Text/Hong Xiaochun
At 9 a.m. on May 22, the third session of the 13th National People's Congress opened in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Premier Li Keqiang delivered a government work report (hereinafter referred to as the "Work Report") on behalf of the State Council. By sorting out the work report, this article lists four points of information closely related to the development of the ceramics industry in order to explore the sustainable development path of the ceramics industry.
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Nearly a thousand production lines in Guangdong must complete the conversion from coal to gas this year
In terms of environmental protection, the work report pointed out: Gross domestic product energy consumption and major pollutant emissions continue to decline, and efforts will be made to complete the goals and tasks of the "13th Five-Year Plan" ; We must fight well to defend blue skies, clear water, and pure land, and achieve the staged goals of the battle against pollution. For a long time, construction and ceramics companies have been listed as key targets for rectification by environmental protection departments in various places. It is still difficult to bring an end to the "coal-to-gas" issue alone. Among the suggestions submitted by Huang Jianping, deputy to the National People's Congress, Party Secretary, Chairman and President of Weimei Group, during this year's National Two Sessions, one was related to the use of clean energy by enterprises.
Huang Jianping mentioned that in response to "coal to gas" and "oil to gas", the low degree of marketization of natural gas prices restricts its promotion in my country's manufacturing industry, and called for accelerating the construction of a supply system with multi-gas source competition and promoting adjustment. With the implementation of peak gas prices, a regional natural gas trading center will be established to break the institutional barriers to industrial natural gas, enable more manufacturing companies to economically use clean energy natural gas, and promote the green and sustainable development of the manufacturing industry.
The "Guangdong Province Implementation Plan for Winning the Blue Sky Defense War (2018-2020)" proposes that 976 building ceramic production lines in Guangdong Province must complete natural gas transformation in 2020. span>According to local statistics on the progress of "coal-to-gas" ceramic enterprises, Qingyuan City's 169 production lines have completed the transformation of 124; Foshan City's 332 production lines have completed nearly 50% of the relocation to other places, and 9 of the remaining production lines The transformation has been basically completed; Zhaoqing City has completed about 70% of the 264 production lines, and there are still more than 80 that have not been completed; Jiangmen City still has 83 of the 91 ceramic production lines that need to be transformed.
At the beginning of this year, Zhaoqing City stipulated that all ceramic construction companies must complete the conversion from coal to gas before they can resume production; in order to ensure the gas source guarantee and ensure the smooth progress of the "coal-to-gas" transition, the Zhaoqing Municipal Government has taken the initiative on many occasions Coordinate the construction of enterprise gas supply pipelines and gas supply prices. The coordinated gas price is determined to be within the price range of 2.6-2.9 yuan/m³. According to corporate budgets, the direct increase in fuel costs is about 2-3 yuan/㎡, and the comprehensive cost may have increased by 5-6 yuan/㎡; there is also news that a small number of companies have actively chosen to withdraw from the coal-to-gas switch.
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Scientific research and technology-based enterprises have more competitive advantages
In terms of production and research and development, the work report pointed out: It is necessary to speed up the construction of national laboratories, reorganize the national key laboratory system, and develop social research and development institutions. Deepen international scientific and technological cooperation and strengthen intellectual property protection. Implement "unveiling the list and taking charge" of key project research, and let whoever can do it do it. In this regard, ceramic construction companies are at the forefront. In addition to many companies gaining recognition as high-tech enterprises every year, the number of patents approved by companies in production and research and development has also increased significantly.
Enterprises adhere to the cultivation of awareness of innovation and independent research and development, and haveDepends on the improvement of the intellectual property system. The second suggestion submitted by Huang Jianping during this year's Two Sessions is to call for severe punishment of intellectual property crimes by lowering the threshold for criminal filing of intellectual property crimes and formulating a severe punishment system for repeated infringements. It is necessary to further improve relevant legal systems and policies by implementing the lawyer investigation order system, promoting e-commerce platforms to establish a registrant credit information disclosure system, and improving the "blacklist" system of market entities' integrity files, so as to curb the occurrence of repeated infringements. To create a good atmosphere that respects knowledge, encourages innovation, and is honest and law-abiding. Huang Jianping believes that strengthening intellectual property protection is the most important part of improving the property rights protection system, and it is also the biggest incentive to improve China's economic competitiveness.
