摘要
中国制造的低成本优势正受到原材料价格快速上涨的冲击,有色金属价格前所未有的飙升,使中小企业云集的铜加工产业成了最新的一个“受害者”,折射出中国制造并不平坦的前景和命运。
The rocketing price of nonferrous metal is a new wound of China's manufacturing industry. Hurt most se- verely by nonferrous metal is the copper processing indus- try comprised mainly of SMEs. The copper price soared from 14,000 yuan/ton (US$1,760/ton) in 2003 to 75,000 yuan/ton (US$9,400/ton) in 2006. Thus, copper processing firms are struggling to survive with a great many small companies on the edge of bankruptcy. This year, some medium copper processing compa- nies have decided to quit the industry. Pro...