Since last year, because of coal to capacity, "mining rights limit", "921 high-speed limit" and other reasons, such as fuel, raw materials, transportation costs and other prices have risen, the ceramic enterprises have brought great impact. In the 2017, ceramic industry not only faced with the "environmental protection", "regulation of small scattered pollution", "coal to change gas" and other environmental policies, but also to face the cost of ceramic raw materials price pressure.
Reporters have been closely concerned about the availability of raw materials, price increases, it is understood that in addition to zirconium silicate rose 5%, quartz sand rose 5%, calcite class rose $number, burning talc, kaolin, calcined soil class rose 10%, but also found that the recent melting block, zinc oxide and other raw materials prices rose sharply. In addition, because of environmental protection and the upgrading of mining, potassium and sodium powder and talc, such as raw materials or will rise.
Shandong
Melting block mad up 500 yuan/ton, zinc oxide, titanium dioxide large price increases
Recently, as a result of environmental clean-up, most of Shandong melting melting furnace encountered a shutdown crisis, ceramic production needs of the frit production fell sharply, so that its prices continue to climb.
Foshan, a main antique brick dry grain suppliers revealed that the recent product costs have increased, mainly raw materials-the price of molten block caused. Their frit is mainly purchased from Foshan, Shandong, Sichuan and other places. From the end of last year to now, the price of the frit purchased from Shandong rose by about 500 yuan/ton. However, he said he did not easily raise the price of antique brick dry-grain products, but want to sell to make up for the squeeze of this part of the product profits. He also told Tao Wei Network reporter, this year, Foshan antique brick market better, so, the antique brick upstream suppliers, the impact is small. He also mentioned that the main reason for the price increase is not the shortage of resources, but the recent majority of Shandong Frit plant due to environmental problems have been shut down. In addition, zinc oxide, titanium dioxide and other raw materials price is the same reason, not resource shortage.
Shandong Zibo a frit supplier also revealed to reporters, now the melting block has set a "sky-price" 650 yuan/ton to 700 yuan/ton. Linyi, a raw material supplier Mr. Shen also said that in the last two months, the melting block per ton rose 500 yuan, in addition, titanium dioxide, alumina, cellulose, zinc oxide and other raw materials have also increased prices.
About zinc oxide, alumina, titanium dioxide, barium carbonate price rise, Shandong Linyi, a glaze enterprise director, Mr. Chung said, zinc oxide 98, 99 from last November onwards, from the original 900 Yuan/ton, rose to 15000 yuan/ton, and alumina from 2400 yuan/ton to 3200 yuan/ton, titanium dioxide from 7500 yuan/ton to 14000 yuan/ton, barium carbonate rose 1000 yuan/ton.
In addition, a senior personage in Zibo, Shandong Province, said that a single raw material chemical materials have a different degree of price increases, mineral raw materials have not yet risen, but it is possible that the next rise. It should be said that chemical materials generally followed the international market, minerals are mainly affected by the domestic environmental protection of this piece of governance, for example, some have no formalities for mining, production of irregular occurrences of the shutdown. However, he said that the specific increase is not good, Shandong region is relatively less than the rise in Foshan.
It is understood that since 2017 years ago, the price of chemical raw materials raised, frit products have been up twice before the price, but with inventory emergency, the next wave of price is inevitable.
Potassium sodium Stone Powder
Guangdong environmental protection or price increase, different places
Recently, according to the mining network reported that Huizhou engaged in the production of potassium and sodium sand more than 10 years of Yin boss revealed that the East River Valley Environmental Protection, Huizhou and Heyuan in addition to the wharf Certificate of Hung Hin Pier, all shut down, the potassium and sodium stone powder factory production line of the Dongjiang River is dismantled entirely by itself, otherwise the government will demolish, this kind of situation to Guangdong Foshan and Qingyuan's ceramics factory most direct influence is the Huizhou mud and the Huizhou, the Heyuan potassium sodium stone powder supply to be able to be nervous, moreover possibly the price rise.
It is understood that Huizhou Boluo mud Al2o319-25, burning whiteness 30-68 degrees, high 76 degrees, is Guangdong ceramics, especially Foshan ceramic factory with the important source of mud, now the monthly volume of about 200,000 tons. Huizhou Boluo, Heyuan Longchuan, Heyuan Dongyuan, Jiangxi Dingnan potassium sodium Sand K2o3-6, Na2o3-8, Al2o316-19, burning whiteness 30-60 degrees, is also Guangdong ceramics especially Foshan, Qingyuan ceramics with potassium sodium sand, especially the main source of sodium sand, now the monthly volume of about 300,000 tons.
The reason for the supply tension is that potassium and sodium sands from the Huizhou River Wharf, Huizhou mud and potassium sodium sand from the Huizhou more than 10 of the docks to take goods, now all concentrate to Huizhou Hung Hin Wharf to take goods, monthly mud and potassium sodium stone powder is about 500,000 tons, and Hung Hin Pier not only to take the mud and gravel, but also to go other goods, the ability to take goods only about 400,000 tons. When the goods are tight, the shipping fee will rise. It turned out to be the nearest cargo from the docks, now concentrate to the wharf to take goods, shipping distance long freight natural increase, at the same time transport tension, now hung hin dock mud Sand stone pier fee has been 1 yuan/ton up to 1.5 yuan/ton, is expected to rise, will eventually rise 5 yuan/ton. Shipping is 10 yuan/ton less than car freight, if the shipping tension, to the steam, and the current car overload can not be on the high-speed, in the motor itself has risen 20-30 yuan/ton on the basis of the estimated Huizhou mud and Huizhou and Heyuan potassium sodium stone powder eventually increased by 30-40 yuan/ton, water transport price of 5-10 yuan/ton.
Jiajiang, a major head of ceramic enterprises in Sichuan, said that the glaze with feldspar (potash feldspar, lithium feldspar, etc.) generally rose 10%. It is estimated that the price of mineral raw materials will go up next, because of the prevailing supply of tension.
However, a supplier of raw materials in Guangxi, Mr. Liao said that the current potassium and sodium powder does not increase prices, but decline. From the original 600 yuan/ton to more than 200 yuan/ton. He believes that this year, the market competition is increasingly fierce, some suppliers in order to survive, compressed their space price sales, leading to market price confusion.
Jiangxi, Guangxi
Affected by mine treatment, talc or will rise
Recently, the Mine safety inspection has begun, the Chinese talc production province Jiangxi Jiujiang Government Office issued "Jiujiang comprehensive renovation of mineral resources development Order Implementation Plan", strict rectification of mineral resources development of undocumented mining, cross-border mining, destructive mining and other outstanding illegal mining behavior. It is reported that the comprehensive clean-up activities from April 1, 2017 to December 30. It is understood that the main origin of Jiangxi Talc in: Guangfeng, Jiujiang, Yichun, Pingxiang and other places, Jiujiang's black talc has been favored by ceramic manufacturers. The crackdown is expected to spill over into local talc production and prices.
In addition, February 20 this year, the Ministry of Land and Resources of Guangxi province, the province of ceramic raw materials, has promulgated the "further strengthening the open pit mining of non-metallic Mineral Resources Management Notice", requires strict implementation everywhere. Guangxi, a talc supplier to reporters, its main procurement in the vicinity of Nanning, since the second half of 2016, by raw materials, raw materials price instability, environmental pressure, transportation costs rise and other factors, the price of its supply rose 35%, the supply is also stable after rising prices. He hoped that the Government's policy on the suspension of unlicensed mines would be sustainable and targeted, otherwise it would not help the industry to develop healthily.