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The construction ceramic production line has decreased by 23.8% in the past five years, and the production capacity of ceramic tiles has decreased by 9.6% in the past three years
According to the 2020 Construction Ceramics and Sanitary Ware Industry Operation Overview and Trend Forecast Report released by the China Building Ceramics and Sanitary Ceramics Association, during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, the number of building ceramics companies decreased by 317, accounting for 22.5% of the number of exits; existing building ceramics companies The number of pottery produced was 2,760, a decrease of 861 in the past five years, a decrease of 23.8%. In the past three years, the production capacity of ceramic tiles has dropped from 13.6 billion square meters to 12.3 billion square meters, a decrease of 9.6%. Among them, the number of polished tile production lines decreased by 330, a decrease of 67.76%; the number of interior wall tile production lines decreased by 188, and the production capacity decreased by 19.06%; The number of exterior wall tile production lines decreased by 113, and the production capacity dropped by 29.59%; the number of antique brick production lines decreased by 227, and the production capacity dropped by 28.85%; the large board production lines increased by 8 times; the ceramic tile production capacity increased by 30.5%; the natural gas utilization rate of ceramic tile enterprises increased from less than 15% to about 55%.
Source: China Building and Sanitary Ceramics Association
Stone slab prices increase! Many companies in Foshan have notified of price increases
Recently, many companies in the Foshan production area have also issued price increase notices. Among them, Guangdong Xinyipai Building Materials Co., Ltd. issued the earliest notice on April 20, stating that "due to the sharp increase in the prices of natural gas, raw materials, etc., starting from April 26, the first, second and third class colored slate slabs will be increased by 10 yuan each. /square meter, 10 yuan/square meter, and 20 yuan/square meter. However, after May 20, Jinqiang Stone Slab Sales Department and Zhongsheng Enterprises both issued price increase notices. General Ceramics also decided to increase the price of rock slabs.
Source: Ceramic Industry News
618 pre-sale orders for kitchen and bathroom categories increased nearly 3.5 times year-on-year
Since the official launch of JD.com’s 618 pre-sales on May 24, JD.com’s home decoration and building materials, furniture, household daily necessities and other categories and brands have exploded, creating a brilliant start. During the launch of pre-sales, decoration-related categories were extremely popular. The pre-sale orders for kitchen and bathroom categories on JD.com increased nearly 3.5 times year-on-year. The pre-sale orders for bathroom cabinets increased 7 times year-on-year. The pre-sale orders for electrician and electrical materials increased 4.2 times year-on-year. Decoration customization Category pre-sale orders increased by 213% year-on-year, flooring category pre-sale orders increased 4 times year-on-year, sofa pre-sale orders increased 21 times year-on-year, and computer chairs increased 15 times year-on-year.
Source: Beiwan New Vision
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Guangdong Province: All construction ceramic production lines in use will use natural gas before July 1st
On May 26, the Guangdong Provincial Government Information Office held a press conference on the "Guangdong Province Implementation Plan for Accelerating the High-Quality Development of Urban Natural Gas Industry", and the "Implementation Plan" was officially issued. The plan proposes that by 2025, the penetration rate of pipeline natural gas among urban residents in Guangdong Province will reach 70%, and the gas consumption will reach more than 20 billion cubic meters. Zhang Ruifeng, director of the Atmospheric Environment Management Division of the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, said: The next step will be to continue to promote the industrial "coal-to-gas" work with relevant provincial departments. All existing building ceramic production lines will use natural gas before July 1 this year. At the same time, the core area of the Pearl River Delta will be promoted to fully cover the high-pollution fuel combustion ban zone, and the new construction and expansion of coal-fired and oil-fired thermal power units and enterprise-owned power stations will be prohibited. In principle, no new coal-fired boilers will be built, and coal-fired boilers will be gradually phased out in areas covered by centralized heating pipe networks. Decentralized heating boiler. In urban built-up areas at or above the county level in the east, west, and north of Guangdong, it is prohibited to build new coal-fired boilers with a capacity of less than 35 tons per hour. ”
Source: Guangdong Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
Shandong production area: the comprehensive cost of glaze companies has increased by at least 10% to 20%
A few days ago, "Ceramic Information" visited a number of glaze companies in Shandong and learned that as the prices of various raw materials continue to rise, and even some raw materials are severely out of stock, many companies are collectively brewing plans to improve their products. Price increases across the board. It is understood that strontium carbonate, which cost 6,000 yuan per ton at the end of last year, has now risen to 18,000 yuan per ton. In just a few months, strontium carbonate has increased by as much as 200%; the price of zinc oxide has increased from 12,000 yuan per ton a year ago to 17,000 yuan per ton, and the comprehensive costs of glaze companies have increased by at least 10% to 20%.
Source: Ceramic Information
Hebei Handan: Strengthening organized ultra-low emission supervision and management in ceramics and other industries
Recently, the Handan City Air Pollution Prevention and Control Leading Group Office issued the "Handan City 2021 Ozone Pollution Prevention and Control Plan." The plan emphasizes the need to strengthen the supervision and management of organized ultra-low emissions in building materials industries such as cement, flat glass, and ceramics, and to investigate unorganized emissions such as material storage, transportation, and production processes; comprehensively improve bricks, tiles, lime, refractory materials, etc. Industry industrial kiln governanceThe treatment capacity of sewage facilities will be completed in accordance with provincial requirements before the end of 2021.