"Created in China" and "Quality Revolution" are inseparable from the enhancement of corporate R&D capabilities. The development of social R&D institutions mentioned in the work report has actually been actively promoted by associations and joint enterprises in the building ceramics industry. In 2017, the Modern Antique Research Center of the China Building and Sanitary Ceramics Association settled in Jinyi Ceramic Tile; in 2018, the Marble Tile Research Center of the China Building and Sanitary Ceramics Industry settled in Jianyi Marble Tiles; in 2019, the China Building and Sanitary Ceramics Industry K-Gold Tile Technology R&D Center The new environmentally friendly building materials exhibition center of the Energy Saving Technology Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Management Sciences settled in Jiajun Ceramics...
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The house is only for living in, not for speculation, and the renovation of old houses presents opportunities
Regarding the housing issue, the work report proposed: Adhere to the positioning that houses are for living in, not for speculation, and implement city-specific policies to promote the stable and healthy development of the real estate market. . Improve convenience facilities to make the city more workable and livable. meansThe real estate situation in 2020 has basically set the tone. The rise and fall of the real estate industry is closely related to the construction and ceramics industry. What do the six words "Houses are only for living in, not for speculation" mean to the construction and ceramics industry.
Statistics from the Centaline Real Estate Research Center show that in April this year, real estate control policies continued to be issued frequently across the country, with the number of real estate control policies reaching 67 times in a single month. From January to April this year, there were as many as 238 real estate control policies nationwide. In the same period in 2019, there were only 164 times, a year-on-year increase of 45%. The urban and regional development opportunities released by these regulatory policies will generate a new round of demand for building bricks.
When China Ceramics Network conducted market research in cities across the country, the delivery volume was a major reference for estimating the size of the ceramic tile market. However, the high vacancy rate of buildings in most first-tier cities has led to sluggish market demand, which has become the biggest headache for building materials manufacturers. One of the questions. In their words, “Only when the house is truly used for living, can the delivered real estate become the battlefield for our strategy.” There is no doubt that the steady and healthy development of the real estate market and the reduction of housing vacancy rates are very beneficial to local ceramic tile dealers.
In addition to real estate regulation, this year will also increase efforts to renovate old urban communities to promote people's livelihood and expand domestic demand. It is understood that various regions plan to renovate 39,000 old urban communities, involving nearly 7 million residents, double the number last year. The focus is on those completed before the end of 2000. residential area. Huang Jinfa, vice president of Xiamen Building Decoration Association, once said in an interview with the author that the demand for renovation of these 20-year-old houses is increasing, which means that ceramic tile consumption will usher in a second wave. A blue ocean in the renovation market.
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Improve the system to stabilize foreign trade and promote trade liberalization
In terms of stabilizing foreign trade, the work report mentioned: It is necessary to reduce import and export compliance costs and support export products for domestic sales. Accelerate the development of new business formats such as cross-border e-commerce and enhance international freight capacity. Give the free trade pilot zones greater autonomy in reform and opening up, accelerate the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port, and establish additional free trade pilot zones in the central and western regions , comprehensive bonded zone to create a market environment where domestic and foreign-funded enterprises are treated equally and compete fairly.
Measures to promote trade liberalization and facilitation mainly include: High-quality joint construction of the “Belt and Road”. Adhere to extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, follow market principles and internationally accepted rules, give full play to the main role of enterprises, and carry out mutually beneficial cooperation. We will firmly safeguard the multilateral trading system and actively participate in the reform of the WTO. Promote the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement andpromote free trade negotiations between China, Japan and South Korea. Jointly implement the first phase of the China-US economic and trade agreement.
The database of the China Commercial Industry Research Institute shows that China’s ceramic product export volume declined in April 2020. China’s ceramic product export volume in April 2020 was 1.165 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 34.1%; in terms of amount, in April 2020 The export value of China's ceramic products was US$1510.4 million, a year-on-year decrease of 18.6%. Among them, the anti-dumping problem faced by China's ceramic tile exports to the United States is also becoming more and more serious. The implementation of the first phase of the Sino-US economic and trade agreement may improve the export trade situation, but it is definitely not a reliance on future exports to the U.S. market.
The author once mentioned in another article "In 2020, foreign trade companies will encounter the most cruel survival challenges", the proportion of China's ceramic tile export volume and export value to developed countries and regions such as Europe, the United States, and Japan has increased year by year. The proportion of countries along the Belt and Road, such as ASEAN and Africa, is increasing year by year. ASEAN has surpassed the EU to become my country's largest trading partner. Therefore, instead of fighting against countries and regions that frequently use trade protection measures, we should actively developFriendly trade regional markets will be the mainstream of ceramic tile exports in the future.
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