Chinese electric car industry stumble factor analysis

In large cities such as Shanghai, China, do not often see people riding a motorcycle. Subway station or shuttle them around in the streets as the black car drivers, or driving a retro side of the three-wheeled motorcycle, Harley-Davidson car, only to envy in the eyes of pedestrians are met. Part due to their rarity local government policy. For safety and air quality considerations, policies, or prohibit motorcycles on the road, or greatly reduce their number. But another reason is the motorcycle facing very stiff competition, on the one hand from a higher degree of safety bicycle  continue to cause traffic congestion from the other car.
Meanwhile, the electric bike is a lot of bike lanes and took to the streets of China. Although China's bicycle ownership rate is much higher, about $ 470 million, but we can not deny the popularity of electric vehicles. The number of electric cars has been steadily increasing and now has reached 120 million, 5.2 million more than last year.
Now, however, the electric car industry was standing at a crossroads: with a group of similar local industry, which is a highly fragmented and inefficient industry. Moreover, the urgent need to improve the industry needs new markets abroad. And now it is largely dependent on domestic sales. According to the China Bicycle Association's statistics, by 2010 China's electric vehicle production was 29.5 million, including 585,000 for export. "Electric Bicycle Global Report", said the number of electric vehicles sold worldwide, about 29 million, the U.S. and Europe accounted for only 80 000 and 102 million.
Accelerated growth so far, one after another emerging obstacles, limiting the growth of Chinese electric car industry. For example, Shanghai in 1996 to prohibit the use of small gasoline-powered motor. Today, Shanghai street motorcycle or else the internal combustion engine fueled by liquefied petroleum gas, or else out on the floor of the license.
Municipal and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee Professor Cherry that, in addition to many cities ban motorcycles on the road, other factors include the 2003 "SARS", people no longer fear of being infected by bus and the subway; new housing and employment policies for longer distance commuting; the increase in disposable income; road more, and better roads, and so on. Since many people still can not afford a car, electric car into a working-class "Cadillac." This vehicle is equipped with a removable battery, charging at home or the office is very convenient. They are more like small motorcycles, and are classified as non-motor vehicles, so not many cities' Mount limit order "constraints.
Meanwhile, the electric car industry into too many competitors. Chinese electric car manufacturer claims to have more than 2,600, but most just buy from other manufacturers simply assemble the parts. Only 60 or so is the real manufacturer.
Highly fragmented market, general manager of Florida eCycleElectric Consultants Benjamin (Ed Benjamin) said, For this reason, the electric car industry in recent years has been mergers and acquisitions, he predicted it will become a trend. As a veteran of the U.S. bicycle industry, a 30-year veteran, Benjamin said: "I think this will continue until each province of twenty-three large enterprises and small businesses."
Others are not so optimistic. "The current fragmentation of the industry, there are more companies continue (influx)," Business Administration from the University of Tokyo professor Masatoshi Kojima concluded. He is also Creative Management Research Center, University of Tokyo researchers. "The key is to change this situation the need for more Chinese consumers high-quality products, including electric cars." To improve market access.
At least for the vast majority of Chinese electric car manufacturers, the change of power is almost non-existent. Electric vehicles in the domestic market, with very few foreign producers to compete, so the more easier to maintain the status quo, but at least in the short term but also more profitable.
However, like other industries, and China, if the electric car manufacturers not to "value chain" moving upstream and improve product quality, the industry is likely to decline. Benjamin warned. "Quality, in particular, to maintain consistent quality is a big problem." He said. "China has a lot of traders believe that the way to make money is to compress material costs, which leads to low product quality, user dissatisfaction, who is very set in lowering product costs. For Chinese businessmen, this is a good deal."
Duke University Center for Global Change and technology policy analyst Yang said: "There are cultural factors mainland as long as Chinese consumers prefer low-cost rather than quality, the quality of Chinese products will not improve . "
Explore the underlying causes of poor quality job attract foreign customers. "Ready-made, designed for the Chinese electric vehicle market usually does not work," said Cherry, University of Tennessee. "The U.S. side, many companies import the entire cabinet of Chinese electric car, but usually do not meet U.S. safety standards, the quality is low.