Source: Polaris VOCs Online
Terminal/Home Information
IKEA deepens its cooperation with Tmall and includes free shipping in more than 300 cities
On May 20, IKEA announced it would deepen its cooperation with Tmall. Starting from May 25, the sales scope of the IKEA Tmall flagship store will be officially extended from Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Anhui to more than 300 cities across the country. IKEA will also participate in the Tmall 618 Shopping Festival nationwide for the first time, offering a discount of 30 yuan for every purchase of 200 yuan or more on some products. During the pre-sale period, many products will have free shipping nationwide, and will provide IKEA members with an exclusive discount of 80 yuan off for every purchase of 1,300 yuan or more.
Source: 77 degrees
Shandong Provincial Market Supervision Bureau: Released the "2021 Provincial Supervision and Spot Inspection Plan for Product Quality"
In accordance with the "Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China", the "Consumer Rights and Interests Protection Law of the People's Republic of China" and the "Interim Measures for the Management of Product Quality Supervision and Spot Inspections", the Shandong Provincial Administration for Market Regulation organized the formulation of the "2021 Provincial Supervision of Product Quality" Spot Inspection Plan" is now released. Among them, the random inspection items of construction and decoration materials include: ceramic tiles, sealed faucets, ceramic squat/toilet, etc.
Source: Dazhong.com
40 big home decoration brands join Tmall 618 “Reliable Plan”
As of May 25, 40 leading brands in the home decoration industry, including Red Star Macalline, Easyhome, Nippon Paint, Moen, Kohler, Hansgrohe, Hengjie, etc., announced that they have joined Tmall 618 "Reliable plan". In 2020, with the overall growth rate of the home decoration industry at 11%, Tmall Home Decoration's growth rate reached 33%, leading the industry by three times. At the same time, there are 151 brands with a turnover of over 100 million on Tmall, and 50 brands with a category turnover of over 1 billion, setting a new peak for home improvement e-commerce. En Zhong, general manager of Tmall's Home Decoration Division, said that this year's 618 will continue to focus on localization strategies and use new technologies such as 3D, panoramic short videos, and live broadcasts to lower the digital threshold of the home decoration industry and open a new stage of online and offline integration.
Source: Yibang Power Network
Corporate/Brand Information
Shunhui Design China Tour│Enter Luohe Officially Launched
In 2021, Shunhui Ceramics & Slate and Guangzhou Design Week organized the "Shunhui Design China Tour" designer channel marketing event. Through the theme activity of "Designing for Happiness-China Residential Design Effect Competition", with the "Forum /Salon” + “event” format to carry out theme sharing and exchanges with designers from all over the country.
Source: Shunhui Ceramics
Mona Lisa releases new 2021 finished furniture slate products
On May 26, 2021, Mona Lisa and the Ceramic Curtain Wall and Slate Branch of the China Ceramic Industry Association held the 2021 Mona Lisa Finished Furniture Slate (Summer) New Product Launch Conference and the Establishment of the China Home Slate Color Research Center in Chengdu, Sichuan Ceremony, in-depth layout of the finished furniture field, showing the industry and consumers how slate crosses the furniture field and leads new trends.
Source: Mona Lisa Group
Hengjie Bathroom won four awards including the top prize of the 2021 Red Tripod Award
On May 24, the results of the Home Decoration Industry Red Tripod Innovation Competition, sponsored by the China Building Decoration Association and hosted by the Residential Decoration and Components Industry Branch of the China Building Decoration Association, were grandly announced in Jiaxing, Zhejiang:
Hengjie Q6 smart toilet won the highest award in the competition - the "Red Tripod Award" for industrial design of residential components and also won the "Hongding Popularity Top 10"; Hengjie's interesting bathroom cabinets and Hengjie C6 Super Cyclone series toilets won the "Red Tripod Appearance Award" respectively. Top 10" and "Hongding Application Top 10" awards!
Source: Hengjie Bathroom
Oceano laboratory tabletop was launched at the 56th China Higher Education Expo
From May 21st to 23rd, the 56th China Higher Education Conference hosted by the China Higher Education AssociationThe Education Expo (hereinafter referred to as the "High-Tech Expo") was held at the Qingdao Hongdao International Convention and Exhibition Center. With the theme of "Cross-border Aggregation·Cross-Integration: High-Quality Development", more than 1,000 companies displayed more than 10,000 products, with an exhibition area of over 100,000 square meters, and more than 1,500 participating universities, setting a new scale. With many new highs, it is a grand event that showcases the highest level of modernization of my country's higher education equipment and showcases the innovative achievements of modern technology empowering higher education.
Source: Oceano Ceramics
Lion Tile Northwest Branch + Shared Warehouse Officially Open
On May 25, 2021, the official operation of Lion Ceramics Northwest Branch + Shared Warehouse and the 2021 New Product Tasting New Terminal Competition Strategy Private Board Meeting were held grandly at the Xi'an Convention and Exhibition International Hotel. Under the warm invitation of Lion Ceramics, from More than a hundred ceramic elites from the five northwest provinces gathered together to discuss the path to wealth and witness the brand power of Lion Ceramics throughout the country.
Source: Lion Tile
