On September 27, affected by the regional power rationing policy, the production lines of more than 30 regulated ceramic manufacturers and related supporting enterprises in Faku Ceramics Production Area, Liaoning, the largest ceramic industrial product manufacturing base in Northeast China, were suspended.
According to the latest power restriction policy requirements, this production suspension may last for one month.
Industry insiders in the Faku Ceramics Industrial Park predict that, taking into account comprehensive factors such as the market, season, and natural gas supply prices, after this suspension of production, almost all enterprises in the Faku production area may no longer be able to resume production before the end of this year. .
Power cuts in Northeast China!
Faku Ceramics Industrial Production may be suspended for 30 days
A screenshot of the document "Shenyang Municipal Industry and Information Technology Bureau's Notice on the Implementation of Orderly Electricity Use Implementation Plan from September 27th to 30th" transferred by "Ceramic Information" from an enterprise in Faku Ceramics Park shows that, From 0:00 to 24:00 on September 27, the Shenyang area launched the implementation of secondary measures for orderly power consumption, and clarified the restricted power situation in each time period.
The "Notice" requires that the industries with voltage levels of 10KV and above are classified into high energy consumption (chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing enterprises, non-metallic mineral products industry, ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry, non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling industry) Processing industry) users, in principle, will suspend production for 30 days from now on.
A notice of electricity consumption regulation indicators forwarded to "Ceramic Information" by the person in charge of a ceramics company in the Faku production area shows that affected by the price of thermal coal and the overall insufficient output of power plants, the power supply and demand situation in the Northeast Power Grid is tense, which is To ensure the safe operation of the power grid, Shenyang xx Ceramics Co., Ltd. will be given a 400-kilowatt quota from 0:00-24:00 on September 27.
The person in charge of the company said that the 400-degree quota can only meet the company's most basic lighting needs, and it is impossible to carry out production. Some product exhibition halls can only be opened for lighting in stages.
On the afternoon of September 27, the park management committee convened a meeting of enterprises and once again emphasized the difficulty and importance of limiting power supply to protect people's livelihood first. Some ceramic companies said that according to the document's instructions, after 30 days of production suspension, the uncertainty of whether the power supply will improve, the changes in natural gas prices after entering the heating period, and the particularity of ceramic industry production, etc., all make the resumption of production after 30 days too difficult. variables and difficulties.
The price of ceramic tiles in the Faku production area has increased significantly
"Whoever has the inventory now is the best"
"Ceramic Information" learned that the impact of huge changes in the production process has begun to appear on the sales side. Since there is no time to reserve inventory, the average ex-factory price of 800×800mm full-body marble floor tiles in the Faku production area has increased by 1.5 yuan/piece compared with 3 days ago, and individual companies have increased by 2 yuan.
The sales person in charge of a local ceramics company said that the price of Faku’s 800×800mm full-body marble floor tiles on September 27 was 16.5 yuan, and the company has clearly informed all regional business personnel and dealers that this price will only be maintained until September 27. At 12 o'clock in the evening today, it is possible that it will rise by another 0.5-1 yuan on September 28.
Among the porcelain tile companies in the Faku production area, although prices have not yet been adjusted, most porcelain tile companies have almost "zero" inventory status. The effect of the power limit policy is gradually emerging, and the price of each porcelain tile product has increased by 0.5 yuan. Left and right have become inevitable.
Many business leaders in the Faku Ceramics Park lamented that one month ago, businesses were still bargaining and fighting price wars, collecting cash, and grabbing shares. In the blink of an eye, it was “hard to find a brick” and they had no worries about selling if they had the goods. "Now whoever has bricks in hand and enough inventory will be the best."
"Ceramic Information" learned by telephone that in the Jianping and Kazuo production areas of Chaoyang City, which both belong to Liaoning Province, as of press time, the power restriction policy of large-scale industrial enterprises has not yet been implemented, except for a few enterprises due to the nearly 1,800 yuan/ton of coal. In addition to the price that caused companies to stop production early, more than 10 production lines of other companies are currently operating normally.
However, almost all companies have received advance notices of power cuts forwarded by relevant departments. In the next week, power cuts in Jianping and Kazuo production areas may occur at any time.
(Article reproduced from Ceramic Information)
