********************************************************************** # # # C H I N A I M P O R T / E X P O R T N E W S # # --------- ------------------------- ------- # # # # A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FROM THE CHINA-LINK CLUB # # # # E-mail: cnlink@world.std.com # # # ********************************************************************** December 6, 1993 (CL931206) CONTENTS LINES ======================================================================== A) Goods Wanted (7 items)..........................................110 B) Tenders for equipment from China (4 items).......................70 C) Quota for T-shirts & Business office in Shanghai (2 items).......20 D) China market watch (3 items)....................................104 E) CIEN back issues available by anonymous FTP......................14 F) How to use the Fax-On-Demand system..............................81 ======================================================================== &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& & NOTE: Contact information for goods wanted or for sale is & & available on the Fax-On Demand system. The document & & number for this issue is 1. & &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ------------------------------------------------------------------------- A: Goods Wanted (7 items)......................................110 lines ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) (845811) SECOND HAND 608 HYPNOID GEAR ROUGHER AND SECOND HAND 609 HYPNOID GEAR FINISHER (#B9312061) A. Detailed product description: second hand 608 hypnoid gear rougher and second hand 609 hypnoid finisher B. Product specifications/technical data: none C. Quantity: one set of second hand 608 hypnoid gear rougher and one set of second hand 609 hypnoid finisher D. US dollar value: open E. Purchase needed by: within three months 2) (84393) SECOND HAND PRODUCTION LINE FOR PAPERBOARD (#B9312062) A. Detailed product description: second hand production line for paperboard B. Product specifications/technical data: Max speed: 80m/min Commercial speed: 60m/min Effective range of board: 1600mm Type of ripple: Type A, B, C, E (custom option) Cutting range: 600mm--2400mm Adhesive: starch Means of heating: steam (not incl. oven) Total power: --160KW Steam: pressure 0.8mpa gas consumption 2500kg/h Press of compressed air: 1.ompa Dimension: length-68m; width-6m; height-4.5m Weight: 120 tons C. Quantity: one second hand complete set of production Line for paperboard D. US dollar value: open E. Purchase needed by: ASAP 3) (5502) ACRYLIC TOW (#B9312063) A. Detailed product description: white first-quality acrylic tow B. Product specifications/technical data: 3.3 dtex/12.5 ktex semidull raw denier deviation: 10% Oil content: 0.3-0.6% Dry elongation: 30-34% dry Tenacity: 2.6 g/p min C. Quantity: to be calculated, according to be-oiled Oven-dry weight plus conventional allowance of 2% D. US dollar value: n/a E. Purchase needed by: JAN. 1994 4) (8474) HOLLOW SHAFT GEAR UNIT FOR GOLD MINING (#B9312064) A. Detailed product description: hollow shaft gear unit for gold mining B. Product specifications/technical data: Input speed: 750 rpm; Output speed: 5 rpm; Coordinate electric motor power: 400 kw; Service factor: Bigger or equal to 2.5; Simultaneous over-load factor: Bigger or equal to 5. C. Quantity: one set D. US dollar value: open E. Purchase needed by: before March 1993 5) (8459) SECOND HAND CNC-FLOOR TYPE BORING AND MILLING MACHINE (#B9312065) A. Detailed product description: a second hand cnc-floor type boring and milling machine B. Product specifications/technical data: Spindle dia: 150mm; Spindle travel: 1500mm (2 axis); Vertical volumn Horizontal travel: 6000mm (X axis); Working head box Vertcal travel: 4000mm (Y axis); Control system: CNC Power 380V/50HZ C. Quantity: One D. U.S. dollar value: None E. Purchase needed by: As soon as possible 6) MACHINERY FOR PRODUCING RESIN BOUNDED PLYWOOD (#B9312066) A. Detailed product description: A complete production line Preferred Company: Sorbilite, Germany (Designed in Germany, Manufactured in the US) Machinery include: High pressure pattern extrusion machine: 1.2 M X 2.4 M with air drive and elongation apparatus Pilot extrusion machine : 0.3 M X 0.6 M Pulverizing machine: model: TBD-056 ( 1000 Kg/hour) Resin mixture: MX25 B. Product specification/technical data: C. Quantity: one complete line D. U.S. dollar value: n/a E. Purchase needed by: immediately F. Other information: payment terms is letter of credit Shipping terms is C.I.F. China. 