Introduction:
The European Union (EU) forbids its member countries to use toxic substances like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in processing oils and tyres, effective as from Jan 1, 2010, according to the Directive 2005/69/EC of the organization on environment protection.
Thus, the research and development of environmental-friendly rubber processing oils has been the top concerns of both domestic and overseas rubber and tyre manufacturers.
Moreover, amid wider application of environment-benign products, the international tyre brands are scaling up investment in China and China's large tyre companies are lifting exports of radial-ply tyres. Under such circumstances, environmental-friendly rubber processing oils are quickening their pace in placing aromatic processing oils in tyre production. However, constrained by unsophisticated production technologies at the domestic refineries and higher production costs for tyre production, it will take long for them to totally replace aromatic processing oils.
Imported rubber processing oils are still dominating in the Chinese market. EU cut demand for tyres from China, which constrained wider applications of domestic environmental-friendly rubber processing oils. In addition, the oils produced by the domestic refineries are of different quality standards with the EU standards. So, once tyre companies replace imported rubber processing oils with the domestic products in tyre production, they will have to undergo quality checks which usually take long time. This also dampened tyre companies' interest in shifting from the imported products to domestic products.
In the long run, domestic demand for environmental-friendly rubber processing oils will increase. Domestic tyre companies expanded their productions in 2011. The tyre export market shows a rosy outlook. Tyre companies, both at home and abroad, are active in developing and applying environmental-friendly rubber processing oils. These will spur up the demand for the environmental-friendly rubber processing oils.
C1 launched a multi-client research on China’s rubber processing oil industry. This report introduces the current supply and demand of rubber processing oils in the country, new and expansion projects, overview of the upstream and downstream industries and market outlook.
This research aims to sketch the current situation of China’s rubber processing oil market and the future market trends for rubber processing oil producers, traders, importers and exporters, as well as lubricant blending plants, tyre manufacturers, synthetic rubber plants, investors and researchers, etc.
Highlights:
Overview and forecasts of China’s production of naphthenic, aromatic and paraffinic rubber processing oils
China’s imports and exports of naphthenic, aromatic and paraffinic rubber processing oils
Latest development trend and production techniques of environmental-friendly rubber processing oils
Analyses on the downstream demand, consumption mix and demand outlook as well as the latest development in production techniques
A list of 300 enterprises from five key downstream industries of rubber processing oils, namely, the shoe materials and TPR industry, the tyre industry, the synthetic rubber (oil-extended SBR) industry, the thermoplastic elastomer industry and the rubber parts industry
Table of Contents
1. Terms and Definitions
1.1 Geographic Coverage
1.2 Terms and Definitions
2. Overview
3. Index of Rubber Processing Oils
3.1 Naphthenic Rubber Processing Oils
3.2 Aromatic Rubber Processing Oils and Environmental-friendly Aromatic Rubber Processing Oils
3.2.1 Domestic Aromatic Rubber Processing Oils
3.2.2 Imported Aromatic Rubber Processing Oils
3.3 Paraffinic Rubber Processing Oils
4. Supply & Demand Analysis
4.1 Naphthenic Rubber Processing Oils
4.1.1 Supply & Demand of Naphthenic Rubber Processing Oils
4.1.2 Apparent Consumption of Naphthenic Rubber Processing Oils
4.1.3 Apparent Consumption of Transformer Oils
4.2 Aromatic Rubber Processing Oils
4.2.1 Supply & Demand of Aromatic Rubber Processing Oils
4.2.2 Supply & Demand of Environmental-Friendly Aromatic Rubber Processing Oils
4.3 Paraffinic Rubber Processing Oils
5. Rubber Processing Oil Production in China: Status Quo and Outlook
5.1 Naphthenic Rubber Processing Oils
5.1.1 Output
5.1.2 Output by Region
5.1.3 Construction/Expansion of Production Facilities
5.2 Aromatic Rubber Processing Oils and Environmental-Friendly Aromatic Rubber Processing Oils
5.2.1 Output in 2010
5.2.1 Output by Region in 2010
5.3 Paraffinic Rubber Processing Oils
5.3.1 Output in 2010
5.3.2 Output by Region in 2010
6. Imports & Exports: Status Quo and Outlook
6.1 Naphthenic Rubber Processing Oils
6.1.1 Import Trend in 2009-2010
6.1.2 Importing in 2010
6.1.3 Import Outlook
6.1.4 Export
6.2 Aromatic Rubber Processing Oils
6.2.1 Aromatic Rubber Processing Oil Importing in 2010
6.2.2 Environmental-Friendly Aromatic Rubber Processing Oil Importing in 2010
6.3 Paraffinic Rubber Processing Oils
7. Downstream Industries
7.1 Tyre Industry
7.1.1 Overview of Tyre Industry
7.1.2 Application of Rubber Processing Oils
7.1.3 Supply of Rubber Processing Oils for Tyre Use
7.1.4 Consumption of Rubber Processing Oils
7.1.5 Characteristics of Tyre Industry
7.1.6 Appendix: Top 30 Domestic Consumers from Tyre Industry
7.2 Shoe Materials and TPR Industries
7.2.1 Overview of Shoe Material Industry
7.2.2 Application of Rubber Processing Oils
7.2.3 Supply of Rubber Processing Oils
7.2.4 Consumption of Rubber Processing Oils
7.2.5 Characteristics of Shoe Material and TPR Industries
7.2.6 Appendix: Top 5 Domestic Consumers from Shoe Material Industry
7.3 Styrene-Butadiene Rubber (SBR) Industry
7.3.1 Overview of SBR Industry
7.3.2 Application of Rubber Processing Oils
7.3.3 Supply of Aromatic Rubber Processing Oils
7.3.4 Consumption of Aromatic Rubber Processing Oils
7.4 Thermoplastic Elastomer (SBS) Industry
7.4.1 Overview of Thermoplastic Elastomer Industry
7.4.2 Application of Rubber Processing Oils
7.4.3 Supply & Consumption of Naphthenic Rubber Processing Oils
7.4.4 Consumption of Naphthenic Rubber Processing Oils
7.5 Rubber Parts and Others
7.5.1 Overview of Rubber Parts and Other Related Industries
7.5.2 Application of Rubber Processing Oils
7.5.3 Characteristics of Rubber Parts and Other Related Industries
7.5.4 Appendix: Top 10 Domestic Consumers from Rubber Parts and Other Related Industries
8. Sales Channels and Outlook
9. Price Analysis
9.1 Naphthenic Rubber Processing Oils
9.2 Paraffinic Rubber Processing Oils
10. Policies and Regulations
10.1 2005/69/EC Directive (PAHS Restriction in Filling Oil and Vehicle Tire)
10.2 Decree No. 12 of the State Administration of Taxation in 2010
