2016 年 7 月，以造纸、家具为主的轻工主要子行业在投资增速连续增长几个月后出现小幅回调；稳定的市场需求使塑料制品、机制纸等主要轻工产品产量低速增长，制冷类家电产品“去库存”效果显著；耐用消费品出厂价格指数出现回弹；市场需求表现各异，轻工产品进口需求有增有减；国际经济形势多变，主要轻工产品出口额增速有所回落；受销售淡季影响，主要轻工行业利润增速保持稳定。

开年以来，经济运行总体平稳，稳中有进。工业继续向中高端迈进。在市场对产品质量、技术要求不断提高以及政府的积极推动下，工业转型升级态势明显。服务业发展继续快于工业。近期金融和房地产业保持较快增长，有力支撑服务业发展。从需求看，虽外需下降但内需平稳。从就业看，劳动力市场保持稳定。

16H1上市建材企业总体表现较好，收入1329亿，同增 6.8%，为3年来最好水平,主要源于地产销售及开工向好支撑；净利润同降3.9%，扣非净利润同增74%（同期基数较低）。16Q2 加速改善，收入同增 9%，扣非净利润同增 96%。

Rubber processing equipment is used to process raw rubber. Processing methodologies include mastication and other methods like mixing, extrusion, and calendering. These processes give shape to the final product. The mastication processing method breaks down the polymer chains to reduce the molecular mass and increase viscosity. This aids in further processing. After the first processing step, several other activities can be executed such as mixing of materials that are ready for cross-linking.

Plastic recycling decreases the quantity of wastes that are being dumped into landfills and aids in transforming the wastes into lower or same grade plastic materials. These products are used across different sectors. A large proportion of the plastic that is procured for recycling is not suitable for recycling as most plastics used are semi-porous and absorb molecules of the stored material. The removal of these residues is tedious and additional treatments for the same can potentially alter the properties of the recycled plastics. Most recycled plastics are used to make lower grade products. These are hydrolyzed to a monomeric form and then purified and re-polymerized into food grade plastic.

The global shower tray market is likely to maintain a steady growth rate at a CAGR of 8.54% during the forecast period. Increasing tourism and rise in hotel construction are driving market growth. To accommodate the increasing tourist inflow, government and private investors in many countries are making investments in the development of luxury hotels, resorts, and spas; thus, spurring the demand for shower trays.

Water soluble films possess dimensional stability, reduced toxicity, have a high moisture and gas barrier, and are biodegradable, and easy to use. These advanced films are used to package goods like dyes, agrochemicals, laundry, electrical appliances, and linen bags. Agrochemical, water treatment chemicals, and detergent packages are key end-users of water soluble films.

There has been a decline in the consumption of neoprene products in specific applications where substitution has occurred for the most part by rubbers like ethylene propylene diene monomer, which has led to a moderate growth rate of the neoprene market. The neoprene market stayed stagnant in the previous 14 years in the developed markets of North America and Western Europe. Although the financial parameters have some effect, neoprene has been under pressure from elastomers such as thermoplastic elastomers, ethylene propylene diene monomer, and polyurethane elastomers, which have eaten into the conceivable growth of neoprene products.

我国目前已经是全球最大的橡胶制品国。在天然橡胶产量增长缓慢，全球丁二烯供应趋紧，我国轮胎和其他橡胶制品平稳增长的预期下，预计未来五年国内合成橡胶将迎来一个较为难得的市场机遇期，预计合成橡胶市场将逐渐趋稳向好。