After "Grandma Cobalt", "Coal Super Crazy" strikes again.
In the first quarter of this year, coal prices continued to rise, with an increase of nearly 50%. Some people in the industry even predicted that it was only a matter of time before it broke through the thousand-yuan mark.
Not only coal, but also the prices of upstream raw materials such as chemicals, cartons, and steel have continued to rise. This has triggered a wave of intensive ceramic tile price increases, involving multiple industries such as Shandong, Gansu, Shaanxi, Hunan, Hubei, Hebei, Henan, Shanxi, and Guangdong. In the district, some ceramics companies even increased prices twice in a row, up to 1 yuan per piece.
The increase is close to 50%
"Coal is crazy" is back
"Coal prices have been rising almost every month this year. We have increased from more than 400 yuan/ton at the beginning of the year to 710 yuan/ton." Lao Zhang has been in the coal business for many years, mainly supplying Hunan, Hubei, and Jiangxi Coal is used in ceramics and other industries in other places. He lamented that the "coal boom" this time has made people unprepared, and the increase even approached 50% at one time.
Relevant reports show that in the first quarter of this year, the average price of thermal coal reached 719.32 yuan/ton, the spot price increased by more than 50% year-on-year, and the futures price hit an eight-year high. On May 7 alone, a total of 24 coal mines, including the three major Shaanxi coal mines, raised their prices, with the highest increase being 80 yuan/ton.
For a time, many coal mines issued price increase letters, with individual coal prices quoted as high as 990 yuan/ton. Some people in the industry joked: "It is effortless to break through the thousand yuan mark."
On May 8, some coal mines in Shaanxi issued price increase notices:
The prices of all coal types in Jinjitan Coal Mine have increased by 30 yuan/ton. The current execution price is 700 yuan/ton for blended coal, 735 yuan/ton for clean coal, and 735 yuan/ton for lump coal.
Starting from 12:00 on May 8, the price of surface coal in Bailu Coal Mine increased by 10 yuan/ton, and the prices of seed coal and lump coal increased by 20 yuan/ton. The execution price of surface coal was 720 yuan/ton, and the price of 1-3 seeds was 750 yuan/ton. Ton, 3-6 seeds are 740 yuan/ton, 3-8 pieces are 740 yuan/ton.
The prices of all types of coal at Shengkai Coal Mine have increased by 30 yuan/ton, and are now 670 yuan/ton.
The highest transaction price of coal at Nanliang Coal Mine at the end of this period was 680 yuan/ton, an increase of 78 yuan/ton from the highest transaction price of the previous period, and the highest transaction price of blocks was 762 yuan/ton, an increase of 55 yuan/ton from the highest transaction price of the previous period...< /p>
The person in charge of purchasing at a ceramics company in Gansu, which is close to Shaanxi, also reported that the purchasing price of coal for its production last year was 520 yuan/ton, and this year the price once soared to 820 yuan/ton.
Some interviewees said that the main reason for the skyrocketing coal prices this time is that the contradiction between supply and demand is highlighted, and supply exceeds demand!
Previously, the State Administration of Mine Safety issued the "Notice of the State Administration of Mine Safety on Immediately Organizing Off-site Supervision and Law Enforcement of Coal Mine Safety", stating that it will organize and carry out off-site coal mine safety law enforcement from mid-April to early May, and conduct in-depth investigations on coal mine safety. Conduct large-scale production inspections to prevent and contain major accidents, and further strengthen the ecological and environmental protection of coal mining.
Relevant data shows that 52 of the 114 coal mines in Yulin Shenmu have ceased production. As of now, the coal inventory in Qinhuangdao Port, my country's main coal hub port, has dropped to 3.97 million tons, a decrease of 450,000 tons from the beginning of April and a record high in June last year. lowest record since.
Factors such as coal mining regulation, insufficient supply and demand, the inability to effectively replace water and electricity, and the inability to effectively supplement imported coal have led to skyrocketing coal prices, and various regions have launched a "coal-grabbing mode."
Triggering a surge in ceramic tile prices
Some ceramic companies have increased twice in a row, with the highest increase of 1 yuan/piece
The increase in coal prices has once again triggered a wave of price increases for ceramic tiles.
Recently, many ceramic companies in the north issued price increase notices, saying that "due to the crazy increase in coal prices and the general increase in the prices of other chemicals and raw materials, production costs have increased significantly, and the prices of some ceramic tile products have increased."
Among them, a Gansu ceramics company issued a notice on March 28, raising the price of 800×800mm diamonds by 0.5 yuan/piece. On April 22, unable to withstand the rapidly rising prices of coal and raw materials, the ceramics company once again adjusted prices. The price of the same product was increased by 0.5 yuan/piece based on the previous price adjustment.
"Coal prices have reached unimaginable levels. Now our coal purchase price has increased by 300 yuan/ton compared to the same period last year, an increase of more than 50%. The cost of ceramic tiles has increased by more than one yuan per square meter, and other Raw materials are also rising, and the price increase is a helpless move, and there is nothing we can do.”
A ceramics company in Henan also issued a price increase notice. Due to the continued surge in coal prices, the purchase price of raw materials has doubled. It has decided to cancel the brick delivery activity for 800×800mm color bricks from May 16, and at the same time increase the price by 0.5 yuan. /piece, the base line is increased by 0.05 yuan/piece.
This wave of coal price increases mainly affects the northAccording to ceramic enterprises in production areas, such as Shandong, Shaanxi, Gansu, Henan and other regions, the price of ceramic tiles can rise up to 1 yuan per piece.
“Now the price basically changes every day, soaring all the way, and the contradiction between supply and demand does not know when to ease. If the coal price soars to 900 yuan/ton, or even exceeds the thousand yuan mark, it is better to use natural gas.” A ceramic enterprise The person in charge said helplessly.
“Not just coal
Almost all raw materials are rising”
Not only coal, but also raw materials such as chemicals, sand and gravel, natural gas, copper, steel, and cartons are also continuing to rise. Ceramics companies in many places have issued price increase notices due to rising raw material prices.
Among them, a ceramic enterprise in Guangdong said that since the resumption of work this year, the "coal-to-gas" switch has led to increased pressure on production costs. The price of 600×600mm antique bricks has been increased by 0.3 yuan/piece, and the price of ceramic tiles has been increased by 0.15-0.2 yuan. Yuan/piece.
In addition, many ceramic companies in Hubei, Hunan, Hebei, Shanxi, and Yunnan have also issued price increase notices: due to the recent increase in raw materials, coal, cartons, chemicals, and various cost prices, costs have increased sharply. For diamond, antique bricks , porcelain tiles and other conventional products will be adjusted in price, with the price increase range being 0.15-0.5 yuan/piece.
At the same time, the person in charge of a ceramics company in Fujian said, "Because raw material prices continue to soar, compared with the same period last year, production costs have increased by at least 0.5 yuan per square meter, not counting other costs such as labor."
“Not only coal, but almost all raw material prices have risen, even tapes, cartons, etc. are rising.” The person in charge of a ceramics company in Shaanxi said that compared with the sharp increase in production costs, the price increase of ceramic tiles is relatively small. In fact, it is very small, and the operating pressure of enterprises has increased sharply. "It is completely impossible to survive without raising prices. It is really helpless."
(The article is reproduced from Ceramic Information)
