Laizhou is one of the gathering places for the brake disc industry in China, with world brake disc manufacturing looking at China and Chinese brake discs looking at Shandong. Shandong is mainly concentrated in the urban areas of Yantai, Laizhou, and Longkou. Yantai is mainly composed of large enterprises such as resorts. The annual output value of Longkou brake disc enterprises is around 100 million. There are about 100 brake disc production enterprises in Laizhou, and very few have an actual annual output of over 10000 tons. Small enterprises are relatively concentrated.
Since the implementation of environmental protection policies, every small enterprise has invested one or two million yuan in upgrading and renovation. The equipment investment level is low, and the cost cannot be reduced. The market competitiveness is poor, and there is investment waste. At present, investing more than 10 million yuan in an advanced production line can meet the output of more than ten small enterprises. Investing in such a production line is somewhat difficult for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Small enterprises producing brake discs in Laizhou are concentrated in the region, with similar products. If some small enterprises are integrated regionally to establish a park for joint investment, it will be a good resource integration, and small and medium-sized enterprises in Laizhou also have a certain talent reserve. If integrated together, both human and material resources are a large group, which will also have a great advantage in market competition.
From the perspective of many customers nowadays, the first thing to consider is the hardware facilities and management capabilities of the enterprise, as well as the quality control process of the product, and then the business. For some small enterprises in our city, these are all sub items that will be integrated and provided as supporting facilities for some large enterprises. Relying on the advanced management concepts and production technologies of large companies, we will naturally achieve industrial upgrading for small and medium-sized enterprises, enhance our own competitiveness and market risk resistance.
But there are certain difficulties in specific integration. I have discussed with some business owners and they all believe that integration is a good thing. Due to fierce market competition, the development of small and medium-sized enterprises is exhausted, and sometimes they are even confused about their development prospects. They want to integrate and huddle together for warmth, but they don't know how to operate without direction. Some enterprises also have certain concerns, which is a normal phenomenon. In fact, small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises in our city currently lack policy guidance, and integration is a good time. In the past, there was little external pressure, and small and medium-sized enterprises lived a stable and comfortable life, feeling that it didn't matter whether they were integrated or not. Nowadays, the external environment and the signals transmitted are under great pressure, and everyone is on pins and needles.
Our city needs a suitable plan and policy, and there is still great hope for integrating small and medium-sized enterprises. If the integrated product model coverage is large, there will naturally be more customers, and the cost of raw material procurement, product transportation, and other aspects of the entire industry chain will decrease. The coverage of product models has increased the overall management level, which will naturally attract some high-end customers. Looking further ahead, establishing an industry laboratory will promote a qualitative leap in Laizhou's casting industry. I believe that planting wutong will naturally attract golden phoenix.