In just over 20 years, China's jewelry industry has gone through the development process of western countries for hundreds of years. As the upstream link of the industrial chain, jewelry processing industry has also experienced a rapid development process. At present, China's jewelry processing industry is experiencing a leap-forward butterfly change from quantitative change to qualitative change, the production scale is changing from extensive to intensive, the production technology and technology are increasingly synchronized with the international advanced level and even surpassed in some fields, providing more and more refined products and paying more and more attention to market segmentation.

China is a big jewelry consuming country, a big jewelry processing country and an important jewelry processing base in the world. Its products not only meet the diversified needs of domestic consumers, but also provide products for major international jewelry markets such as Europe, America and Japan. Chinese jewelry products have won the love of consumers all over the world with good craftsmanship and affordable prices.

Table1-1-KLOC-0/Basic Information of Jewelry Processing Enterprises in China in 2009

Since the 20th century, China's jewelry processing industry has invested heavily in product independent research and development, quality control, corporate culture and brand strategy, and a large number of outstanding manufacturing enterprises and strong brands have emerged, which not only promoted the overall progress of China's jewelry processing industry, but also accelerated the process from "Made in China" to "Created in China" and occupied a place in the fierce international market competition. The booming jewelry processing industry in China has made great contributions to increasing employment and promoting economic development.

According to incomplete statistics, in 2009, there were more than 20,000 enterprises producing and processing jewelry in China, with more than 6.5438+0.7 million industrial workers. This team supports more than 220 billion domestic jewelry market demand and 8 billion US dollars of export products manufacturing every year.

The following is a brief introduction to the jewelry processing industry in China by product category.

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1. Precious metal ornaments

Precious metal jewelry (silver jewelry temporarily classified as fashion jewelry) is the most important part of Chinese jewelry market, accounting for more than 65% of the market.

1. 1 gold ornaments

There are more than 500 gold jewelry (including all kinds of gold bars) production and processing enterprises with more than 20,000 industrial workers. In 2009, the production and processing capacity of gold jewelry reached 500 tons (including about 100 tons of trade-in), and the output value reached 1 100 billion yuan.

The main production and processing enterprises are: Shenzhen Baitai, Shenzhen Cuilv, Shenzhen Hao Yue, Shenzhen Aidekang, Shenzhen Fu Qi, Shenzhen Yihua, Shenzhen Anshenghua, Dongguan Jinlong, Dongguan Jinye, Zhejiang Riyue, Hangmin Baitai, Shenyang Cuihua, Wuhan Gold, Wuhan Xinjin, Hubei Jin Lan, China Gold, Zhaojinlu Goldsmith, Putian Huachang, Fuzhou Yiqiang and Fuzhou Decheng.

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With the outbreak and deepening of the global financial crisis, China's "gold fever" reached its climax again. China gold jewelry manufacturers have made fruitful and bold innovations in product concept and technology, and put forward brand-new concepts of cultural gold and fashion gold. Under the guidance of this concept, they innovated the product design, development and process manufacturing, and developed a series of internationally advanced technologies, such as hard gold technology, computer engraving technology, filigree inlay technology, necklace automatic forming technology and so on. Individual enterprises have begun to research and develop the automatic and mechanized production technology of gold jewelry, and have achieved initial results.

The application of these innovative ideas, techniques and technologies has spawned some eye-catching gold jewelry products, such as Shenzhen 3D Hard Gold, Shenzhen Green Dance Gold, Wuhan Gold M Gold Wedding Decoration, Shenzhen Baitai Xifu and so on. Shenyang Cuihua uses new ideas, organically combines traditional crafts with modern crafts, creates more distinctive embroidery crafts and filigree crafts, endows gold ornaments with a deeper sense of fashion and cultural connotation, and enhances their appeal to consumers.

The innovation of concept and technology has promoted the further development of gold processing industry in China.

1.2 platinum ornaments

The processing volume and consumption of platinum ornaments in China rank first in the world for many years. At present, there are about 30 platinum jewelry production and processing enterprises with about 6,543,800 industrial workers. In 2009, the production and processing volume of platinum jewelry reached about 80 tons (including about 20 tons of old-fashioned jewelry), and the output value reached more than 30 billion yuan.

The main production and processing enterprises are: Shenzhen Yidalong, Shenzhen Edcom, Shenzhen Hao Yue, Shenzhen Ji Meng, Zhejiang Riyue, Shenzhen Yihua and Shenzhen Longjia Jewelry.

