and fur processing industry", synthetic leather, artificial leather and other industries require more and more sewage treatment. Polyurethane materials, as one of the important processing materials for synthetic leather, need to put green environmental protection first. This is the only way to stimulate the needs of downstream enterprises and promote the development of the industry.

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