In the first half of this year, Foshan Ceramics faced many unfavorable factors such as rising raw material prices, anti-dumping, and appreciation of the renminbi. Exports did not decrease. In the first half of the year, Foshan Inspection and Quarantine Bureau inspected 22,696 batches of exported ceramics, with a value of 381 million US dollars, compared with the same period in 2005. Compared with the export batch growth of 42.3%, the amount increased by 33.7%.
Anti-dumping strikes continue
After India imposed anti-dumping duties on China's polished tiles, South Korea's anti-dumping case against China's ceramic tiles and the imposition of anti-dumping duties, Pakistan also conducted anti-dumping investigations on China's building ceramics, and trade barriers put some pressure on Foshan ceramics enterprises.
Technical barriers such as compulsory certification, radioactive detection and pre-shipment inspection of products implemented in the EU, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Malaysia, Iran and other countries and regions are also increasingly demanding.
Foshan ceramics enterprises also face difficulties in the rising prices of raw materials (especially fuel), high production costs, and the closure and relocation of some enterprises and the appreciation of the renminbi.
12 foreign markets increased
In the first half of the year, Foshan ceramics export varieties continued to be dominated by building sanitary ceramics, and general trade was the main export form. On the basis of consolidating Asian markets such as Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Northeast Asia, the foreign markets of Foshan ceramics exports have further expanded to Central and North America, the European Union and Eastern Europe. The number of countries and regions where products are exported has reached 181, an increase of 12 over the same period of the previous year. .
Foshan ceramics enterprises gradually realized that low-price competition is not a long-term solution, and most enterprises have increased the unit price of export products. In the first half of 2006, the unit price of export building ceramics was 3.28 US dollars / square meter, an increase of 14.3% over the same period of last year. The unit price of sanitary ceramics was 19.13 US dollars / piece, which was also higher than the US $ 15.9 / piece in 2004.
The quality of building sanitary ceramics declines
Although some countries and regions have implemented trade barriers to China, the import volume of Foshan ceramics in some countries and regions has increased significantly. For example, the EU market grew by 95.0% year-on-year, the Korean market grew by 47.9%, and the Russian market grew by 53.1%. The Nigerian market grew by 69.2% year-on-year. However, the inspection and quarantine department pointed out that the quality of the products has yet to be improved. Although the radioactive unqualified ratio of sanitary ceramic products exported to buildings has dropped to 2.6%, the performance of building sanitary ceramic products has declined slightly. The unqualified items mainly focus on water absorption, flexural strength and modulus of rupture, and the packaging logo of exported ceramic products needs to be strengthened.
In order to help Foshan ceramic enterprises overcome the unfavorable factors and minimize the impact, Foshan City Inspection and Quarantine Department uses the technological advantages of national key building sanitary ceramics testing laboratories to help enterprises break through foreign technical barriers.
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