Shanghai Volkswagen sold from January to October rose 13.6%

Overall slowdown in the domestic automobile market in the context of Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. has maintained steady growth. According to recently released data show that Shanghai Volkswagen sales in October and then breaking 10 million, up 9.7% compared to same period last year. So far, Shanghai Volkswagen sold from January to October 2011 is over 900,000, breaking the million mark just around the corner.
Volkswagen brand sold 82,075 vehicles in October, up 12.4%: sales of 16,335 vehicles on the Passat family. In September, the new generation Passat introduced a 1.4TSI model, strong power coupled with high fuel economy, energy saving features to consumers by consensus; November, Shanghai Volkswagen will launch a new heavy generation Passat V6 models, more high-end luxury brand image, to form the B-class auto market coverage. TIGUAN way to create a continuous record sales, delivered 13,254 vehicles in October, an increase of 39%, once again become the focus of the SUV market. LAVIDA Sunny on sales of more than 20,000 1-October total sales of nearly 200,000, continues to lead the wave of mainstream family car. POLO A0-class family on the vanguard of the market sold more than 12,000, Shanghai Volkswagen demonstrated the extraordinary brand strength and product quality.
Ministry of Industry recently announced the seventh installment of efficient vehicles to promote the directory, Shanghai Volkswagen's 6 models list. As a positive response to the national "energy saving" the call of the company, Shanghai Volkswagen since 2007 on the implementation of a "powertrain strategy," and for its two brands over a dozen models equipped with the TSI + DSG world's leading gold power combination. The short-listed models, five models equipped with the combination of fuel consumption and emissions will be reduced by 20% or more, to meet the environmental requirements of the community. Selected directory new generation Passat and the Superb Hao Rui is one of the few high-class models. Both cars on behalf of the German Volkswagen and Shanghai Volkswagen repairer advanced technology advanced technology level, to provide consumers with a comfortable, energy-saving and environmentally friendly driving experience, has become the focus of high-class car market. In the future, Shanghai Volkswagen will remain committed to developing and perfecting the concept of environment protection and energy, help the Chinese auto industry to achieve sustainable and healthy development.

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India's consumption increased by 15% Spandex / year
In the second one-day international conference on cowboy, delegates Industrial Co., Ltd. in charge of Indorama Gupta (RD Gupta) President demonstration of the "spandex - growth and application" showing interest.

Spandex is a synthetic, long-chain synthetic polymer which at least 85% of sub-component polyurethane. It is a lightweight fiber used to make stretchable clothing. Initially in the early 1950s produced, spandex initially as a substitute for rubber.

Bayer and DuPont invented spandex, and patented. Later, DuPont industrial production began in the 1960s, Asahi Kasei, Japan has also developed a spinning spandex production technology.

Production of fabrics with spandex with the comfort, anti-wrinkle (woven), the characteristics of flexibility and maintain the shape. It is a wide variety of applications, including swimwear, outerwear / sportswear, underwear, bottom weight fabrics (jeans / suit fabric), the top weight fabric (shirt / blouse) and footwear industries.

In 2010, Asia accounted for nearly 84% spandex production, and the remaining production in the American continent and Europe. China's annual output to 399,000 tons, 575,000 tons of global annual production of nearly 70% spandex.

North American market is the world's largest consumer market in spandex, 53% of the share, followed by Latin America, accounting for 10%, the remaining consumption in Europe, China and other countries. India's use of only 2% of global consumption.

Mr. Gupta said, "but, because of India's GDP growth rate second highest in the world, organized the strong growth in retail and apparel brands, therefore, the amount of annual growth in India 15% spandex, contrast, use of the world spandex annual growth of 7-8%.

He further told, "India is the direct consumption of bare spandex about 6,000 tons per year, all imported, of which 37% were circular knitting machine industry, consumer, followed by spinning consumes 27%, 19% were covered yarn consumption remaining The narrow fabric is consumed.

He added, "spandex fiber is also used in the furniture industry (sofa elastic band), load (vibration ribbon), and underwear, shoes industry, woven elastic tape, stationery and elastic rope - the future will be applied to full braid.

