Chinese tire output growth slowed slightly in April

From January to April 2012, the output of rubber tire tires nationwide reached 26,019,770, an increase of 3.85% over the same period of last year, and the growth rate decreased by 3.22 percentage points year-on-year. Among them, the output of radial tyre tires was 1303.7797 million, an increase of 6.8% from the same period of last year, and a decrease of 1.98 percentage points from the growth rate of the same period of last year.

In the month of April, the output of tires made from rubber tires across the country reached 74,247,400, a slight increase of 1.11% year-on-year, and the growth rate was down 0.73% year-on-year. Among them, the output of radial tire tires was 3,676,400, an increase of 9.78% over the previous year, and the growth rate was up 9.16% year-on-year.

From January to April 2011, the top five provinces in terms of rubber tire production in China were:

Shandong Province - In this period, the output of tire casings accounted for 38.52% of the country's total. The output of tires for tires and radial tires was 10,022,200 and 39,349,800 respectively.

Jiangsu Province - In this period, the output of tire casings accounted for 13.5% of the country's total. The output of tires and radial tires were 35,136,700 pieces and 21,688,800 pieces respectively.

Zhejiang Province - In this period, the output of tire casings accounted for 12.16% of the country's total. The output of tires and radial tires were 31,629,500 and 197,900 pieces respectively.

Guangdong Province - In this period, the output of tire casings accounted for 6.87% of the country's total. The output of rubber tires ranked fourth in the country, being 17.781 million. However, the production of tire tires for radial tires was 4.423 million, ranking eighth in the country;

In Tianjin City, the tire casing production in the current period accounted for 4.71% of the country's total. The output of tires and radial tires were 12,26,200 and 6,591,200 respectively.