Chaozhou ceramics exports rose contrarian

Published: 16 May 2009 03:03:39

January-February this year, Chaozhou economic operation of the difficulties and challenges facing the obvious increase in exports continue to decline, corporate orders decreased slowdown. Chaozhou City, according to figures released by Statistics Bureau, the city's above-scale industrial added value of 1.52 billion yuan, an increase of 2.3%, compared the province's average growth rate of 1.5 percentage points over the previous year but 1.8 percentage points lower over the same period. Among them, the added value of 370 million yuan ceramics firms, an increase of 6%; export ceramics reached 92.63 million U.S. dollars, representing 4.6 percent increase over the same period last year, becoming a major bright spot. January-February this year, Chaozhou ceramics exports reached 92.63 million U.S. dollars, an 4.6 percent increase over the same period last year, significantly higher than the same period a year ago level and the level in Guangdong Province. One of the most important is the home of the ceramic export, accounting for the same period in Chaozhou ceramics 65.4% of the total export value. EU, the United States and the United Arab Emirates for the Chaozhou ceramics enterprises in major export markets, foreign-invested enterprises and private enterprises are the main force of export.

The face of weak external demand, international trade protectionism is a serious challenge, Chaozhou City in the international financial tsunami ChaoAn on exports enormous pressure of the passive situation, take the initiative for the benefit of an opportunity to unfavorable factors, the effective promotion of foreign trade growth . Long Town, the county commission, the town government to "encourage small workshops to support the size of plants, with more than a little to create a" development strategy of enterprises to vigorously help, guide enterprises to adjust their thinking and expand markets, strengthen the independent innovation and product innovation, enhance the product in the international market competitiveness. January-February, the achievement of 7,546,700 U.S. dollars in export, which was an increase 153.26%. The town under the existing size of the village of Kok Chau 50 ceramic enterprises with certain scale of about 10. One of the two companies a variety of independent innovation vase faceplate new products such as ceramic technology by customers, 1-exports respectively in February which was an increase of 283% and 84%.