Indorama industrial investment spandex filament is the first Indian company, purchasing, Italy, Japan, China and the equipment in three phases, the use of dry-spinning spandex filaments CP technology to produce an annual capacity of 5,000 tons. Company plans to begin in March 2012 commercial production.

Labor costs has become an unavoidable problem in cotton production

With the recent purchase price of seed cotton, the main producing areas continued to decline slightly, feeling reluctant to sell cotton farmers has increased, especially in Shandong and Henan Yellow River region, by last year'scotton price rise, the recent autumn autumn species and other factors, farmers sell greatly reduced the enthusiasm of cotton. The mainland's largest cotton-producing regions in Shandong, until early November, although the progress of the cotton harvest has reached 95%, but only 10% of the acquisition schedule, slow degree rarely seen in history. Processing enterprises in the province is currently a major acquisition, Hebei and Tianjin provinces substandard cotton farmers of the purchase price of the current four-something difficult to identify, have chosen to stop selling the sidelines.

Objective analysis, the current purchase price is significantly below last year's high point during the 7 yuan / kg and the average price of 5.3 yuan / kg, but still at historically high range, but by the national standard lint 19,800 yuan / ton price support purchasing and storage, levels in most areas, the price of seed cotton lint better still 4.2-4.3 yuan / kg, relatively strong resilience. However, I found the survey, the current of the main factors affecting farmers sell cotton cost is increased, the rise in labor costs which is an unavoidable problem, with the last two years of rising wage migrant workers, farmers and workers management, harvesting and other expenses of the increase in cotton production labor costs, and high opportunity cost of cotton, as cotton farmers measure inputs and outputs, have to be concerned with the number one issue.

First, labor costs, loss of large farmers in general. According to the author of the survey about cotton in Shandong Province, the province this year generally yields about 420 pounds, due to continuous rainfall in September, the main grade of cotton fell to four from three, lint percentage concentrated in the 37-38%, the current purchase price In the 3.9-4.0 yuan / kg, calculated accordingly cotton income per mu in 1660 yuan. Costs, this year's package to cost 450 yuan / mu, picking costs from last year's 0.6 yuan / kg rose to 1.1 yuan / kg, mu pick up cost expenditure is around $ 460, plus the physical and chemical costs 500 yuan / mu, without calculation of employee cost in the case, the total cost has reached 1400 yuan. According to labor about 20 per working day, $ 60, this expenditure of 1200 yuan, the total cost of 2600 yuan per mu, cotton losses foregone conclusion. Recently, the province of individual large cost savings, do not want workers picking, resulting in moral courage nor the cotton harvest to frost hit the newspapers reported.

Second, the small family farmers and migrant workers will be compared to cotton, cotton income in total household income declined. In the past, cotton cultivation, small farmers rarely calculate their cost of labor, but wages continued to rise with migrant workers, migrant workers, cotton appears to be negligible relative to income, farmers pay more attention to the opportunity cost of cotton. Income per mu in accordance with the cotton, small farmers the cost of 550 yuan per mu materialized, not counting their own labor, cotton income of 1,000 yuan per mu is about two or three acres of land for one year the total income of only 23 thousand dollars. The average daily wages of migrant workers is 100 yuan low, high then two or three hundred, cotton income is less than a year of hard work in January revenue, cotton income share of total household income dropped significantly. With the recent cotton fell no blame, no one is altogether a number of plots pick pick cotton, farmers take the initiative to give up a piece of income. Wu Dezhou main producing areas in the County, this year's wheat farmers select the pull more and more cotton seed, cotton and money, their effort, as planting a high degree of mechanization, subsidized food. Labor prices, and even more can not be achieved on the mechanization of cotton production has a serious impact on crop production.

Third, expand the machine Pick the mainland areas, can not avoid the labor costs. Labor costs, both under inflation and the impact of price hikes, but also the social and economic development, the inevitable disappearance of the demographic dividend process. The current increase in labor costs has been in the downstream textile and apparel manufacturing sector fully revealed, is the manufacturing sector can not avoid reality. In agricultural production, with urbanization, if the prices of agricultural products is difficult to rise, or state the lack of adequate and effective agricultural production and support of those labor-intensive, difficult to achieve mechanization of crops farmers will first be discarded. In mid-October, the province of Shandong Binzhou spot cotton harvest mechanization held Zhanhua County, Xinjiang cotton picker was demonstrated to improve aspects of the mechanization of cotton picking, the issue is urgent, relevant departments will increase future harvesting machinery priority list.

