“The world economy is weak impact on the global leather industry . Production of low-end products in foreign markets of China Leather core competitiveness continues to decline .” China Leather Association, honorary president Zhang Shuhua recently in the 21th China ( Xinji ) International Leather Expo site as representation .
Zhang Shuhua , said Chinese leather industry mainly in the low-end products mainly twenty years, with cheap raw materials, labor form a low price product advantages in the international market to obtain a certain market share. But with the weak economic situation in recent years , international trade barriers , RMB appreciation, rising labor costs and a shortage of labor resources and other factors threatening the survival and development of China’s leather industry , “Made in China ” in the global market share rapidly declined.
China Leather Association data show that in 2012 China ‘s leather industry profits fell year on year last year , slower than 15% decline in the proportion of export value , export growth continued to decline to less than 10%.
Zhang Shuhua believe that in the international market , the low-end products are synonymous with Chinese leather . China Leather want to change the existing living conditions : You must change the development model , and gradually with more mid-level brand products into the international wholesale fields. The only way to obtain the further development of China’s leather .
