Export drives the container bag market to return to high growth

According to Chai Huirong, the container bag, also known as the ton bag, is a plastic woven bag that can hold 0.5-3 tons of goods. It is usually made of three fold silk or plastic flat silk by extrusion and weaving, and its strength can be more than twice that of ordinary plastic woven bags. According to the quality of the goods, the container bags can be divided into 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0 tons; according to the performance, they can also be divided into ordinary container bags, functional container bags and special way container bags; according to the quality level, they can be divided into high, medium and low grades. Among them, high The end container bags are mostly functional or special container bags, such as those used to package food, medicine, cosmetics and other articles, which have high requirements for bag strength, weather resistance, especially hygiene, and the price is usually as high as 100-300 yuan / piece; the middle end products mainly refer to the container bags needed to package chemical products such as chemical fertilizer, polyolefin, soda ash, etc., with the price of about 60-85 yuan / piece; the low-end ones The requirements for the strength, appearance and hygiene of the package are relatively low, which are mostly used for the packaging of iron ore, aluminum ingot, aluminum powder, iron powder and other metals and raw ore for import and export. The price is usually lower than 55 yuan / strip.

As early as the 1980s and 1990s in the developed countries, containerized bags were widely used, while in China, containerized bags started in 2001. After that, driven by the steady growth of export volume of chemical fertilizer and chemical products, Yixing, Zibo, Qingdao, Dezhou, Lianyungang, Dalian, Shenzhen and other areas close to the port have built container bag production lines. From 2005 to 2007, China's containerized bag industry ushered in the first high-speed growth period, with an average annual growth of more than 20%. From the second half of 2008 to the first half of 2013, affected by the financial crisis, the global economic growth slowed down, exports were blocked, overseas demand for container bags decreased significantly, and the annual growth rate of domestic container bags dropped to less than 12%.

After the second half of 2013, China's foreign trade volume grew steadily, stimulated by the steady growth of China's economy, the strong rebound of the U.S. economy after hitting the bottom, and the favorable stimulus of the euro zone basically getting rid of the debt crisis. In particular, in order to promote the development of foreign trade, China has launched a series of loose policies, which have greatly promoted the export of chemical fertilizer, coke, carbon black and other products, thus effectively increasing the demand for container bags, and boosting the existing container bag enterprises to start full-scale production.

Midwest warming is expected to become a new engine

With the rise of the market of container bags, the construction of container bag projects in the central and western regions is also rapidly warming up. Among them, Shaanxi coal chemical Weinan Plastic Industry Technology Co., Ltd. is building 3 million bags per year production line, which will be put into production by the end of the year. After the completion of the planned 10 million / year container bag production lines, it will become a large container bag production base in Asia.

"At present, the annual capacity of container bags in China is about 70 million, mainly in the eastern region. As 80% of the production capacity of urea, ammonium phosphate, ammonium sulfate, ammonium chloride, ammonium nitrate and other chemical fertilizers are concentrated in the central and western regions, and most of the heavy chemical products such as caustic soda, soda ash, PVC, coke are also concentrated in the central and western regions, the central and western regions are expected to become a new engine to drive the rapid development of the container bag industry with the rapid growth of the economy in the central and western regions, especially foreign trade. " He Shunyuan said.

It is understood that Beiyuan Chemical Group will increase the proportion of ton bag PVC this year after trying to use container bag to pack PVC in 2013; Shaanxi Xinghua group considers to use container bag to pack all exported ammonium nitrate.

In addition, the local market in the central and western regions is also expected to reach a higher level. This year, Weihua group specially stressed that it is necessary to do a good job in market research and development of value-added urea and ton bag urea packaging, so as to enhance the added value of products. "At present, the purchase price of a 50 kg woven bag is more than 2.7 yuan, and the packaging cost of urea per ton is nearly 60 yuan. Considering the labor cost in the packaging line and shipping process, it is actually higher than the use of container bags. In terms of production efficiency, due to the use of forklift or small crane for handling, the time-consuming of container bag packaging is more than 1 / 3 less than that of small bag packaging. In the past, due to the subcontracting of rural land to households, it was impossible to implement the container bag supply. With the implementation of the rural land transfer system and the formation of intensive management, the containerized bag fertilizer has been ready for promotion. We hope to take the lead in the trial of bagged urea in the western region and seize the opportunity. " Weihua group related person in charge disclosed.

"On the one hand, the export situation is improving, on the other hand, the steady growth of domestic demand, coupled with the rapid growth of the demand for container bags in the central and western regions, we have reason to believe that container bags, which can significantly improve the handling efficiency and reduce the packaging and shipping costs of enterprises, will gain more and more market share. In the next 5-10 years, the annual growth rate of the industry is expected to rise to more than 15% and enter the second period of rapid growth. " Sun Zhongke, executive director and general manager of Shaanxi coal chemical Weinan Plastics Technology Co., Ltd., said with confidence.