Zhejiang's coating production ranked the third in the country in 2005, and has achieved steady growth for five consecutive years. The member companies of the Zhejiang Coatings Association grew from 13 when the association was founded to 129 at present. With the increase in the coverage of member companies, the influence of the association is also increasing.
Zhang Bo, a painter from Zhoushan, told reporters that he was the factory that was established last year and will be in attendance this year. After becoming a member company, his gain far exceeded expectations. Because they are new, they do not understand many of the procedures for running a company, including environmental assessments, safety assessments, etc., and people in government departments are not familiar with it. They do encounter many difficulties. During this period, the staff of the association gave him great help.
In fact, after the establishment of the Zhejiang Coatings Association, the assistance provided to enterprises was far more than simply answering doubts and making connections, but it has made tangible results in safeguarding the economic order of the industry and safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of its members. For example, in the first half of 2001, the paint market in Zhejiang was turbulent. A large number of low-quality and low-priced products emerged in the market. The operators used unfair methods to conduct vicious competition, which caused a great impact on the paint companies in Zhejiang. The output of large-scale enterprises, especially brand-name products, has continued to decline. The association immediately held a meeting to analyze the reasons for the decline, and promptly submitted to the relevant local government management departments to deal with the paint market to carry out special rectification, this proposal was adopted by the relevant departments. After eight months of special rectification, the Zhejiang paint market has returned to normal. From 2001 to 2004, sales revenue and industrial added value continued to increase at the same time. Also in May of this year, in order to solve the problem of difficult transportation of hazardous chemicals in Jiaxing, the association, under the support of the Provincial Communications Department and the traffic management office of Jiaxing, took the lead in forming and establishing a hazardous chemicals transportation company for coating companies in Jiaxing, effectively relieving The contradiction between transportation of dangerous chemicals in Jiaxing area is difficult.
Chairman of the Zhejiang Coatings Industry Association and Chairman of Hangzhou Paint Co., Ltd. Bao Tianxiong said that after 50 years of development, the paint industry in Zhejiang has achieved great results, but there are also outstanding problems. The scale of the company is small and the level is low. Zhejiang's paint companies are mostly small and medium-sized enterprises. There are only 10 companies with sales of more than 100 million yuan in nearly 1,000 companies. Up to now, there is not yet a Chinese brand name product in Zhejiang paint products. Most of the small enterprises still use traditional coarse production methods to produce waste resources and compete at low prices. This situation is extremely inconsistent with the requirements of social development. As an association, in addition to providing necessary services for member companies, it also assumes the responsibility of regulating the market order of the industry, promoting industrial upgrading, and promoting the sustainable development of the industry. Therefore, the association can be described as a long way to go.
He said that the 20-year growth history of the Zhejiang Coatings Association was not smooth. With the changes in the market environment, people’s attitudes are changing, and the requirements of companies for associations are also changing. The current problems faced by the association are that the industry management relationship has not been straightened out, the legal status of the association is not yet clear, and the association has very limited means in how to more effectively maintain fair competition. It can be said that the association is not enough. Happily, at present, the Zhejiang Provincial Government has started to formulate local regulations on promoting the development of industry associations. The "Promoting the Development of Certain Opinions of the Association" will soon be introduced. By then, the functions and related policies of the association will be more clear, which will greatly promote the development of the association.
Have the status as a unique place—The 20th anniversary celebration of Zhejiang Paint Industry Association reflects the information
On December 20th, the 20th anniversary celebration of the Zhejiang Coatings Industry Association was held in Hangzhou Xiaoshan. The reporter saw representatives from the provincial paint companies and related enterprises outside the province crowding the large conference halls. The lively scene reflected the prosperity of the Zhejiang paint industry from one side, and also reflected the recognition of the association by the companies.