7) COMPAQ (IBM COMPATIABLE) PERSONAL COMPUTERS (#B931207) A. Detailed product description: Compaq including 286, 386 and 486 B. Product specification/technical data: CCDOS compatiable C. Quantity: long term purchases D. U.S. dollar value: n/a E. Purchase needed by: immediate F. Other information: payment terms is letter of credit Shipping terms is C.I.F. China. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B: TENDERS FOR SPECIAL VEHICLES, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, AND OTHERS FROM CHINA (4 ITEMS)...........................70 lines ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. TENDERS FOR SPECIALLY EQUIPPED VEHICLES Bid 2-1: Specially Equipped Vehicles for Technology Extension and Repair of Agriculture Machinery 18 units Bid 2-2: Specially Equipped Vehicles for Seed Inspection 8 units Bid 2-3: Specially Equipped Vehicles for Water Quality Monitoring 5 units (Contact information available from China-Link Club by FAX-ON-DEMAND) 2. TENDERS FOR SHANGHAI PUMPING STATION EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATION Prequalification Invitation for M & E Works of Pumping Station PC1/20, PC1/21 of the Shanghai Environment Project by the Shanghai Municipal Waterworks Company for the Mechanical & Electrical Works of Pumping Stations of Drinking Water Quality Protection Package (PC1), forming part of the Shanghai Environment Project financed with assistance from the World Bank. The Requalification Invitation for Contract PC1/20.0 is for the supply and installation of M & E equipment at Da Qiao Pump Station comprising variable and fixed speed pumpsets of about 65m3/s station capacity, station pipework, screens rakes and ancillary equipment. 3. TENDER FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT Sealed bids invited from eligible suppliers for supplying of the following goods to be financed with the proceeds of the World Bank Credit by way of International Competitive Bidding (ICB): IFB 2-1 Spectrophotometer 755 sets IFB 2-2 Refrigerator (180L-200L) 1073 sets IFB 2-3 Binocular Biological Microscope (40X-1000X) 860 sets IFB 2-4 200MA Diagnostic X-ray Unit (Single Table, Single Tube) 881 sets IFB 2-5 100MA Diagnostic X-ray Unit (Single Table, Single Tube) 90 sets IFB 2-6 Single-Channel Electrocardiograph 991 sets IFB 2-7 Universal Operation Table 439 sets IFB 2-8 Obsteric Delivery Table 480 sets IFB 2-9 Dental Integrated Therapy Machine 335 sets IFB 2-10 Electric Aspirator 1124 sets IFB 2-11 Portable B-type Ultrasound Scanner 398 sets IFB 2-12 Colour TV (54 CM) 1177 sets IFB 2-13 Chinese-English Word-Processor 173 sets IFB 2-14 Computer (Intel 80386 DX) 93 sets (Bidding terms and contact info available from China-Link Club by Fax) 4. TENDER FOR CEMENT, STEEL PRODUCTS AND TIMBER Sealed bids invited from the eligible suppliers for the following Goods for Henan Agriculture Development Project to be financed with the proceeds of the World Bank Loan/Credit: IFB 1: Cement 24,526 Ton IFB 2: Steel Products 7,121 Ton IFB 3: Timber 5,496 Cubic Meters (Bidding terms and contact info available from China-Link Club by fax) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- C: Quota for T-shirts Needed and Business Office Available in Shanghai... ..............................................................20 lines -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] High quanlity T-shirts made in China available at low price. Import quota is needed for importing to the United States: Weight: 150-155 g (usually 130-140 g) Material: 100% cotton Color: Black, light grey (Blank, nothing printed on the shirt) Shrinkage: preshrunk already, less than 5% (usually about 8%) Price: $12 a dozen CIF Quantity: 30,000 dozens Goods can only be held by the end of 1993 [2] Comprehensive secretariat services are available from the International Business Centre in Shanghai. Monthly rent starts from US$1190 for 150 sq. ft. Fully equipped suite. New office block on the Bund. Available from early January, 1994. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- D: China Market Watch............................................104 lines -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) CHINA WILL UNIFY RATES NEXT YEAR [28-NOV-1993, China Business Weekly, By Ren Kan] China's two-tiered foreign exchange system will be unified next year in a major step towards a freely-convertible renminbi currency, a senior finance expert told Business Weekly in an exclusive interview. "The country will seek to set up a single manageable floating exchange-rate system based on the market by next year," Tao Liming, deputy director of the Institute of International Finance under the Bank of China, said last week. As a result, he said, the official exchange rate -- which now stands at 5.8 to the US dollar -- would be abolished and the rate would fluctuate according to market demand. With swap centres now accounting for 80 per cent of hard-currency transactions -- only 20 per cent of transactions use the official rate -- Tao said the time is ripe to abolish the dual system. China vowed earlier this year to unify its exchange rate -- which now is divided into an official rate set by the State Administration of Exchange Control and a market-driven rate used in the semi-official swap centres -- within five years to comply with a condition for re-entry to the world fair trade body, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. "The dual-rate system will definitely end next year," Tao said, though he refused to be more specific. He said the unification of the currency would see foreign exchange certificates (FEC) gradually phased out starting from next year. Foreigners and residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan would be allowed to convert foreign currencies directly to renminbi. China introduced FEC in 1980 as a convertible version of the renminbi, but has been considering how to do away with the notes since 1985 because it is not normal to have two currencies circulating in one country. Tao said the unification of the dual-rate foreign exchange system meant the country had made a"formal, steady and important step" towards a freely-convertible renminbi, the final goal of exchange control reform. To reach that goal, he said, the country is also considering easing government control on the trade of foreign exchange. Firms in China would be able to buy foreign currencies in banks upon presentation of State-approved import contracts, instead of needing approval from the government's foreign exchange organ. Although dramatic changes will be applied to the foreign exchange control system, Tao said he did not believe the renminbi would suffer a sharp drop. He said the government would adopt serious measures to prevent demand for foreign exchange greatly surpassing supply, thereby avoiding a sharp devaluation of the renminbi. 2) CONSUMERS WAKING UP TO NEW BAG [28-NOV-1993] A Shanghai manufacturer is being swamped with overseas orders for sleeping bags - and has even booked 140 containers to export them in the next four months. Shanghai Hugh Bond Touring Articles Company and its three subsidiaries in Wuxi, Ji'nan and Tianjin are now running at full capacity to meet the demand. This year's total output will approach 500,000 sleeping bags. Michael Chien, the company's owner, said all their products are sold overseas in markets in Europe, South America, Japan and the Middle East. The company got its licence on March 25 last year and 20 days later products were already packed for export. The prospects are so good that Chien recently doubled his local investment to $1.1 million. He said his company is too busy fulfilling orders from abroad to supply sleeping bags to the domestic market, but said the local market will soon develop. Hugh Bond now manufactures a wide range of sleeping bags made with nylon taffeta shell, cotton lining and polyester hollow fibre filling. Half of the materials used are produced locally. 3) CHEM FIBRE DEMAND IS GROWING [21-NOV-1993 By Wu Yunhe] The chemical or synthetic fibre sector, which is growing in importance as the country's cotton shortage worsens, is gearing up its production. Chou Shixiang, an expert at the State Information Centre, said this year chemical fibre production is expected to hit between 2.25 and 2.27 million tons, up 8.2 to 9.1 per cent from last year. "This is mainly prompted by the nationwide drop in cotton production, which is forcing the domestic textile industry to rely more on chemical fibre," Chou said. Since the beginning of this year, the prices of polyester and other chemical fibres have started to grow strongly after several years of fluctuating output. Chou predicted the demand for chemical fibre will become stronger and stronger as cotton and other natural fibre output shrinks due to frequent natural disasters and inadequate funds for agriculture. Driven by strong demand for chemical fibre, output of chemical fibre is expected to hit 2.45 million tons in 1994, up at least 8 per cent from 1993. Production in 1995 is expected to grow as fast as in 1994, reaching 2.65-2.68 million tons, the State Information Centre official predicted. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E: China Import/Export News Back Issues Available by Anonymous FTP......... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- China Import/Export News Back Issues are now archived at IFCSS.ORG. 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