“Currently, the price of natural gas used in the park is 4.5 yuan/m³, but I don’t know how much impact the northern heating will have on natural gas.” At about 10 a.m. on October 13, Guangdong Enping Shahu Ceramics Industrial Park The person in charge of a ceramic factory told "Ceramic Information".
However, an hour later, the person in charge of the above-mentioned ceramic factory sent the latest price adjustment letter to "Ceramic Information".
The price adjustment notice shows that starting from 17:00 on October 13, 2021, the natural gas unit price of Enping Shahu Ceramics Enterprise has been adjusted to 4.65 yuan/m³, an increase of 0.15 yuan/m³.
“Since the beginning of this year, the growth rate of fuels such as natural gas and coal, as well as chemical materials such as alumina, zirconium silicate, trimer, and water reducing agent, has also been amazing.”
A person in charge of a ceramics company who did not want to be named said that as of now, the production cost of ceramic tiles per square meter is expected to have increased by more than 6 yuan, but the price increase of ceramic tiles per square meter has only been more than 1 yuan.
Note: This year, the cost increases of major production areas and ceramic enterprises across the country have greatly varied, and the magnitude and frequency of ceramic tile price increases are also different. The cost increases and ceramic tile increases in this article are samples of ceramic enterprises in the Enping production area of Guangdong.
The cost increased by more than 6 yuan/㎡
The cost of natural gas alone has increased by more than 4 yuan/㎡
On October 13, Guangdong Enping Shahu Ceramics Industrial Park received a new natural gas price adjustment notice.
According to the price adjustment notice, “Due to the upstream PetroChina and Sinopec terminal pick-up prices increasing by 200 yuan, our company will organize operating personnel to conduct monthly security inspections and inspections of your company’s gas pressure regulation and measurement equipment at 17:00 on October 31, 2021. For the meter reading operation, the unit price of natural gas supplied to the park enterprises will be adjusted to 4.65 yuan/m³ from the meter reading number confirmed by both parties to the next quotation. ”
“The price of natural gas at the beginning of this year was 2.38 yuan/m³, and now it is 4.65 yuan/m³. Taking 800×800mm glazed tiles as an example, the energy consumption of natural gas per square meter is close to 1.9 cubic meters.” Guangdong Enping Shahu Ceramics The person in charge of a ceramic factory in the industrial park calculated for "Ceramic Information" that the cost of ceramic tiles per square meter increased by 4.313 yuan only due to the increase in natural gas prices.
It is worth mentioning that the calculation method this time is an ideal state. Generally speaking, the production efficiency of the production line has improved after "coal to gas", the output has increased, and the natural gas per square meter of ceramic tiles has increased. The cost should be less than 4.313 yuan, but alsoNot much lower.
The price of coal is also "skyrocketing." The current price at the factory in Enping Shahu Industrial Park exceeded 2,000 yuan/ton two days ago. "We can't say what the price of coal is now. Anyway, it is every day. One price."
According to "Ceramic Information", in other production areas, the price of coal used in ceramic production has exceeded 2,200 yuan/ton. Not only that, the supply of coal is in short supply, and there are already long queues of vehicles pulling coal.
In addition to the skyrocketing price of fuel, chemical materials including alumina, zirconium silicate, trimer, water reducing agent, etc. have also increased at an alarming rate.
“After the National Day, the price of zinc ingots increased by 1,000 yuan/ton in three days, and zinc oxide also increased by 900 yuan/ton.” A zinc oxide supplier said that the price of zinc oxide had just fallen. Now it has gone back up.
Generally speaking, the prices of chemical materials including zirconium silicate, trimer, caustic soda, etc. have increased by as much as 50%.
Ceramic companies are forced to raise ceramic tile prices
Dealers rush to prepare sufficient inventory before ceramic tile prices increase
Judging from the current situation, in addition to the slightly stable prices of sediment and gravel, the prices of fuel, chemical materials, packaging materials, etc. have also increased significantly.
"As of now, the production cost of ceramic tiles per square meter is expected to have increased by more than 6 yuan, but the price increase of ceramic tiles per square meter has only been more than 1 yuan." A person in charge of a ceramics company who did not want to be named said that production There is a great chance that costs will rise, and the price of ceramic tiles should also slowly increase.
It is worth mentioning that the price increase of ceramic tiles varies from factory to factory. Recently, listed ceramic companies such as Mona Lisa, Dongpeng, and Oceano have also issued product price adjustment announcements, with most products increasing by 5% or 6% on the original basis.
In addition, according to the recent price adjustment notices collected by "Ceramic Information" from Guangdong production areas, wood grain tiles, full-body marble tiles, medium plates, thick bricks, large plates (600×1200mm, 750×1500mm, 900×1800mm ) and other products have generally increased in price, with price increases generally ranging from 0.5 to 1 yuan/piece. Some ceramic companies' 750×1500mm full-body marble tiles have increased by 2 yuan/piece.
In October, some ceramic companies admitted that ceramic tile sales had improved. On the one hand, due to the impact of carbon emissions, power rationing, rising prices of fuel and raw materials, a considerable number of ceramic companies have reduced production or even stopped production, resulting in a reduction in supply;
On the other hand, due to the rising cost of ceramic tile production, ceramic companies have to increase prices in order to survive better. Most dealers rush to stock up before the price of bricks increases.
The person in charge of a ceramics company in Guangdong said that the production cost of ceramic tiles has increased significantly, but the increase in ceramic tiles is very small. It seems that ceramic tiles are easy to "sell", but it is still unknown whether they can make money.
(Article reproduced from Ceramic Information)
