Value chain China

ABSTRACT Based on the theory of the system of flame retardant and active explosion suppression used in the South Africa HS mine, three different experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of HS system s explosion suppression. Experimental results show that HS system is of excellent practical effects and reliable safety performance. This system has the ability to cut off chain reactions on gas explosion propagation effectively in a very short time, so as to prevent gas combustion and control gas explosion successfully. Therefore, HS system has tremendous promoting values in China. 

Frederick, S., Gereffi, G., 2011. Upgrading and restructuring in the global apparel value chain why China and Asia are outperforming Mexico and Central America. Int. J. Technol. Learn. Innovation Dev. 4, 67—95. 

One of the first places to look for the move up the value chain is obviously, therefore, the SEZs. But let us first view the evolution of the SEZs in the larger context of China s critically important Five Year Plans . 

In view of these kinds of data, the Chinese authorities have proved themselves quick studies. They understand very well how the rising private sector has taken up the slack from the legacy SOEs. In response, they moved virtually 180 degrees from their early hostility to private enterprise to robust policy support. It is also this support which is critical to China s movement up the value chain, and is the focus of the balance of this chapter. 

We have tried to illustrate how China has successfully moved up the value chain with remarkable speed. Moreover, we have tried to explore the contention that this vast economic achievement has been snpported by two seemingly contradictory sets of circnmstances one is the powerful role of central planning and control, and the other is the meteoric rise of a private sector driven primarily by traditional market forces. It is tempting to digress into the issue of unfair trade and competitive practices fostered by strong central control, but there is much debate on this subject and not the key point here. 

These so-called reactive adhesives comprise only about 5-7% of the total global volume of adhesives. However, they contribute much more than this in sales value, and are the highest value-added and profitable systems in the entire adhesives value-chain. Recent market research studies on the demand for these adhesives in the USA, Europe and China are available [2, 3]. 

The second reason is, as already discussed, that Chinese companies are moving up the value chain veiy fast but prices are not increasing proportionately. Thus there is a growing need W Western companies to expand their China footprint in order to compete both in China and in world markets. If a product is well-differentiated, the company may not have to invest in local added value for a time. Even then, however, local competition must be monitored carefully and the Western company must be able to move quickly when the threat is apparent - or, preferably, before it is apparent. Otherwise, the market for the foreign company in China will rapidly begin to vanish. 

Nevertheless the age-old problem of balancing will not go away. Chlorine cannot be stored so if demand falls there has to be a rate cut eventually or wholesale conversion of EDC back to the 3 cent per pound level. At the other extreme, caustic soda cannot be put into inventory for ever. Caustic soda at the 30 level implies high chlorine values, which implies better use of the chlorine, especially where FICl is a co-product. Again, looking into the future, more isocyanate and epichlorohydrin units will be tagged on to the vinyl chain as is projected for China and Qatar in the twenty-first century. This ought to minimise the amount of co-product caustic produced (see Fig. 1.7). 

Waldron, S., Brown, C. and Longworth, J. 2010. A critique of high-value supply chains as a means of modernising agriculture in China the case of the beef industry. Food Policy, 35, 479-487. 

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