Australia China Textile and Garment Exhibition held

Eleventh Australia China Textile and Garment Exhibition 22-24 at the Sydney International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The exhibition by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and Jiangsu Provincial People's Government jointly organized by China Textile Import and Export Chamber of Commerce and Jiangsu Provincial Department of Commerce hosted. Textile and apparel in the current show, over 210 exhibitors, exhibition area of 5,000 square meters, the exhibits include clothing, fabrics, home textiles, clothing accessories, garment accessories, shoes and hats etc..

China Textile Import and Export Chamber of Commerce, Wang Yu, vice president, said at a news conference in recent years, textile and apparel trade between China and Australia, the rapid growth of bilateral trade volume in 2001 to less than $ 1.15 billion development in 2010 to 37.9 billion U.S. dollars, 10 years, an increase of 2.3 times the average annual increase of 12.7%. In addition to the global financial crisis in 2009 affected by the slight decline, year after year of growth. Currently, Australia is China's tenth largest textile and apparel trade partner, ninth largest export market. Textile and apparel trade in Australia Australia's total trade accounted for about 4%.

Wang Yu said, according to Chinese Customs statistics, in the first three quarters, the Australian bilateral textile and apparel trade volume exceeded $ 3.4 billion, up 23.4% over last year, of which China exported $ 3.39 billion to Australia, up 23.5%; Chinese imports from Australia $ 12 million, essentially flat with last year. Expected annual textile and apparel trade in Australia is expected to reach $ 4.5 billion high.

Japanese trading companies of the garment manufacturing industry contracted

Japanese trading companies and garment manufacturers from Japan, SPA, discount stores and other clothing contract these companies planning overseas manufacturing operations. Not only is the production, planning, design contract by the trading companies are also many examples. By the Japanese consumer downturn, the scale of the contracting business is shrinking. Retail and apparel industry in order to arouse consumer desire to begin work towards low-price goods, which the contracting business to bring trading revenue pressure. Resistance in this kind of measures taken before trading it?

