Gum rosin China Industry Research Report

Pine resources in China are abundant with over 32.82 million hectares of pine growing areas with a total stock of around 1,500 million cubic meters of live pines. Pine available for tapping accounts for 20% of total growing areas. The major pine growing areas are found all over the country especially in the provinces of Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Hunan and Hubei. There are 6 kinds of pines for tapping in China, and they are Masson pine, Burma pine, Szemao pine, Latteri pine, Slash pine and Caribbean pine. The output of oleoresin from Masson pine ranked the most in China, accounting for about 90% of the total oleoresin output. The price of oleoresin is deeply influenced by the season. Generally speaking in April and May when the tapping of oleoresin just starts, the purchasing price of oleoresin is high, and it will decrease and keep stable from June to September. In October the purchasing price will decrease further, and the lowest price will appear in December. In recent years the output of oleoresin increased rapidly with the average annual growth rate of 8.5% in the past 5 years, and it reached 1,010kts in 2006. In 2006, the output of gum rosin broke history record, reaching 749,000 tonnes, and increasing by 108,300 tonnes with the annual growth rate of 16.90% compared to that in 2005. What are the reasons for the production increase in 2006? Gum rosin is mainly consumed in adhesive, paint & coating, batik, rubber, paper, food and ink industry etc. And gum rosin consumption in China has been increasing very rapidly in the past few years with the average annual growth rate of 10.7% in 2002-2006. In 2006, China consumed about 303,052 tonnes of gum rosin, about 40.5% of the total gum rosin output in China. Which industry is the largest consumption field of gum rosin in China before 2005? And which is the largest consumption field of gum rosin in China at present? Through survey, CCM found 130 active rosin producers with the output of over 1,000 tonnes in 2006. And their total output in 2006 was 717,100 tonnes, accounting for 95.74% of the total rosin output in China. Besides, CCM provides you an insightful analysis on other following aspects: - Consumption patterns of gum rosin in China in 2002-2006 - Introduction to derivatives industry and main derivatives of gum rosin in China - Problems existing in gum rosin industry in China - Involvements and achievement of multinational corporations - Competitive landscape - Key factors and driving forces of the development of gum rosin in China - Future forecast on gum rosin in China in the next 5-10 years