Zhejiang leather enterprises have come to the development of "three mouths"

The three-day China International Leather Exhibition opened in Shanghai recently. At this time of year, countless upstream and downstream businesses in the leather industry will gather in Shanghai. Even if they do not set up booths, they will visit old customers and partners.

"Rising costs" and "enhanced environmental pressure" have become topics that leather bosses can't avoid this year. "It's a pity that we don't see the list, but after we do it, we still lose money." said Zhang Yakun, chairman of Sanxin Leather.

One day before the opening of the exhibition, Su Chaoying, executive vice chairman of the China Leather Association, just announced that China has become the world's largest producer of leather products. The other news began a few months ago to stimulate the nerves of the leather owners: the price of cowhide rose to a 10-year high.

Boss prices rose bosses watching orders is tangled Sanyin leather Zhang Yakun, who has been employed for nearly 20 years, claimed to have never encountered such a situation. “At the time last year, the raw leather was only 50 US dollars, but now it has 80 US dollars. It has nearly doubled.” Zhang Yakun said, not only leather, sheepskin, pigskin, horse skin, as long as it is leather, all are rising .

“The raw materials have almost doubled, and labor has also risen by 20%. The average gross profit of the tanning industry is only 10% more. The current situation is: It's a pity to look at the list and pick it up. "The money." Sanxin leather is one of the largest horse leather manufacturing companies in China. Many leather shoe factories in Wenzhou use their raw materials.

The data provided by the Zhejiang Leather Industry Association also confirmed this statement: pigskin rose from 80 yuan last year to 80 yuan, sheep skin rose from US$24 to US$29, and leather prices have been It has risen to the highest level in the past decade.

Under the pressure of environmental protection, a large number of foreign leather tanneries in Wenzhou leather enterprises has been one of the reasons that the industry has been criticized. In the gossiping of leather bosses, it is often heard that such a group: Who and how did you collect millions last year, ready to invest in a tannery, but the relevant departments do not approve, environmental pressure.

"In Wenzhou Shuitou, 500 meters away from the tanneries can smell bad." A leather dealer in Zhejiang told reporters that in the past, the Zhejiang leather industry was headed by Wenzhou and Haining, Wenzhou was mainly a leather shoe factory, and Haining was specialized in leather garments. “In recent years, the situation in the two cities has been divided. Haining has made a professional market. Wenzhou leather enterprises have moved in large numbers and most of them have moved to Shandong.” The leather trader said that the industry’s view is that Haining’s sewage treatment is done well. Better, environmental pressure is not so great.

The relevant person in charge of the Zhejiang Leather Industry Association stated that “The high price of land in Wenzhou” is the difficult problem for local leather enterprises. However, he also said that the environmental pressure of Zhejiang's leather industry is far greater than other provinces.

According to industry sources, Zhejiang is planning to phase out the backward production capacity of the leather industry with a threshold of 300,000 sheets/year.

How to break through the trials of high value-added products The annual International Leather Exhibition is also a “show field” for major leather companies to solicit orders. Aokang this year took advantage of this opportunity to release a new series called “Shushang”. Even Chairman Wang Chung of Aokang Personally attend the press conference.

Aokang Group spokesperson Wang Hailong said that they are now trying to improve the manufacturing process to reduce costs, and through the development of new products to try high value-added products, "Shang" series is one of them.

Wenzhou shoe companies faced a policy opportunity this year: the EU cancelled the 16.5% anti-dumping duty imposed on Chinese leather shoes in April. Prior to this, Aokang had business contacts in more than 40 countries. "But all of them are on behalf of processing orders, and we are also considering making brand exports," said Jiang Xinghua, head of Aokang International Trade.

It is worth noting that just as the opening ceremony of the International Leather Fair was over that day, the heads of leather industry associations in Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines came to the Aokang booth to exchange ideas. “I have time to come to our factory to take a look.” After a brief exchange, Wang Zhenluo said to the Philippines footwear giant and Wang Liqiao, president of the Philippines Jimei Footwear.