Itochu Textile Company is responsible for contracting business sector, while the reduction of funding through the "planning proposal to strengthen the power" to achieve revenue growth. 95% of sales in the textile industry sewn products produced by the residential contracting business to achieve gold property although the reduction in income, but the ROA (total assets OPE) will be increased by 0.3 percentage points to 8.2%. The company's corporate Shanghai China Sumikin Bussan's fiber business (sales of about 25 billion yen) are sewn through the sale of products for the Chinese domestic production contracting business on the right track, is to "complete physical benefits" to change.
Professional textile trading company is also working. MORIRIN Although the company's fiber-related business revenue, but sales of sewing products from the previous year's 33.8 billion yen to 34.8 billion yen to expand. Sales, gross profit margins also increased by 1 percentage points to 15.1%. The company's logistics network in China clothing on the Heisen billion organize the logistics company to promote the reform to make a contribution. YAGI's sewn products division's sales rose 3.6 percent to 709 billion yen. Through all the company's marketing departments using the specified shipping company, the designated flights, reduced logistics costs, achieved revenue growth.
Beijing Olympic Games to be held in August last year until contract cause of many trading companies have pointed out that the Chinese have been busy since leaving the sewing factory orders decline and China's ability to labor costs rise. But since September, Lehman Brothers incident, so no opinion on the basic. With the appreciation of the yen, many Japanese trading companies are contracted to improve the business sewn products manufacturing profitability.
In addition, the reduction of logistics costs to improve profitability is the reason. MORIRIN companies and Toshima company, and so Tamura horse company set up in China's logistics network dedicated to the delivery window to China to Japan to the network intensive. Sumikin Bussan Corporation and tag manufacturers TOSIBATEC company, retail clothing FLANDRE production company teamed up to conduct the cause of Japanese Economy and Industry commissioned the "fiber field tag empirical experiment." Purpose is to establish the future use of electronic tags sewn products production contract type business model.
To further cut costs, but also appeared to be commissioned intensive sewing factory movement. Marubeni to focus 150 sewing factory commissioned to 90, the main business focus to the knitted fabric varieties shirt, shirts, uniforms and other five species.
Build a new production base in Southeast Asia trends
The use of EPA, to further cut costs
Japanese trading companies hear frequently from "sewing factory in China has come to an end out with high-tech capabilities of the plant stayed." "China also wanted to build for the domestic sales of own brand sewing factory, want to help them build brands, create new business", some trading companies have been very positive.
Even so, the trading company's line of sight is not only focused on China. Although as long ago emphasized "ChinaPlusOne" production base reduces the need for trading, but many are still trading company entirely focused on the production base in China, a country concerned.
The cost of production is the trading company was forced to further cut production base to explore the reasons for the new. In Japan, Aeon and Ito-Yokado and other discount stores for the center, clothing price war is continuing. Shopping centers and department stores have begun to expand low-cost goods. U.S. apparel specialty stores "Forever21" visit Tokyo • Harajuku, Japan began a strong sense of garment retail industry "low price" is the key word about clothing sales.
Trading of the contract will need to address the cause of responsible retail industry awareness of this change. So far, many varieties of small batch production capability sharpening will be well received, but as more and more of the trading companies have this capability, it has gradually become a "well deserved capacity."
In this business environment, the use of EPA (Economic Partnership Agreement) in Southeast Asia set a new trend is to strengthen the production base.
SUMITEXINTERNATIONAL SUMMITGARMENTSAIGON company in Vietnam (SGS) yield the. The use of SGS Company, to the wholesale department stores as the main object to provide men's and women's clothing manufacturer's production, and remains full operational status. Nomura Trading Company invested in the company's Vietnam plant began producing female suit. NI Teijin Shoji also enhanced the company's production in Vietnam, the women dress production gradually, from China to Vietnam. Chori companies from Japan and Europe to provide yarn factory in Vietnam, producing 14 to 18 gauge sweater. Toyota Tsusho Corporation in Thailand through legal, started production in Bengal uniform.

Thailand imported 150,000 tons of feed wheat in Australia

Feed processors in Thailand this week to buy 150,000 tons from January to February schedules feed wheat in Australia, Malaysia For hunting could lift 60,000 tons of corn.
Comprehensive news media on November 17, feed processors in Thailand to buy 150,000 tons sailing this week's Australian feed wheat from January to February, while the Malaysian food processors in the market hunting could lift 60,000 tons of corn arrive early next year.
Taiwan has imported 55,000 tons of soybeans in Brazil, and Indonesia is seeking for shipment of Australian wheat in February.
"Feed processors are active, when the feed wheat prices much lower than corn, which is plausible," said a trader in Singapore said. "Thailand, Vietnam and South Korea are looking for market supply."
Sent to Thailand, Australia $ 265 a tonne feed wheat, cost and freight (C & F) basis, the South American corn price close to $ 320 per ton.
South Korea's two feed processing enterprises to cost and freight (C & F) price per ton price of $ 259.89 to buy 55,000 tons of feed wheat, respectively.
They added that the first time for delivery on December 28-January 16, the second time for wholesale goods December 28 to January 24.
Vietnam last week purchased 60,000 tons of feed wheat shipped in January, C & F price range of $ 265-270 per tonne, traders said, adding that the material in the coming weeks in January shipment of soybean meal hunting could lift .
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Shipped to Southeast Asian countries of India, the cost plus freight price of soybean meal (C & F) at $ 375-380 a tonne, the Argentine soybean meal shipments to 410-415 U.S. dollars.
South Korea's main feed Group (South Korea''s Major Feedmill Group) bought 70,000 tons of U.S. corn, and two ships of 55,000 tons of optional origin corn.
In the milling wheat market, including Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia as far as most of Southeast Asia and the buyer ordered the cargo in January.
European traders said, Taichung, Taiwan Branch Breakfast Soybean Procurement Association on Thursday at the end of the tender to buy 55,000 tons of soybeans in Brazil.
Traders said the seller of said Cargill, from the Brazilian port of shipment date for December 27, 2011 to January 10, 2012.
Asian grain buyers will pay close attention to the debt crisis of European progress, dragged down by the European debt crisis, including agricultural products (14.56, -0.06, -0.41%) market, including global market conditions.
CBOT wheat and corn futures fell for a second day Thursday as the market slowdown in demand for U.S. grain and worried about the debt crisis out of control.
U.S. grain and soybean export sales report will be released later on Thursday, expected to provide the market with price guidelines.

