Analysis of the pros and cons of refractory industry developing in Henan

• resource. Henan abundant natural resources refractory materials, in addition magnesia raw materials, other materials varieties, good quality. Henan bauxite reserves amounted to 280 million t, ranking second in the country. In addition, Henan coal, electricity and other energy sufficient, based on a variety of materials fused, synthesis, sintering, homogenizing and other materials has accounted for a large share of the domestic market and exported to Europe, America and Southeast Asian countries enjoy a high reputation. However, raw material mining method behind wasteful mining, mining the rich abandoning the poor, less than 50% recovery of ore mined, serious waste of resources. In the processing of raw materials, the former state-owned mining enterprises have cut everywhere is a small vertical kiln firing process, shoddy, low value-added products.
• the production capacity. After the reform and opening up, the rapid increase in Henan Province, refractory raw materials companies, state-owned, collective, individual launched. In 1993, according to industry statistics, the production of refractory materials about more than 1,000 enterprises, these enterprises under the 15 cities in the metallurgy, building materials, chemical industry, light industry, township collective and individual enterprise systems, the majority located in Longhai, both sides Jiaozhitielu, Beijing-Guangzhou line west region. In recent years, the production capacity is too large, lack of some companies started in Guantingbingzhuan, partially stopped, the individual state-owned enterprises have declared bankruptcy. According to industry estimates, the existing materials and refractory enterprises in Henan Province more than 600 mines, one on the yield, in terms of capacity, still heavily saturated.
  
  Data show that in 1999, Henan Province, three million tons of refractory materials production, production of 2.797 million tons of refractory products, which firebrick 1,944,000 t, unshaped 625,000 tons, 228,000 tons of other products. Thus, a single from the production perspective, the WTO, refractory materials and products export of Henan has a strong strength.
• enterprise scale.  Luoyang, Puyang, Xinxiang, Kaifeng and other places also has a strong focus on corporate strength. While other enterprises, especially small and medium enterprises, technology is weak. A few years ago, companies in different forms in some universities with a refractory professional commissioned training a lot of students, has now become the technology backbone. In recent years, some of the institutions as well as enterprises in Henan Province has trained a lot of talent, but the technology is still far from meeting the needs. After the accession of scientific and technical personnel knowledge requirements will be more stringent, both have a wealth of expertise, but also has a high level of foreign language and are familiar with WTO rules and international economic law. Obviously, the WTO, whether they have talent for business will be the most serious challenge.
• product structure and quality. Henan ordinary products, less quality products, 60% of ordinary clay and high alumina bricks, products similar serious. This situation, largely reducing the output efficiency of existing assets, weakening competitiveness. In recent years, the province exported product quality and international market requirements compared to some unstable products quality, chemical composition, size and appearance can not meet the accuracy requirements. Product packaging and after-sales service, etc.,
  
  there still exist many problems. Thus, after joining the WTO, the country with the same refractory industry in Henan Province, will face the challenges and opportunities coexist. On the basis of resources, production capacity, production costs, Henan has obvious advantages, but the production equipment, product structure, technology and product quality, except for a few companies have the advantage, most small and medium enterprises are relatively worse.