Fasteners are stuck in the "quality door"

The WTO Appellate Body recently issued a ruling report on China's suing EU anti-dumping measures against carbon steel fasteners in China, which ruled that China won the case. The case was a major case in which China entered the WTO for the first time in a decade of prosecuting the EU for its first successful case. This ruling will further obstruct the EU's anti-dumping measures and force the EU to revise relevant trade regulations. However, the Chinese automotive fastener industry, which had no time to enjoy Qinggong wine, was recently caught in the "quality door."

Recently, a certain automobile fastener company in Shanghai has caused quality problems in the process of product delivery, causing customers to lose their jobs, and customers have claimed more than 10 million yuan from them. It is understood that this customer is a well-known automobile manufacturer in the United States. With regard to quality requirements, the quality of the product was found to be unqualified during the delivery process. Therefore, the compensation was required according to the contract, and the compensation amount was 200 US dollars per minute, which was calculated to be seven days. More than RMB 10 million.

Coincidentally. Recently, news came from a certain automobile fastener company in Shandong that the company suffered huge losses due to problems with its bolt quality and suffered heavy losses. In addition, some companies have been claimed by customers because of product rust. A fastener company exported a batch of Dacromet bolts to foreign countries in February last year. In February of this year, customers only used the boxes out of the box, but found that the bolts had rusted, so they had to testify with the on-site photos and demanded compensation from the company. The company was unable to go to the field for verification at a time and was distressed.

It is understood that similar cases occurred in the fastener industry in recent years. In the face of claims, most companies can only dutifully eat Coptis and there are hardships. In fact, it is not difficult to find that these incidents have two common points: First, the claim amount accounts for a large proportion of the contract amount, commonly known as "the list is small, the claim is big"; Second, the fastener company due to the lack of excellent technical knowledge leads to The negotiations have always been in a passive position, and there are no complaints. Many Chinese fastener companies have paid a heavy price for quality problems.

In this regard, industry sources said that although China is a big fastener country, but it is not a strong country of fasteners. At present, many companies are still at the low end of the global production value chain, and there are still smaller issues, lack of professionals, brands, and core technologies. In addition, the lack of attention to technical conditions leads to repeated traps in quality. , Claims occur from time to time.

Lessons from the past, the teacher of the future. These claim events have sounded a warning to us. Even if we win a case in international trade disputes, it does not mean that everything is going well. When companies are vigorously developing overseas markets, they must not neglect the quality of products. How can fastener companies improve product quality faster? People in the industry believe that in the current situation where China's fastener companies are generally lacking in quality awareness, promoting technological innovation and enhancing their core competitiveness are undoubtedly the basic means for improving product quality. Enterprises should regard it as a long-term development and close concern. From the beginning of operations, the incidents of anti-impact claims were staged again, thus taking over the commanding heights of the industry.