China Business Guide 中 国 商 务 指 南 2009 （The Light Industry）

Source: China National Light Industry Council

4.14 Salt mining industry

4.14.1 Overall scale and distribution

In February 2008, there were 193 salt mining enterprises with 10,400 employees, up by 1.74% on a year-on-year basis. The total assets value reached 29.2 billion yuan, up by 9.13% on a year-on-year basis. The total indebtedness was 18.1 billion yuan, up by 8.1% on a year-on-year basis. In November 2008, there were 193 salt mining enterprises with 10,100 employees, down by 5.39% on a year-on-year basis. The total assets value reached 37.1 billion yuan, up by 20.43% on a year-on-year basis. The total indebtedness was 23.6 billion yuan, up by 26.98% on a year-on-year basis.

Figure4-86 Scale of salt mining industry Unit: 10,000 persons, 100 million RMB, %

Time	Number of enterprises	Employed persons	Year-on-year increase	Total assets value	Year-on-year increase	Debt	Year-on- year increase
2007-02	191	1.16	15.49	279	17.85	172	15.16
2007-05	193	1.10	-0.69	296	16.58	181	12.99
2007-08	194	1.11	-0.02	336	25.03	190	14.58
2007-11	198	1.11	-0.64	321	15.07	193	11.61
2008-02	193	1.04	1.74	292	9.13	181	8.10
2008-05	193	1.06	-0.45	326	12.84	198	12.57
2008-08	193	1.03	-4.01	342	6.33	219	18.38
2008-11	193	1.01	-5.39	371	20.43	236	26.98

Source: China National Light Industry Council

4.14.2 Production and sales

The total output value of salt mining industry reached 2.491 billion yuan in February 2008, up by 13.52% on a year-on-year basis. The cumulative output value was 23.7 billion yuan in November, a year-on-year increase of 23.01%. The sales value of salt mining industry stood at 2.846 billion yuan in February, a year-on-year increase of 27.34%. The cumulative sales value was 22.99 billion yuan in November, a year-on-year increase of 24%. The sales-output ratio of salt mining industry was 114.27% in February and 96.98% in November. The industry made 11.88 billion yuan of manufactured products in February, down by 2.29% on a year-on-year basis, and 2.001 billion yuan in November, up by 42.76% on a year-on-year basis.

Figure4-87 Production and sales of salt mining industry Unit: 100 million RMB, %

Time	The cumulative output	Year-on-year increase	The cumulative sales value	Year-on-year increase	Sales-output ratio	Manufactured products	Year-on-year increase
2007-02	22.42	39.61	22.71	17.99	101.30	12.64	8.67
2007-05	82.47	29.06	81.34	29.25	98.63	13.02	5.67
2007-08	139.50	22.66	133.62	25.65	95.79	13.36	-2.58
2007-11	197.97	21.25	192.22	26.45	97.09	14.61	8.42
2008-02	24.91	13.52	28.46	27.34	114.27	11.88	-2.29
2008-05	97.21	19.53	101.82	28.36	104.74	15.68	26.77
2008-08	170.77	24.65	171.65	32.16	100.51	19.72	54.04
2008-11	237.04	23.01	229.88	24.00	96.98	20.01	42.76

Source: China National Light Industry Council

4.14.3 Costs and expenses

The sales costs of salt mining industry in February 2008 were 1.997 billion yuan, up by 28.99% on a year-on-year basis. The cumulative sales costs reached 15.86 billion yuan in November, up by 21.29% on a year-on-year basis. The sales expense in February approached 243 million yuan, up by 15.26% on a year-on-year basis. The cumulative sales expense in November was 1.44 billion yuan, down by 9.94% on a year-on-year basis. In February 2008, the management expenses and financial costs of salt mining industry were 260 million yuan and 74 million yuan respectively, up by 25.94% and 39.33% on a year-on-year basis. The cumulative management expenses and financial costs in November were 1.845 billion yuan and 552 million yuan respectively, up by 23.36% and 44.48% on a year-on-year basis.

Figure 4-88 Costs and expenses of salt mining industry Unit: 100 million RMB, %

Time	Sales costs	Year-on-year increase	Sales expense	Year-on-year increase	Management expense	Year-on-year increase	Financial costs	Year-on-year increase
2007-02	15.98	23.07	2.09	43.54	2.16	-1.04	0.62	43.29
2007-05	57.29	29.64	6.91	54.15	6.51	1.52	1.67	29.57
2007-08	95.61	24.69	11.56	46.04	11.11	1.90	2.73	14.54
2007-11	135.44	23.34	16.18	42.48	15.30	-5.97	3.91	22.49
2008-02	19.97	28.99	2.43	15.62	2.60	25.94	0.74	38.33
2008-05	71.68	28.47	7.90	15.67	8.65	34.52	2.31	40.43
2008-08	118.97	29.06	13.31	16.26	13.42	26.82	3.86	25.34
2008-11	158.61	21.29	14.39	-9.94	18.45	23.36	5.52	44.48

Source: China National Light Industry Council

4.14.4 Profits

In February 2008, the cumulative profits of salt mining industry reached 205 million yuan, up by 13.98% on a year-on-year basis. In November, the cumulative profits were 1.679 billion yuan, up by 41.75% on a year-on-year basis. In February 2008, 29 enterprises or 15.03% of all the companies suffered losses. In November, the cumulative number of enterprises in the red was 22 or 11.40% of all the companies. The loss-suffering scale was declining. In February, the total loss reached 22 million yuan, up by 123.13% on a year-on-year basis. In November, the cumulative loss stood at 105 million yuan, up by 14.11% on a year-on-year basis.