Singapore's first ship built heavy lift air cushion barge

Singapore Hovertrans Solutions Ltd. recently completed the first modular heavy lift air cushion barge fleet. The air cushion barge 34 meters long, 17 meters wide, a payload of 50 tons. Because a flying height of 1.8 meters, so the air cushion barge can sail the high sea conditions and can overcome the obstacles on the land. With conventional high-speed hovercraft is not the same as the air cushion barge is steel, so the need for the oil and gas industry strength. The air cushion barge is at a temperature as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius cold weather operation and design. The air cushion barge in the pond, wetlands, tundra, ice, dry rivers and shallow water transport heavy cargo or equipment, can be used for oil and gas exploration and development of remote oil and gas fields. The air cushion barge is also used to co-operate in environmentally sensitive areas trade.

WTO agreed to consider punishing a currency manipulator？

Brazil's trade minister said, WTO has agreed to consider the proposals, the imposition of penalties for currency manipulation, may be discussed in the next year, WTO has agreed to consider the proposals, the imposition of penalties on a currency manipulator, possibly next year be discussed.

Brazil's trade department, said 14 local time, the World Trade Organization (World Trade Organization, referred to as WTO) has agreed to consider the recommendations of Brazil, seeking to increase trade volume by manipulating the exchange rate of the national implementation of the punishment, the issue may be discussed in 2012 .

Brazil's trade department spokesman in an e-mail response to questions, said: "WTO has agreed to debate, which could be completed in 2012." WOT Brazil in September to make the exchange rate, saying the existing unfair competition in a variety of treatment the exchange rate mechanism can not be solved in recent months and emerged in recent years, sharp fluctuations.

Brazil's Trade Minister Fernando • Pimengteer (Fernando Pimentel) Local 13, an event in Rio de Janeiro, told reporters that Brazil's proposal would allow WTO members retaliation and lead to an artificially low exchange rates of countries in international trade imbalances.

In early 2011, a lot of hot money into Brazil, the South America's largest economy, prompting the Government to take measures to limit capital inflows, but overall, the Brazilian currency can still float.

Pimengteer said the proposal is not for the Chinese yuan. RMB exchange rate regime based on market supply and demand with reference to a basket of currencies, a managed floating exchange rate system. In almost all products, China is now Brazil have become major competitors.

The effectiveness of U.S. trade protection in the ascendant in doubt TPP

When last year's APEC informal summit decided to TPP at this year's summit will become an important issue of time, when most people are or are not aware of TPP in the media today will become a major topic, or a major issue.
This issue is very clear is led by the United States, the original is composed of four small, they developed a high degree of free-tradeagreement, now mastered by the United States the right to speak, and the United States is very obvious to be aggressive in the Pacific Rim China did not want to participate in building a free trade system.
Had such a free trade system, who are willing to participate and who are willing to organize, this is no problem, the problem is its name, the Pacific Rim, Pacific Rim such a free trade system, if the lack of the world's largest exporter, is missing the most important Asia-Pacific one of the economies of China, it also called the circum-Pacific strategic Economic such a system?
U.S. trade protectionism, can be said in the ascendant. The U.S. economy, particularly its ability to export significantly in a recession. In this case, the United States is probably more politically, up from strategic considerations, to build such a TPP, TPP, and this is obviously that China should be excluded.
Therefore, it appears to be menacing, but the United States have the ability to do this? There may exclude China, a leading a Pacific Rim free trade system? I think there is a big question there, America's own economy, its own some of the economic structural problems, are not able to solve, how to organize a possible exclusion of China, and the so-called free trade system. Of course, this is for a new challenge to China.

