Speaking of rubber products, they are almost ubiquitous and involve all fields. In daily life, we often encounter various types of rubber tires, such as car tires, truck tires, and new types of tires for shared bicycles. Among tire brands, Bridgestone, Michelin, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, German Horse, and so on are familiar. Of course, they are also among the top ten tire brands in the world.
2017 Tire Enterprise Ranking
There are two tire companies in China that rank in the top ten, namely Zhengxin International and Hangzhou Zhongce. However, strictly speaking, Pirelli, ranking fifth, is also a Chinese company. ChemChina acquired the Italian company in 2015.
Although two Chinese companies have squeezed into the top ten, there is a significant gap in sales compared to the size of tire giants.
2017 ranking of non tire rubber products
Let's take a look at the top 10 global non tire rubber products in 2017
Non tire rubber products are mainly divided into the automotive industry and others (including conveyor belts, transmission belts, rubber hoses, sealing products, molded products, rubber metal bonding products, rubber rollers, and shoe sole materials, etc.).
ContiTech, a subsidiary of Continental Germany, continued to rank first in non tire rubber product sales with $5.61 billion.
Elmar Degenhart, Chairman of Continental Germany, stated that Continental Germany will continue to maintain its industry leading position through investment and acquisitions. In the next five years, ContiTech is expected to increase its sales to 10 billion euros. ContiTech has restructured the conveyor belt industry with a new strategy of shifting the focus of growth to industrial conveyor belts and placing greater emphasis on providing high-quality digital services to end users.
analysis
By comparing the two rankings, it can be found that many names appear repeatedly, such as Continental AG, Sumitomo, Bridgestone, etc., and some other enterprises are not listed one by one. In fact, tires and non tire rubber products are interconnected, both of which are rubber products. The key technology lies in the rubber performance formula and rubber material production process. Compared to tires, non tire rubber products have a wide range of applications, requiring more performance of rubber and higher comprehensive technology research and development capabilities for enterprises.
Among the top 10 non tire rubber products, Bridgestone and Sumitomo Rubber Industries are mainly engaged in tires and also produce non tire rubber products; Mainland China and Treburg focus on the development of both tire and non tire rubber products; Enterprises mainly engaged in industrial rubber products, sealing, transmission, and rubber hoses include four companies: Friedenberg, NOK, Gates, and Parker; There are two companies specializing in automotive rubber parts, namely Hutchinson and Cooper Standard Automotive Parts.
Rubber Hose If further subdivided into the rubber hose business, then Hutchinson, Friedenberg, and Cooper's standard automotive parts mainly focus on the automotive rubber hose business; Sumitomo and Bridgestone mainly use hydraulic hose; Continent ContiTech, Gates Group, Treburg, and Parker Hannifin are highly comprehensive rubber hose product enterprises, with products covering automotive hose, hydraulic hose, industrial hose, marine hose, and so on.
I believe everyone already has an answer in their minds on how to choose a rubber hose brand.
Among the top 10 global non tire rubber products in 2017,
Hebei Yuanbai Technology Co., Ltd.