Fast change of fastener industry industry

Frequent industry support problems

In 2007, Ningbo Fastener Industry Association and Ningbo Donggang, Ningbo Yonggang, Wenzhou Pioneer and other seven companies jointly organized Hebei Xingtai Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. and jointly invested RMB 1 billion to establish Xingtai Ningbo Fastener Co., Ltd. At that time, this project of “creating the largest producer of north fasteners” with the collective strength of Ningbo was referred to by the China Fastener Association as the "Demonstration Project for Fastener Industry Transfer."

"The operation of this project is not satisfactory. At present it has been suspended and the loss is about 100 million yuan." Chen Guanda, deputy secretary-general of Zhejiang Fastener Industry Association, told reporters. It is understood that the reason why Xingtai Ningbo Fastener Co., Ltd. failed to do so was mainly because the local hard environment and soft environment were not ideal.

In recent years, there have been many fastener companies in Zhejiang Province transferred to Jiangxi. At present, there are more than a hundred. According to the reporter's understanding, the industrial parks in Jiangxi have the problem of irrational structure and imperfect industrial chain support.

A person in charge of a Wenzhou company in the Lutian Industrial Park in Xiangyang, Jiangxi Province, told reporters that “it was just beginning to fail to keep up, and electroplating and wire drawing did bring us many problems, which are gradually improving.”

“The upstream and downstream industrial chains here are not compatible. If we like electroplating, we have to pull back to Zhejiang or other remote areas. This cost will be doubling.” said a person in charge of a Wenzhou company in Jiangxi Shangrao Economic and Technological Development Zone.

“A lot of companies expanded and developed in the past few years and went to Jiangxi for many years. At that time, in order to drive labor and fiscal revenue, Wannian County provided free and zero-cost land. However, because of the tight land in Zhejiang Province, many companies are To invest and set up factories at low cost," said Chen Guanda, "but there are also problems with imperfect industry support for tens of thousands of years. Things that need to be dealt with must be returned to Zhejiang, which in turn increases logistics costs."

In addition, the types of transfer of fastener enterprises in Zhejiang are mostly migrated from similar enterprises. Although this can share resources and enhance anti-risk ability, it will inevitably lead to homogenous competition and price competition will be severe.

"Immigration" puzzles
Zhejiang has already established four fastener companies in Anhui and has been developing for about three to four years. Liu Xiaolong, chairman of the Anhui Fastener Industry Association, witnessed the growth of these companies. He also saw the problems faced by "immigration" companies.

“There are three issues in the industrial transfer of enterprises that are worth noting. First, the cultivation of the market after the settlement of the local area is critical; the second is the comprehensive support of wire drawing, surface treatment and packaging. It is very important that many companies have found out that there are many supporting The third problem is whether to adapt to the local environment, mainly to communicate with the local government, whether it can obtain support, establish a good and harmonious relationship, this part of the process will not bring much trouble to the company. When this kind of relationship is not handled properly, people in relevant government departments will make big fuss about the audits. These people start from their own interests and find trouble in various aspects such as taxation, security, and fire fighting, find corporate donations, and even Internal business recruitment, work arrangement and other things to interfere." Liu Xiaolong said.

The fastener industry in Ouhai District of Wenzhou faces the problem of overall relocation. It is understood that several companies have now moved to Lishui Qingtian, but more companies are still looking for suitable "migration places."

Zhou Yanzhu, secretary general of the Bohai Fastener Industry Association, said: “There are three problems with our company’s relocation. First, there are ports in Wenzhou, and raw materials such as steel are transported to the original ecological park through the port. In the long run, transportation costs naturally increase. Second, Wenzhou's industry is well equipped. If you say that a certain part is broken, you can send it within one day. Third, there are electroplating bases in Wenzhou. Other places may not be able to follow these aspects. Wenzhou."

"If you want to survive, you will have to move, otherwise you will die. This is already a question of life and death." Zhou Yanzhu told reporters, "We have the intention to move in the past if we meet the conditions - plating support, transportation To be convenient and logistics should be guaranteed."

However, if companies want to relocate, they will first encounter many problems when they look for a suitable "migration place." Chen Guanda told reporters: “If you choose neighboring provinces, living habits will be closer, cultural and geographical differences will not be great; transportation is also convenient, managers and technicians can send in the past, too far away they do not want to go; and the surrounding Whether the workers in the province are diligent or not, employees in places like Hebei and Guizhou are often reluctant to work overtime. Therefore, considering the culture, management, and costs, the neighboring provinces are relatively better.

At the same time, Chen Guanda also talked about the situation of the fastener industry in Taiwan. There is also a wave of migration. However, their migration is different from that of mainland enterprises.

It has been learned that at the beginning, Taiwan had paid close attention to the vast market and low cost of the mainland region, so they had to invest and set up factories in the mainland. However, the cost of taxes and utilities in the Mainland is almost twice that of Taiwan, and the labor cost is close to that of Taiwan. On the other hand, Taiwanese companies have strong brand awareness and focus on the protection of intellectual property rights, and the mainland is still relatively lacking in this regard. Therefore, Taiwanese companies have chosen to move back. Chen Guanda said: "I obviously feel that the number of enterprises that have moved back in the past two years has obviously increased."

We must be careful about "immigration"

Regarding the topic of industrial transfer, the reporter also interviewed some business leaders who did not migrate, and they also expressed their own opinions.

Chen Zhengliang, general manager of Zhejiang New Oriental Fasteners Co., Ltd., said: “The government supports and encourages some companies to go out. There is an industrial park in Anhui, but we have no one here. Because one side raises one person, you run out of risk. Bigger, there are many uncertainties, such as employees, many different habits."

"Fastener industry is a labor-intensive industry, and recruitment is not difficult. I feel that it is not necessary for the relocation. If the company moves out, it will also create a series of problems. How can the industrial support be solved?" Pinghu Julong Fasteners Co., Ltd. Gu Zhaogen, general manager, said.

According to Zhang Minjia, business manager of Haiyan Sanma Standard Parts Co., Ltd., “I don’t know much about industrial transfer. I would like to have more difficulties for companies that want to do common products. We must consider the transformation and upgrading and consider relocating. However, like three horses, It is a high-strength fastener that has never been involved in the issue of relocation."

In fact, Zhang Minjia's words pointed out a fundamental problem: The current industry shifts of some tight enterprises are actually only expedient measures. Enterprises must develop in a stable and long-term manner. Transformation and upgrading and adjustment of product structure are fundamental.

Wang Wei, president of the Ningbo Fastener Industry Association, said: “In particular, Xingtai Ningbo Fasteners Co., Ltd. is not doing well, so now we are more cautious about investing and setting up factories.” When asked what the association can do for the company. At the time, he bluntly said "no." In fact, whether or not to “immigrant” or “immigrant” success depends on the company itself.

Wang Hao said: "The relocation of enterprises is mainly a policy-level issue. There is a saying called 'opening doors and closing businesses and closing down dogs and dogs'.' This statement does indicate that some enterprises will inevitably encounter problems when investing and setting up factories abroad.