Industry News
China’s ceramic product exports increased by 50% year-on-year in March
Statistical data from the China Business Industry Research Institute database: China's ceramic product export volume in March 2021 was 1.22 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 9.2%; the export value was US$1,798 million, a year-on-year increase of 54.1%. See table below for details.
Source: China Business Industry Research Institute
40 sanitary ware companies were on the list in the first quarter, and half of them "broke their promises" for the first time
On April 13, Taowei.com based on the statistics of dishonest persons subject to enforcement issued by the Supreme People's Court and local courts, as of March 31, 40 sanitary ware companies across the country were included in the list of "untrustworthy persons subject to enforcement" , mainly due to debt disputes, involving 8 companies with amounts exceeding 1 million. Among the 40 "untrustworthy" lists, 22 sanitary ware companies were listed as "untrustworthy persons subject to execution" for the first time.
Source: Taowei.com
Announcement on the establishment of "China (Western) Slate Production Base"
On April 8, Lu Qin, executive vice president of the China Building and Sanitary Ceramics Association, and a group of four people conducted an on-site inspection of the slate production base applied by the Jiajiang County People's Government and held a review meeting. After deliberation, the inspection team approved the slate production base applied by the Jiajiang County People's Government, and on April 12, announced the establishment of a "China (Western) Slate Production Base".
Source: China Building and Sanitary Ceramics Association
The Daqing Council for the Promotion of International Trade and the Building Materials Branch of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade have reached a cooperation intention
On April 13, six people including Liu Chaoxu, Chairman of Heilongjiang Daqing Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Wang Chao, Vice Chairman, Zhang Yuhua, Director of Daqing High-tech Zone Emerging Industry Promotion Center, and Wang Liming, Director of Daqing Economic Development Zone Management Committee, visited China Building Materials Branch of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and Wang Yao, Building Materials Branch of China Council for the Promotion of International TradeThe Vice President, Vice President Zhou Zhizhou, and Director Lu Hongping conducted exchanges. The two parties exchanged views on how to help companies understand the international market and other issues of concern to them under the current epidemic prevention and control situation, and reached a number of cooperation intentions. The two parties stated that they will establish a more stable and closer cooperative relationship in the future, and use the rich platform resources of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Building Materials Branch to continue to promote the smooth development of various tasks and empower the industry.
Source: 2022 Guangzhou Industrial Ceramics Exhibition
Producing area information
Zibo production area: production and sales are booming, prices are rising
In the spring of 2021, most companies in the Zibo production area have entered a hot mode of booming production and sales: the sales of individual interior wall tile manufacturers reached a record high in March, and some interior wall tile manufacturers have scheduled production until early June; medium plate products are in short supply. So much so that mid-plate prices have experienced their first price increase in recent days. Also popular are floor tiles. The current production schedule of 800×800 (mm), 600×1200 (mm), and 750×1500 (mm) is tight, and the prices of 800×800 (mm) floor tiles of individual manufacturers are rising.
Source: Taocheng Daily
Hunan production area: "ZoYoBo" Zhengyan Technology plans to invest 800 million yuan to build three slate production lines
On April 10, the "ZoYoBo" Zhengyan Technology Intelligent Manufacturing Center under Hunan Yatai Group was successfully put into operation and a press conference was held. "ZoYoBo" Zhengyan Technology plans to invest 800 million yuan to build three slate production lines. At present, it mainly produces 800×2600×15 (mm) products with a daily output of 8000㎡ and a designed daily output of up to 12500㎡, which can also meet the production requirements of 700×1300mm, 800×1400mm, 800×(2000-2700mm), 1200×( 2400-2700mm), 1600×(1600-3600mm) and other specifications.
Source: Ceramic Industry News
Jiangxi Fengcheng: With a total investment of 1 billion yuan, Weimei Group’s home slate production line project was signed
On April 9, Fengcheng City, Jiangxi Province held a centralized signing ceremony for major projects, involving three projects with a capital of 17.53 billion yuan. Weimei Group invested 1 billion yuan to build a home slate production line, with an estimated annual output value of approximately 500 million yuan and annual tax of approximately 30 million yuan. Yichun Municipal Party Committee Secretary Yu Xiuming, Municipal Party Committee Secretary-General Wu Yiqun, Guangdong Weimei Group Chairman Huang Jianping, Shanghai Pulian Group President Li Shujun, Fengcheng Party Committee Secretary Li Xiaochu, Mayor Xu Jieqiang and others attended the signing ceremony.
Source: Ceramic Information
Sichuan production area: Kaifeng high-end slate/large slab intelligent complete line successfully ignited
On April 7, Sichuan Meishan Kaifeng Ceramics Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Kaifeng Ceramics") Phase III "4.0 Energy Efficiency Benchmarking Digital Intelligence Era" high-end rock slab/large slab intelligent complete line project was successfully launched and put into production. It is understood that this production line is built by the Litai brand. It mainly produces 1000×2000×9mm and other specifications of rock slab/large slab products, with a designed output of 14,000 m²/day. It is an automated human-computer interactive interface, intelligent, and digitally managed High-end production line.
Source: Fengcheng Release
Wuxi, Jiangsu: 4 ceramic companies were included in the list of key pollutant discharge units
On April 12, the Wuxi Municipal Ecological Environment Bureau announced the "List of Key Pollutant Discharge Units in Wuxi City for 2021". There are 1,416 key pollutant discharge units, involving the atmospheric environment, water environment, and soil environment. According to the directory, four ceramic companies in Yixing City are registered: Wanxiang Building Ceramics Co., Ltd., Jiahui Building Ceramics Co., Ltd., and Mingyue Building Ceramics Co., Ltd. are involved in atmospheric environmental pollution.
