Since 2000, China’s mould & die industry has grown by 15% annually on the average, with its total output value ranking the world’s third place. The 2009 economic meltdown exerted a negative influence on China’s mould industry: the annual output was no more than 9.7 million sets with a year-on-year decrease of 24.8%, while the export of mould contributed $1.843 billion, down 4.11% year on year