1.3 palladium ornaments

There are about 10 palladium jewelry production and processing enterprises in China, with about 2500 industrial workers. According to the statistics of International Palladium Association, in 2009, the production and processing volume of palladium ornaments in China reached about 28 tons, with an output value of 2 billion yuan.

The main production and processing enterprises are: Shenzhen Ji Meng, Shenzhen Edcom, Shenzhen Hao Yue, Shenzhen Longjia, Shenzhen Jinma, Shenzhen Kaiheng, Shenzhen Mengyaheng Jewelry, etc.

Mosaic ornaments

Inlaid jewelry is the second largest category of jewelry products, and its market share is second only to precious metal jewelry. There are more than 0/500 production and processing enterprises/KLOC, with 65,438+10,000 industrial workers. In 2009, the production and processing volume of inlaid jewelry reached more than 35 million pieces. Among them, there are about 1 000 factories in Shenzhen, mainly for domestic sales, with a production and processing volume of about 20 million pieces and an output value of more than 40 billion yuan. There are about 400 factories in Panyu, with a production and processing capacity of about150,000 pieces. The main reason is that Hong Kong enterprises set up factories in the mainland, mainly for export, which are processed by materials or parts, and charge processing fees, earning about $654.38+03 billion in foreign exchange.

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The main production and processing enterprises are: Shenzhen Baoyi, Shenzhen Xingguangda, Shenzhen Yuan Hiromi, Shenzhen Xing Hang, Shenzhen Millennium Star, Shenzhen Elite, Shenzhen Zhou Dajin, Zhejiang Riyue, Chow Tai Fook, Lukfook, Zhou Shengsheng, Xie Ruilin, Shunde Wanhui, Panyu Yiheng, Panyu Zall and Panyu Liuqiang Jewelry.

In recent years, China's mosaic processing industry has been forging ahead, making breakthroughs in innovation, and constantly strengthening the research and development of product process design and the improvement of product process technology. Many technologies and processes have been the first in the world or are in a leading position in the world, such as CN C car-flower process, hollowing-out process and color separation technology of Baoyi company, environmental protection production and processing system of H.E.E, "Lotus Diamond" and "Smallpox" technology of American company, and gold jewelry of Starlight Company, etc.

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The precious and rock sugar series diamond rings developed by Baoyi Company adopt CN C carving cutting and carving technology, with polygonal ring wall, complete cross section and high symmetry. The hollowed-out ring blank is refined by hollowing-out process, the ring is carved and inlaid without deformation, and the ring is round and conforms to ergonomic principles. Hollow-out technology represents the highest level of jewelry technology at present, ahead of Spain and other countries with relatively mature development of this technology. Zhenai series adopts the top international production technology and independent research and development technology, which is extruded at one time, without welding, true color separation, high layering, precision and accuracy, and incorporates the diamond precision inlay technology to make the diamond inlay stand out firmly.

The H.E.E environmental protection production and processing system independently designed and developed by Yuan Hiromi Company is the first in the world, which is energy-saving and environmentally friendly, and can effectively protect employees' health and prevent occupational diseases. Pay attention to the innovation of inlay technology, and invented the world's first patented product of "Lotus Diamond". This product and "Tiangong" suit are also successful examples of introducing international advanced CN C technology into jewelry production field, which have solved the problems of precision and batch standardization production of products and reached the world advanced level.

The national patent invention of Xingguangda Company-the method of fixing the main diamond naturally with a small diamond, cleverly circumvents the problem that the diamond is covered by inlaid metal in traditional inlay, and makes the diamond fully scatter light. The first production process of elastic gold jewelry adopts precious metal material with special formula as the joint of precious metal jewelry, and through special processes such as heat treatment, the jewelry has ductility and bending resistance, is convenient to wear and take, and is practical and beautiful. The representative works "peerless elegance" and "Song of Life" won the "Best Craft Innovation Award". Hollow cup inlay adopts advanced computer molding technology, and achieves high precision through imaging technology and rapid prototyping machine. Successfully created the diamond-encrusted trophy for the 8th China Film Festival Awards Ceremony.

In addition, the international leading technologies include: multi-surrounding technology, bracelet spring buckle technology, spring gold decoration technology, hand-drawing technology, micro-inlay technology, reverse mold technology, 18K electro-gold technology, etc.

