Insufficient power supply has become the main factor restricting the normal production of ceramic enterprises, and production restrictions and suspensions have also become a common phenomenon in the construction and ceramics industry.
A few days ago, "Ceramic Information" learned from the Zibo production area that since October 10, more than half of Zibo's ceramic companies have entered the rotation production stage, that is, ceramic companies need to stop production within two months of October and November. 20 days.
It is understood that within two months of entering rotational production, it will have a certain impact on the normal production of ceramic companies with only a single production line, but it will not have a big impact on the sales of most ceramic companies.
It is understood that 79 ceramic tile production lines (excluding Siwa) have been built in the Zibo production area, of which 11 ceramic companies have only one production line.
Ceramic companies stop in cycles of 20 days
After the second round of production suspension, it may be "difficult to resume production"
On October 7, the Zibo production area received a notice from the local electric power department, requiring ceramic enterprises to choose rotation production and report it. After approval by the electric power department, it will enter the rotation production stage.
"Ceramic Information" Judging from the orderly power consumption plan of Zichuan District in 2021, industrial enterprises are currently divided into three major categories, among which ceramic enterprises are listed as strategy one implementation enterprises.
Strategy 1
Ceramic companies will conduct suspensions in a 20-day cycle. The first round is from October 10 to October 30, and the second round is from October 31 to November 19.
Strategy 2
Other companies can choose one of the rotation methods: On 4, stop 3, On 7, stop 7, On 20, stop 20. If the safety requirements are not met, they can also choose the orderly power consumption method, but the pressure limit must be in place. Sign a commitment letter.
Strategy Three
Enterprises in Category A and B (including 3 new species enterprises) with yield per mu can choose to suspend production for 7 consecutive days before the end of the year according to their own circumstances, and specify the specific time. Participation strategy two for cement and lime companies with yield per mu of A and B categories.
In addition to Zichuan District, ceramic companies in Zibo Economic Development Zone also received notices from the local power department.
It is understood that in order to ensure the maximum production, two or more ceramic enterprises in Zibo often choose to reduce production by half, that is, the "start one, stop one" production method. For ceramic companies with a single production line, they face huge problems.
"Choose the first round of production shutdown, then the second round means production during the heating season, whether the natural gas supply is sufficient at this time, andWhether gas prices will rise is unknown. If we choose to suspend production in the second round, there are also many uncertainties in whether production will be resumed at that time. "The person in charge of a ceramics company in Zibo who did not want to be named told "Ceramic Information".
Some ceramic companies plan to suspend production at the end of October
In fact, many ceramic companies with high inventory pressure have already planned to suspend production at the end of this month or next month. At this time, rotation production will have little impact on its production.
However, for ceramic companies with tight order schedules, especially those with only one production line, the current rotation of production has had a greater impact on their production and sales.
In the opinion of many industry insiders, due to sluggish terminal demand, most ceramic companies are currently under huge inventory pressure, and suspending or reducing production is a good way to digest inventory. "The inventory of most ceramic companies is sufficient to support sales demand, but it is not ruled out that some hot-selling designs will be out of stock." said a senior industry insider in Zibo who did not want to be named.
According to "Ceramic Information", this year, as the power gap in our country has gradually increased, the scope of power restrictions has further expanded. Currently, insufficient power supply has spread to more than 20 provinces across the country. Shandong Province has also been included in power restrictions this year. area.
As early as September 10, a wave of sudden large-scale power outages in Shandong Province kicked off power rationing and power outage restrictions in Shandong Province. The main reason for this sudden power outage was that the power grid in Shandong Province was overloaded and was subject to power cuts.
Since September 12, most ceramic companies have received notices from the power department requiring them to cut production by half, which has further increased the production costs of each ceramic company. "Power rationing has a great impact on production. Not only does the production cost increase significantly, but it is also difficult to arrange normal production." A person in charge of a ceramics company in Zibo said this.
(Article reproduced from Ceramic Information)