Figure4-89 Profits of Salt mining industry Unit: 100 million RMB, %

Time	The cumulative profits	Year-on-year increase	Number of loss- suffering enterprises	Percentage of loss- suffering enterprises	Enterprises’ total loss	Year-on-year increase
2007-02	1.83	-5.79	37	19.37	0.13	-5.2
2007-05	5.57	7.80	35	18.13	0.51	9.77
2007-08	8.50	10.31	30	15.46	0.66	0.64
2007-11	12.06	14.49	24	12.12	0.85	-8.83
2008-02	2.05	13.98	29	15.03	0.22	123.13
2008-05	6.92	25.60	26	13.47	0.29	-42.26
2008-08	12.49	48.97	22	11.40	0.33	-46.41
2008-11	16.79	41.75	22	11.40	1.05	14.11

Source: China National Light Industry Council

4.14.5 Operation performance

In February 2008, the product sales revenue of salt mining industry grew at 27.34%, up by 9.35 percentage points on a year-on-year basis. In November, the product sales revenue grew at 24%, down by 2.45 percentage points on a year-on-year basis. In February 2008, the value-added ratio of capital maintenance was 110.87%, down by 11.56 percentage points on a year-on-year basis. In November, the ratio became 110.48%, down by 10.22 percentage points on a year-on-year basis. In February 2008, the asset-liability ratio of salt mining industry was 62.18%, up by 0.59 percentage point on a year-on-year basis. In November, the asset-liability ratio was 63.59%, up by 3.51 percentage points on a year-on-year basis. In February 2008, the net amount growth rate of accounts receivable was minus 11.81%, down by 32.9 percentage points on a year-on-year basis. In November, the rate was 1.23%, down by 1.52 percentage point on a year-on-year basis.

Figure 4-90 Operation performance of salt mining industry Unit: 100 million RMB, %

Time	Sales revenue Growth rate	Year-on -year increase or decrease	Value-added ratio of capital maintenance	Year-on -year increase or decrease	Asset- liability ratio	Year-on -year increase or decrease	Net amount growth rate of accounts receivable	Year-on -year increase or decrease
2007-02	17.99	4.50	122.43	7.89	61.59	-1.91	21.09	13.7
2007-05	29.25	8.85	122.74	9.94	61.29	-2.84	6.36	2.19
2007-08	25.65	3.43	141.88	26.65	56.59	-5.56	10.9	2.34
2007-11	26.45	7.16	120.7	5.69	60.08	-2.58	2.75	-4.97
2008-02	27.34	9.35	110.87	-11.56	62.18	0.59	-11.81	-32.9
2008-05	28.36	-0.89	113.25	-9.49	60.69	-0.6	-3.2	-9.56
2008-08	32.16	6.51	90.1	-51.78	63.89	7.3	-3.39	-14.29
2008-11	24.00	-2.45	110.48	-10.22	63.59	3.51	1.23	-1.52

Source: China National Light Industry Council

4.14.6 Production and sales by region

In 2008, Shandong boasted 10.348 billion yuan output value of salt mining industry, accounting for 43.65% of the industry's total output, the highest in the country, up by 26.05% on a year-on-year basis. The total output value of Inner Mongolia was 2.83 billion yuan, accounting for 11.93%, up by 13.1% on a year-on-year basis. The total output value of this industry was relatively large in Jiangsu, Sichuan, Yunnan and Tianjin. The total output value and sales value were small in Guangxi, Henan and Hainan. In this year, Zhejiang ranked the first in China in sales-output ratio of 141.55%, followed by Hainan, Guangxi and Fujian. The ratio of Qinghai was 68.86% as the lowest in China. Hebei, Tianjin and Sichuan had a relatively low sales-output ratio.

Figure4-91 Sales-output distribution of salt mining industry Unit: 100 million RMB, %

Region	Total industrial output value			Industrial sales value			Sales-output raio
	Actual value	Year-on-year increase	Proportion	Actual value	Year-on-year increase	Proportion	%
China	237.04	23.01	100	229.88	24	100	96.98
Tianjin	9.13	19.12	3.85	7.86	21.42	3.42	86.03
Hebei	9.13	34.01	3.85	7.53	15.74	3.28	82.53
Inner Mongolia	28.27	13.1	11.93	22.43	11.96	9.76	79.36
Liaoning	6.47	29.71	2.73	6.22	34.96	2.71	96.11
Jiangsu	17.54	18.86	7.40	17.46	16.38	7.59	99.55
Zhejiang	0.05	-11.19	0.02	0.07	18.25	0.03	141.55
Anhui	3.97	27.71	1.67	4.32	36.74	1.88	108.70
Fujian	0.95	4.77	0.40	1.12	26.01	0.49	117.53
Jiangxi	1.30	124.18	0.55	1.24	136.02	0.54	95.22
Shandong	103.48	26.05	43.65	106.34	28.18	46.26	102.77
Henan	0.94	78.17	0.40	0.92	96.75	0.40	97.76
Hubei	6.35	37.8	2.68	6.30	51.12	2.74	99.30
Hunan	6.17	24.25	2.60	6.08	19.98	2.64	98.49
Guangdong	1.72	1.12	0.72	1.68	0.52	0.73	97.75
Guangxi	0.13	-40.59	0.05	0.14	-36.01	0.06	112.39
Hainan	0.38	-28.32	0.16	0.52	27.21	0.23	135.85
Chongqing	6.49	165.49	2.74	6.38	179.05	2.78	98.31
Sichuan	16.28	16.34	6.87	15.73	19.89	6.84	96.67
Yunnan	11.65	-8.49	4.91	12.06	-12.89	5.24	103.49
Shaanxi	1.29	42.97	0.54	1.24	47.98	0.54	96.02
Qinghai	3.22	42.96	1.36	2.22	61.74	0.96	68.86
Xinjiang	2.13	14.53	0.90	2.02	19.12	0.88	94.57