3. Diamond cutting and grinding

Since the mid-1990s, China's diamond processing industry has developed rapidly with its low labor cost and superb processing technology. At present, there are more than 65,438+000 factories engaged in diamond grinding and cutting in China, with 30,000 employees. In 2008, it processed rough diamonds170,000 carats, making it the second largest diamond grinding country in the world after India.

The main processing plants are Kimberly-Clark, Eurostar, Qingdao Jinghua, Conghua Lindong, Conghua Yongzheng, Panyu Zhendong, Changning and Kaijikai.

China's diamond cutting and grinding technology has made rapid progress and is famous for its fineness. In the eyes of merchants and consumers, "China workers" who mainly process small and medium-sized diamonds are synonymous with "good workers" and "excellent workers", and "China workers" have enjoyed a high reputation in the global diamond industry, just like Belgian and Israeli cutting workers. The plum blossom diamond, which combines traditional aesthetics with modern high-tech technology, is a typical example.

The diamond processing in China has attracted the attention of diamond companies in many countries and regions in the world. At present, more than 90% of diamond inlaid jewelry in China and Hongkong are processed in Chinese mainland. Indian, Thai, French, Italian and Israeli have all cooperated in trade and processing in China.

4. Jade ornaments

Jade ornaments are typical jewelry products with China cultural characteristics. Chinese jade culture has a long history, extensive and profound, and its cultural connotation is very profound. Emerald is the jewelry product that best embodies this culture.

Jade processing has a very long history in China. The combination of modern mechanical equipment and innovative national traditional crafts is the most remarkable feature of jade processing at present. China's jade industry has formed a cluster development model, and the characteristic industrial base of Chinese jewelry and jade jewelry is the product of this cluster.

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5. Pearl culture and processing

China's pearl culture technology is in a leading position in the world, but its processing technology is relatively weak, which is the most fundamental reason why China has been a pearl power rather than a pearl power for many years. But now, this situation has changed a lot. Some excellent domestic pearl enterprises have increased their investment in processing technology research and innovation, and have some technological achievements at the international leading level, such as the high-stability colored pearl processing technology of Shanxiahu Pearl Co., Ltd. and the Gaoliangze pearl processing technology of Ruan Shizhen Pearl Co., Ltd. ..

6. Artificial product processing

The output of China's artificial products ranks first in the world, mainly used for export, and the market is mostly concentrated in Southeast Asia and European and American countries. China's artificial products industry has also made many innovations and progress in processing technology and technology, and developed some new varieties. For example, the gem-grade diamond synthesized by high temperature and ultra-high pressure method in Jilin University has a side length of 7 mm. Shanghai Institute of Silicate, Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a glass cat's eye imitation gem, which is very popular in the market. Wuzhou's gem mill has obtained many utility model patents.

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China's unique rare earth glass is bright in color, which can imitate many kinds of gem colors.

7. Fashion accessories

China's fashion jewelry processing industry has a large scale, and its export products account for nearly 50% of the international market, mainly exported to developed countries in Europe and America. In recent years, especially since the international financial crisis, China fashion jewelry enterprises have opened up some new international markets, such as the Middle East and Russian, and gained a firm foothold. In the fierce international competition, in order to seize the opportunity and expand the market, fashion jewelry enterprises in China pay attention to design research and development, new technology innovation, increase investment and achieve good results. For example, the high plasticity zinc-based alloy material for environmental protection metal ornaments developed by Guangxin Group can reduce the production cost of each piece, 0.3 yuan; Xingmei Company cooperates with scientific research institutes to develop "copper-iron alloy"; Huan Yi Company invented the diamond counting machine, which greatly improved the production efficiency of the enterprise.

8. Others (equipment, instruments and tools)

China's jewelry industry has not only imported a large number of the most advanced international equipment and instruments, but also some independently developed and manufactured equipment is in a leading position in the world, such as environmental protection molding machine, environmental protection polishing machine, steel mold wax machine and so on.

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To sum up, China's jewelry processing industry is undergoing a gorgeous turn from quantitative change to qualitative change. Consumption determines production. With the increasingly fierce competition and diversified consumption structure, the development of China's jewelry processing industry will be more mature and healthy. China's jewelry processing industry will also provide more, better and richer products for domestic and foreign consumers.