近年美国染料工业概况

美国染料工业持续下滑,染料产量由2000年的16.6万吨下降到2003年的11.9万吨,占世界染料总量的9.7%,生产的染料有24%出口;其价格连续走低;染料的消费量也逐年下滑,2003年的表观消费量为18.4万吨,折百约为13.2万吨,消费量为世界消费总量的12.7%,其中进口量超过50%,在进口染料中超过40%来自中国和印度。在美国进行化学合成的染料只有酸性和活性,其余均为进口原染料进行加工或商品化,占染料生产量的75%～80%。经过6年的分化重组,美国染料生产商的主体是德司达、汽巴和科莱恩等跨国公司。纺织印染工业萎缩和进口冲击、染料产品利润空间的急剧缩小、环境因素是造成美国染料工业不景气的主要原因。

The General Situation of the U.S. Dyestuff Industry in Recent Years

The U. S. dyestuff industry remained declining in recent years, the total turnout dropped to 119 thousand tons in 2003 from 166 thousand tons in 2000, about 9.7% of the world market share, and 24% of dyes was exported. The price also kept dropping and the consumption of dyestuffs was decreasing too, the apparent consumption in 2003 was 184 thousand tons, about 132 thousand tons of 100% product. The consumption was 12.7% of the world total consumption, 50% of them was imported. 40% of the imported dyes came from China and India. None of the dyes was produced by chemical synthesis in the United State except the acid and reactive dyes, others were all the imported dyes and were to be formulated and commercialized, the amount would be about 75%-80% of the turnout. After being reformed during a period of 6 years the major dye suppliers in the U.S. market are DyStar, Ciba and Clariant. The U.S. dyestuff industry was on a significant decline, mostly due to the dramatic downturn in the textile dye segment, the impact of increasing dye imports, the sharp reduction in the profits of dyes and also the environmental factors.