Multi-pronged moderate Cuban government will "let go" economic

Ancient of the central organ, "Granma" message that being laid off does not mean that these people will be unemployed this. Most of them will continue in the current work, but the government will no longer be their employer. Such as taxi drivers, hairdressers will become self-employed. The Government also encourages others start or change jobs.
Early 1959, Cuba started to implement the communist system, the state monopoly of economic activity in more than 90%, 85% of the people in the public sector. The early 1990s, Cuba began to systematically carry out small-scale reform and opening up to address the shortage of food supply, foreign exchange shortage.
After 10 years of hard work, Cuba's economy is gradually recovering. However, due to accompanying a widening gap in income distribution, unemployment and other negative phenomena, the Cuban government in the beginning of this century has slowed down the process of reform and opening up, leading to economic stagnation in many conditions. • the current leader Raul Castro came to power, re-adopted a series of quite effective reform measures that the Government should moderate "let go" economy to the individual. In an interview with Gu Bala United States news agency, he said, his goal is to reduce the "overload" government salary, and promised "no one (in the economic reform process) has been 'left out'."

There will be trade deficit for China in 2012

The trade surpass decreased in september, and it is two month decrease in the row, the trade surpass in september is USD14.5 billion, USD17.8 billion in Augest, and 31.5 billion in July, it dropped 50% in three monthes, the export with EU has dropped to the lowest in the 6 monthes, according to the China Custom.
In the third quarter of this year, China trade has sognificantly dropped, and there are some elements bring the uncertianty to the China trade, the poor performance of world economics and the appriciating currency both will limit the China export development.
The weak world economic bring down the foreign buying ability, the China export deals have dropped a lots during september and october, China export companies face serious difficulty; And there is likely to be trade deficit for China, which is the first time in 20 years.

Cotton Price falling does not help the export

The contton export deal droped by 21.7% in the 110^th Canton Trade Show comparing to the former one, although the contton price falt 40%, according to the Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Commerce.
The major reason for the decreasing contton export deal is the weakening foreign demand for the cotton,the number of buyer in the trade show is 60160, 3% lower than the former one; The major market for Qingdao contton export are Euro and US, according the current economic situation in this region, so the trade show’s buyers are majorly return customer, new customers were rarely paticipating, and the over supply causes contton price competiton badlly, which all rises the buyers attention when they make decision for the purchases.
The raw material price droped significantly, which also brings the contton price down by 40%; But, the buyers were all putting offers with really low price in the trade show, together with China currency appriciating, labor cost rising, and the high stock cost, so the both buyer and supplier can hardly make the deal.
Meanwhile, other developing countries also take the share of the market,such as India,Vietnam, buyers from developed countries are looking for the new suppliers form these countries instand China’s supplier. 

China’s International Trade Still Looking Good Next Year

In 2012,the China’import and export increasing rates will both be above 10%, the export will reach 3.8 trillion, According to the forecast from Chinese Ministry of Commerce, International Trade and Economic Cooperation Research Institute.
 
Although,the world economics is still being negetively affeacted by the Euro debat crisis,according to the experiences in 2008-09 global financial crisis and the China’s exporting real condition, the foundation of China’s export is the low level technology daily need product, so the crisis will not have too much impact on it, meanwhile, China government is promoting the import, so the trading surpass will be narrowing.   

Currently, China’s international trading companies facing negetive impact from rising price of raw material, labor cost, appricating currency.., but still there are many mutinational companies like to have the production in China, and China still is the supplier of world, and China’ export is fastly recovering from the 2008-09 finacial crisis.  

The latest data from China Custom, by the end of Octobar, China’s import and export have reached 3 trillion this year, the highest in the history, so China’s import and export gain the upgoing trend again, the increasing is foreseeable for 2012.

