Update: China Rubber Conference to review market challenges

Guangdong, China - Over-expansion in the backdrop of China's economic slowdown, tightened environmental regulation, overseas tariffs and new domestic tax policies are among the challenges haunting the country's rubber industry.

Those issues, as well as the market's other latest developments and forecasts, will be addressed at China Rubber Industry Association's ninth annual China Rubber Conference at Guangzhou's Baiyun International Convention Center on 7-10 April 2015.

There will be a special session dedicated to foreign trade frictions on tires, covering a review on the US tariffs on Chinese tires as well as Chinese tire makers' possible strategies in anti-dumping investigations by the EU and Asian, African and Latin American countries.

A concurrent event, China Rubber Expo, will be held at the same centre with 130 exhibitors from over 10 countries.

Over-expansion in the backdrop of China’s economic slowdown, tightened environmental regulation, overseas tariffs and new domestic tax policies are among the challenges haunting the country’s rubber industry.

Those issues, as well as the market’s other latest developments and forecasts, will be addressed at China Rubber Industry Association’s ninth annual China Rubber Conference at Guangzhou’s Baiyun International Convention Center on 7-10 April 2015.

There will be a special session dedicated to foreign trade frictions on tires, covering a review on the US tariffs on Chinese tires as well as Chinese tire makers’ possible strategies in anti-dumping investigations by the EU and Asian, African and Latin American countries.

A concurrent event, China Rubber Expo, will be held at the same centre with 130 exhibitors from over 10 countries.

Among the presentations at the main conference will be a report on the Current Status and Prospects of the China Rubber Industry, by Deng Yali, chairman of CRIA, while Shen Jinrong, president & general manager of Zhongce Rubber Co. Ltd will address the “Influence of Import Tariff of Compounded Rubber & Natural Rubber on China Rubber Industry.”

Progress towards the development of automation and integrated rubber manufacturing facilities will also feature, with Li Jie, vice president of Daimler Greater China  set to discuss the 4th Industrial Revolution Bring Opportunities to Auto Industry.

Other topics to be covered will range from supply and demand issues in the global carbon black market to tire developments for new energy vehicles by top executives from Cabot (China) Ltd and Shanghai GM Co. Ltd respectively.

The conference will also present viewpoints from Honda on the green tire developments, as well as the progress of Chinese tire labelling regulations.

Further market and technology analyses will be presented by speakers from companies including ExxonMobil Chemicals, Lanxess, Bridgestone Corp. Total, Mesnac and Sumitomo Rubber as well as a range of leading academic institutions.