On the Alibaba International platform, a silicone board produced in Dongguan has won the favor of international buyers, demonstrating the strong strength of "Made in Dongguan" with millions of orders; In the busy workshop in Huangjiang Town, Dongguan, a large blue and white silicone rubber and plastic machine is ready to go on the journey to Türkiye, Russia and Indonesia; In the organic silicon laboratory, R&D personnel conducted flame retardant experiments on the silicone cable of Tesla electric vehicles, racing against time to layout the new energy track
Recently, reporters visited several silicone industry enterprises in Dongguan and found that silicone, as an important industrial raw material, has flourished with the prosperity of Dongguan's manufacturing industry. Nowadays, Dongguan organic silicon enterprises are accelerating technological innovation, changing tracks, seeking to go global, embracing the wave of new energy, focusing on transformation and promoting development, and embarking on a high-quality development path of rejuvenation.
"Since the beginning of the year, the demand for orders has continued to be hot, with 200 machines on the production line fully operating and orders fully booked until September," said Guo Nan, General Manager of Kesheng Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Kesheng Intelligent"). Kesheng Intelligence is a manufacturer of silicone rubber machinery and equipment located in Huangjiang Town, Dongguan City, with an annual production capacity of over 2000 units.
At Alibaba International Station, Dongguan Weisai Industry Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Weisai Industry") saw a trade export growth of over 1.8 million yuan in the first quarter, with a significant increase in foam silicone products and a shipment volume of two containers. The sales revenue in the first quarter increased by 6.8% compared to previous years, mainly reflected in export trade and electronic consumer goods accessories.
"The characteristics of the order volume in the electronic consumer goods business are multiple codes, urgent time, and large volume. When multiple customers gather together to ship, it causes a shortage of personnel. During that period, in order to ensure delivery, all employees worked overtime to rush the goods." Ma Chao, the general manager of Weisai Industrial Co., Ltd., introduced to reporters.
According to data released by the General Administration of Customs, in terms of export volume, the export volume of organic silicon in April 2024 was 45698 tons, a year-on-year increase of 47.97%; From the perspective of average export price, the average export price in April 2024 was 2678 US dollars/ton, a year-on-year increase of 18.5%.
From January to April 2024, the cumulative export volume of polysiloxane in its primary form was 167700 tons, an increase of 27.91% year-on-year. The rebound in overseas demand for organic silicon has also strongly supported the overall upward trend of China's organic silicon market in the first half of 2024.
"The phenomenon of explosive orders in the industry can be said to be a bit unexpected, but it is not an exception. China has become the world's largest producer of organic silicon, and price advantage is also a key competitive advantage in attracting orders." Zeng Jianxia, General Manager of Organic Silicon Mall, explained to reporters. Zeng Jianxia has been deeply involved in the organic silicon industry for several years, and her "Organic Silicon Mall" is a new media information platform that gathers over 100000 industry fans.
Regarding this, Ma Chao, the general manager of Weisai Industry, believes that the main reason is that there is a large inventory of upstream raw materials and production cannot be stopped. To deal with inventory, prices need to be reduced. This has led to a decrease in prices for midstream mixed rubber plants and a decline in prices for product factories, providing a good competitive advantage for terminal application sales, which is naturally beneficial for us to promote new products.v