The plate processing industry has a strong demand and a bright future?
The plate is light in weight, high in strength, beautiful, easy to process, and has low processing energy consumption. It is a renewable and recyclable green material and biological resource among the four major materials in the world today (steel, cement, plate, plastic). With the increasing depletion of non-renewable resources, the irreplaceability of plate is becoming more and more obvious.
Since the reform and opening up, China's plate processing industry has developed rapidly and has become the main base for wood processing and wood products production in the world, and it is also the main exporter of wood products processing. It is also one of the largest plate purchasers in the world, and the consumption of artificial boards, furniture, flooring and other products ranks among the top in the world.
After continuous development, China's sheet metal processing industry also presents the following characteristics:
First, the transition from rough processing to deep processing has enhanced the development momentum. After facing the severe challenges of loose rough processing and low value-added production methods, enterprises began to change their development ideas, increase investment in new product development, and transform from rough processing to deep processing. Continuously improve the technical content and added value of products, increase product market share and competitiveness, and enhance the driving force for enterprise development.
Secondly, although the sheet metal processing industry has made significant progress, its development process inevitably involves resource and environmental issues, ecological impacts and economic development issues. Due to resource and environmental issues, China's per capita sheet metal share is relatively low, and the severe shortage of resources makes it a country with poor sheet metal resources, which has a negative impact on the subsequent development of the sheet metal processing industry. In response, China has to increase its imports. In 2017, the total amount of imported panels (logs + sawn timber, original panels) exceeded 100 million cubic meters, reaching 108.497 million cubic meters; from January to July 2018, the cumulative import of panels was 65.98 million cubic meters, and it is expected to exceed 110 million cubic meters for the whole year.
Downstream industry demand remains strong
The downstream industries of the sheet metal processing industry include real estate, building decoration, wooden furniture manufacturing, cultural and educational office supplies, and musical instrument manufacturing. The demand of downstream industries affects the development prospects of the sheet metal processing industry. In the long run, the potential demand of the downstream industries of sheet metal processing remains strong, and the sheet metal processing industry still has considerable room for development. For example, the wooden furniture manufacturing industry is one of the main downstream industries of the sheet metal processing industry, and there is a certain demand for various products such as wood, artificial boards, veneers, fiberboards, etc. In recent years, the urbanization process has accelerated, and the demand for household products has continued to increase. The consumption potential of users is also constantly being explored and improved. The continued release of market demand for wooden furniture will further promote the development of the board processing industry.
In addition, the continuous improvement of product technology content is also an important factor in the development prospects of the board processing industry. The application of electronic computers has played an important role in the innovation of wood technology, the transformation of the wood processing industry system, and the development of wood-based panel production technology and processes.
