The Impact of Containers on Manufacturing Industry
The rapid development of container transportation has led to the prosperity of container manufacturing industry. Container manufacturing industry mainly includes dry container, refrigerated container and tank container and other kinds of special container manufacturing. Among them, the standard dry containers produced in China account for more than 95% of the world's output, and the container production and sales volume has remained the first in the world for more than ten years.
From January to December 2006, the total industrial output value of China's container manufacturing industry was 46,834,269,000 yuan, an increase of 5% over the same period in 2005; the total sales revenue of products was 45,309,124,000 yuan, a decrease of 3% over the same period in 2005; and the total profit was 1,673,195,000 yuan, a decrease of 58.50% over the same period in 2005.
From January to November 2007, the total industrial output value of China's container manufacturing industry was 58,307,982 yuan, an increase of 40.81% over the same period in 2006; the total sales revenue of products was 56,945,536 yuan, an increase of 45.02% over the same period in 2006; and the total profits were 1,055,199 yuan, a decrease of 29.59% over the same period in 2006.
From January to February 2008, the total industrial output value of China's container manufacturing industry was 8,629,880 yuan, an increase of 9.40% over the same period last year; the total sales revenue of products was 9,972,301 yuan, an increase of 21.86% over the same period last year; and the total profits were 224,978 yuan, an increase of 128.79% over the same period last year.
Container and metal packaging container manufacturing industry is a sub-industry of metal products industry, occupies an important position in the national economy. With the recovery of the world economy, especially the rapid development of the international shipping industry in recent years, as a supporting industry to provide packaging for many industries, container and metal packaging container manufacturing industry will usher in a new era of development.
In recent years, China has attracted a lot of foreign investment, and the "world factory" has taken shape. The import of raw materials and the export of manufactured goods for the production of these export-oriented enterprises have prompted the rapid expansion of China's foreign trade. Most of the manufactured goods exported are suitable containers. With the expansion and diversification of the "world factory", the demand for the best carrier container for suitable containers will continue to rise. The rapid development of foreign trade is an important basis to ensure the sustainable growth of container production in China.
At present, the world's largest container manufacturers (groups) are CIMC, Xinhua Chang and Shengshi Containers. Their main production bases are in mainland China. Three enterprises account for more than 80% of the world's total container production, of which CIMC accounts for half of the world's production.