Source: Wuxi Ecological Environment Bureau
Terminal/Home Information
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Market Supervision Bureau: 3 batches of daily ceramic products failed to pass the random inspection
On April 9, the website of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Market Supervision Bureau reported the quality supervision and spot inspections of four products including bags in Guangxi in 2020. This time, 122 batches of daily-use ceramic products from 87 companies (sellers) were randomly inspected, and 3 batches of unqualified products were found, with the unqualified discovery rate being 2.5%. The unqualified list is as follows:
Source: China Quality News Network
Huawei’s whole-house smart and smart screen flagship new product launch conference was held
Huawei has begun to get involved in the home decoration industry. On April 8, Huawei held a new flagship product launch of whole-house smart and smart screens. At the meeting, Huawei announced two packages of its whole-house smart solution: 3 bedrooms and 2 living rooms (approximately 100 square meters) and 5 bedrooms and 2 living rooms (approximately 200 square meters). It is expected to go on sale in June this year and cover 50 households in 50 cities across the country by the end of August. A whole-house smart experience store.
Source: Zhijia.com
The fine decoration turned into a "shock decoration" and "it collapsed before I even moved in"
The owners of Hailiang Tangningfu Community in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province told reporters that the house was handed over in October last year and before they could move in, the entire flue of Building 9 in the first phase collapsed at the beginning of this year. It was seen at the scene that the collapse involved the first to ninth floors, with large rocks scattered on the ground. Some owners said that these finely decorated houses have many problems, including cracked balcony beams, cracks in the entrance door, hollow floors, cracked door stones, etc. Not only that, some finely decorated rooms have greater safety hazards. Experts and industry insiders believe that the frequent complaints against finely decorated houses highlight the "huge profits from fine decoration" and the lack of supervision.
Source: Xinhua Daily Telegraph
Corporate/Brand Information
Jiangjun Enterprise No. 6 intelligent slate production line was successfully ignited
On April 10, just 10 days after the opening ceremony of Jiangjun Enterprise’s slate intelligent manufacturing base, Jiangjun Enterprise’s No. 6 intelligent slate production line was officially put into operation. Previously, when Governor Ma Xingrui inspected the slate R&D and manufacturing base of Jiangjun Enterprise, he encouraged the enterprise to continue to unswervingly implement new development concepts and promote high-quality development. The ignition and commissioning of the No. 6 intelligent slate production line is another great achievement of Jiangjun Enterprise’s “implementation of new development concepts and promotion of high-quality development”.
Source: General Ceramics
The first spokesperson of Guanxingwang Ceramics: Women’s Volleyball World Champion and well-known writer Zhao Ruirui
At the Foshan Ceramics Expo on April 18, Guanxingwang Ceramics will sign the female ranking player Zhao Ruirui, the World Cup champion, the best spiker in the World Cup, and the top ten athletes in the country, as a brand spokesperson. Guanxingwang Ceramics will also hold a new product launch conference and launch the fashionable new product "Lan" series. In addition, this year Guanxingwang Ceramics decided to comprehensively promote the regional central warehouse operation model to reduce logistics and transportation costs, shorten the delivery cycle, and reduce the operating pressure of surrounding franchise dealers.
Source: Guanxingwang Ceramics
Shunhui Ceramics and Jinsha have reached an in-depth strategic cooperation!
On April 5, Peng Changhua, Vice President of Shuncheng Ceramics Group, and his delegation were invited to visit Jinxia Group for inspection and research, and were warmly received by Jinxia Group. The two parties had in-depth exchanges on further promoting the strategic cooperation between Shunhui and Jinxia. At the meeting, both parties jointly looked forward to the future strategic development direction and development prospects of the Southeast Asian market, conducted in-depth exchanges on the details of strategic cooperation, and reached a consensus on the next step of formal cooperation. After the meeting, the two parties will also sign a strategic cooperation agreement.
Source: Shunhui Ceramics
Fornolensa presented many of its flagship products at the Shanghai Expo
The 2021 Shanghai International Hotel Engineering Design and Supplies Expo opened on (March 30) at the Shanghai New International Exhibition Center (Pudong). Fornolensa Ceramics appeared at the exhibition with many leading products. At this exhibition, Florenza Ceramics focused on exhibiting 18mm high-gloss outdoor garden thick tiles, terrazzo tiles, cement tiles and other modern antique tiles. With its brand charm, high-quality new products and unique exhibition hall design, Fornolensa Ceramics welcomes businessmen and friends from all over the world to visit and negotiate cooperation.
Source: Florenza
Ouya Enterprises and Hongyang Real Estate have reached a strategic partnership
Recently, Mr. Lai Changsheng, President of Hongyang Group Co., Ltd., led his group leaders to conduct a business inspection of Ouya Enterprises. Mr. Huo Bingxiang, Chairman of Ouya, expressed a warm welcome to the leaders of Hongyang Group on behalf of all employees. The delegation listened to Ouya Group’s comments on the project scale and business philosophyAfter introducing the company's future development plan, he expressed his high confidence and affirmation of the future cooperation projects of Ouya Enterprises. The two parties formally reached a strategic cooperative relationship.
Source: Ouya Enterprise
