According to data from the national machinery management bureau for the January-February 2012 period, the sales revenue of the rubber machinery industry in the first quarter of 2012 increased by 17.4% compared with the growth rate of 43% in the southwestern region, with East China and South Central as the main indicators of business performance. The contribution areas all have different degrees of increase.

Although the sales revenue of the rubber machinery industry increased in the first quarter of 2012, the demand for automation products in the industry is not optimistic. According to the analysis of the gongkong market, the development of the rubber machinery industry in the first quarter mainly came from the following aspects:

1. As a strong driving force for the rubber machinery industry, the automobile tire industry recorded a year-on-year decline of 1.83% and 3.40% in the first quarter of 2012, affecting the development of rubber machinery.

Second, the economic recovery in Europe and the United States is slow, external demand is insufficient, and at the same time it is affected by the appreciation of the renminbi and the rise in raw material prices. The domestic fiscal policy of tightening monetary policy, coupled with the large increase in labor costs and various expenses, has caused fierce competition in the traditional product market and the overall performance has been affected. Big impact.

According to the analysis of gongkong market, the demand for automation products was significantly affected by the development of the OEM industry, showing a general downward trend. Only DCS and instrument products increased slightly year-on-year. In the first quarter of 2012, the market size of the automation products for the rubber machinery industry was 170 million yuan, a 36.9% decrease from the previous quarter, a decrease of 8.9% compared to the same period of last year, and an industrial control index of 73. In the first quarter, the procurement of automated products tended to be stable and showed a decline from the previous quarter. It is expected that the overall situation in the second quarter will be in line with the first quarter.