October trade or decreased

General Administration of Customs import and export data will be released in October. Previously widely believed, given the current international and domestic economic situation, China's exports likely to fall in the fourth quarter. Therefore, as the first month of the fourth quarter of this year's foreign trade data, both to reflect the latest trends in import and export, or provide policy direction for the pulse basis, are particularly critical.
However, although the data has not been officially released, from the Minister of Commerce Chen Deming in his speech a few days ago already reflects. Chen Deming has received in Cannes, France surplus and foreign media to respond to questions that "from January to October this year, more than 24% growth in trade, the surplus has decreased by 15%."
Prior to Customs data show that from January to September this year, China's foreign trade value of $ 2.67744 trillion, up 24.6 percent over last year. $ 107.1 billion trade surplus narrowed 10.6%. September month, China's import and export value of $ 324.83 billion, of which exports $ 169.67 billion, up 17.1%; imports 155.16 billion U.S. dollars, up 20.9%; trade surplus of 14.51 billion U.S. dollars, narrowed 12.4%.
Reporters rough calculation, China's import and export value in October month is about $ 290.4 billion, a surplus of about $ 18.5 billion, while exports and imports have both decreased. This is not surprising. On Friday from the 110th Canton Fair closed the news conference, showed that European and American buyers to be increased, but the wait inquiry more than the actual turnover of the Spring Fair this year (below) decreased by 19% and 24% .
In contrast, Japan's demand for the release after the earthquake, to be buyers and turnover increased by 29% and 28%. India, Russia, Brazil and other emerging economies, turnover growth of 9%. Africa, Asia, Latin America and other potential market turnover increased by 39%. Order by emerging market growth, the Canton Fair total export turnover of $ 37.9 billion transactions, a slight increase of 3%.
Expert analysis, the current international economic environment is becoming more and more severe. U.S. and European economies, the pattern of weak growth, there is no signs of improvement, the European debt crisis on China's exports is likely to continue to ferment in the future, even more negative impact on China's exports significantly. Secondly, although the order growth in Asia, but the risk of emerging market demand the early fall, is expected to post on China's exports will be less pulling power. Downside risks to the fourth quarter of this year, imports and exports increased.
Chen Deming said in Cannes, France, China will import this year, about 1600 to 1700 billion U.S. dollars of goods, the next five years, China's total imports will exceed $ 10 trillion, is expected to become the world's largest market. He also expects full-year surplus has dropped significantly. He also pointed out that the current RMB exchange rate basically in a reasonable range. China's trade surplus to GDP ratio of just over 1 percentage point, if the transaction with international capital, the international balance of payments surplus to GDP ratio is far less than 3%.
According to the National Customs import and export monitoring and warning system predicted value of China's foreign trade this year will be over 3.5 trillion U.S. dollars, an increase of 19%. Annual trade surplus of about $ 170 billion, essentially flat or slightly lower than in 2010, the balanced development of import and export situation will not change.

Singapore solar floating island

Singapore Economic Development Board has announced plans next year in the western region of dengue solar floating island water reservoir pilot project, completed in 2013.

According to reports, the so-called "photovoltaic" is the solar energy directly into electrical energy as a power generation system. While the solar cell plate installed in the reservoir surface, because the reservoir water is fresh water, no waves, the construction of solar energy than the floating island in the sea level much easier. Plans to build floating islands in the dengue solar PV will cost S $ 11 million (about 55 million yuan), will be able to provide 2 megawatts of electricity. In terms of monthly consumption of 400 kilowatts of energy to calculate, dengue solar floating island for 450 living in the four-room HDB households electricity for one month.

According to Singapore, said dengue is solar floating island floating island Southeast Asia, the first solar project, Singapore will pilot this project, solar water floating island to explore whether the limited land in Singapore to further develop new energy sources.

The pilot project will also explore the establishment of solar plate in the water difficulty, and the costs and benefits of these devices and so on. In addition, such a floating island for the reservoir will be and what impact the surrounding environment, but also one of the study.

In general, solar floating island not only the rational use of land resources, can reduce water evaporation. In addition, it is the shelter in the water can reduce the growth of algae, while a lower temperature will also help improve the efficiency of electricity production floating island.

Singapore Economic Development Board officials believe that clean energy development in Singapore has a strategic significance, not only can reduce dependence on traditional energy sources, but also to further economic growth. The official 2015, Singapore's clean energy industry will employ 7,000 employees, the creation of gross domestic product will reach S $ 1.7 billion. If the pilot project is successful, Singapore will further consider expanding the scope of use, but also in the construction of other reservoirs floating island project.