The price of natural rubber and synthetic rubber makes the domestic tire manufacturers together call up. Reporters learned in the interview process, the beginning of last November some tire companies issued a notice of price increases, to February, the tire prices are still up.

Wang Kaifu told reporters, from November 2016 to February this year tire prices increase month increase, total 10%~25%; the 11 at the end of last year the beginning of the December, the tire price increases about 2%~5%, increase in January 2%~8%, February raised about 5%~10%. He said that the reason of tire prices is mainly natural rubber, synthetic rubber, carbon black, steel cord and tire additives such as main raw material prices continued to rise sharply.

“Tire prices rose more due to the rising cost of raw materials, natural rubber, synthetic rubber tire costs accounted for nearly 50% of the cost.” A domestic tire listed company insider told the “daily economic news” interview.

Wang Kaifu told reporters that the domestic tire enterprises basically is full price, but mainly by the higher market share, sales channels and large comprehensive sales good leading tire companies.

The domestic tire company insiders said, “tire prices have nominal and actual. The nominal price may be $45%, but in order to keep the market share, vendors may have some promotion policy.”

At the same time, the insiders said, now obviously feel do not buy or buy up the market demand began to appear, but in the long term, demand or need to product sales promotion from the extensive growth pattern to enhance quality and leading mode to stimulate. “Tire market demand is relatively stable and even began to recover.”