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NEWS
Characters·Perspectives
✎ Tan Haifa: Ceramic enterprises must develop in the direction of high quality
With the continuous improvement of domestic consumption levels, consumers have higher and higher requirements for the quality of home life. As manufacturers of home decoration materials, ceramic companies are bound to develop in the direction of high quality.
Source: China Ceramics Network
——Tan Haifa, General Manager of Zhuoyuan Brand Marketing
✎ Jinghaishan: Thin ceramic tiles must be the future development direction
Thin ceramic tiles must be the future development direction, which not only saves energy, but also saves resources.
Source: Ceramic Information
——Deputy General Manager of Delitai Technology Co., Ltd. Jinghaishan
✎ Zhu Guihong: In the future, dealers’ profit margins will be at the difficult service level
The overall solution for bathroom space is based on the current user's increasingly high quality demand for bathrooms. Because as Internet information becomes more and more transparent, single product competition or pure price competition has become less and less valuable. Integrated bathroom space solutions, as well as some installation services, are good opportunities for dealers to increase value. In the future, dealers' profit margins will be more at the more difficult service level, because anyone can perform simple services.
Source: Tencent Home
——Zhu Guihong, Executive Vice President of Olusa Sanitary Ware
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NEWS
Industry
✎ The West Tile Factory shut down its kilns and switched part of its production to ceramic tiles
Since March this year, Xiwa production lines have been shut down on a large scale, and some Xiwa factories have even stopped production across the board. What is even more rare is that many professional tile manufacturers in Jiangxi, Hunan and other places have made technical transformation and switched production for the first time, entering new categories such as antique tiles, floor paving stones, and medium boards.
Source: Ceramic Information
✎ Seven ceramic companies in Gao’an have just been interviewed by the government
Starting from May 11, the Gaoan Municipal Emergency Management Bureau has joined forces with 8 departments including the Jiangxi Provincial Architectural Ceramics Base Management Committee, the Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, the Municipal Market and Quality Supervision Administration, the Municipal Fire Brigade, and the Municipal Traffic Police Brigade to conduct inspections on the city’s ceramics Special rectification and assessment of enterprise safety production. On June 23, Gao'an City held a warning interview meeting on special rectification actions for safety production of ceramic enterprises, and conducted centralized interviews with 7 ceramic enterprises and 6 investment units that scored low in the joint inspection of production safety carried out in May.
Source: Ceramic Industry News
✎ The first Chinese "Ceramic Slate" product standard passed expert review
On June 23, the Guangdong Ceramics Association organized a group standard review meeting for "Ceramic Slate" in Guangzhou via video conference. The meeting invited 11 experts in the fields of design, scientific research, standard research, production, application, testing and certification to form a review expert committee to review the draft of the "Ceramic Slate" group standard drafted and formulated by 48 units.
Source: Guangdong Ceramics Association
✎ The 18th World Brand Conference was held in Beijing
On June 22, the (18th) World Brand Conference hosted by World Brand Lab (WorldBrandLab) was held in Beijing, at which the 2021 "China's 500 Most Valuable Brands" analysis report was released. A total of 14 ceramic tile companies and 3 sanitary ware companies are on the list this time.
Source: World Brand Laboratory
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NEWS
Producing Region
✎ Pan-Gaoan production area: 3 clay mines were fined and 19 production licenses were canceled
Clay mines in Yichun, Jiangxi, are ushering in a new round of safety production rectification. Three clay mines have been fined, and 19 of the 28 non-coal mining companies whose safety production licenses have been canceled are clay raw material mines.
Source: Ceramic Industry News
✎ Foshan, Guangdong: Exports of Foshan ceramic products increased by 80.4% from January to May
According to customs statistics, the total foreign trade import and export value of Foshan in the first five months of this year was 275.19 billion yuan, an increase of 63.9%, 36.8 percentage points higher than the growth rate of Guangdong Province in the same period. The cumulative growth rate continues to rank first in the province, among which ceramics Product exports reached 10.7 billion yuan, an increase of 80.4%.
Source: Guangfo Toutiao
✎ Jingdezhen, Jiangxi: A shared service platform for ceramic analysis and testing instruments was officially established
On June 22, the awarding ceremony for the member units of the Jingdezhen Ceramic Analysis and Testing Instruments Shared Service Platform was held at the National Daily and Architectural Ceramics Engineering Technology Research Center of Jingdezhen Ceramic University, marking the official establishment of the Ceramic Analysis and Testing Instruments Shared Service Platform.
Source: Jingdezhen Daily
04
NEWS
Terminal
✎ The home version of "Meituan" is online, and Juran Home launches Dongwo App
In early June, an App "Dongwo" was launched that positioned itself as a localized home furnishing retail platform.Go online. Consumers can either place orders online through the Dongwo App to complete transactions, or go to the nearest store to experience the products in depth before making purchases. The products and services purchased online and offline are all provided by local dealers. Through the digital core of Dongwo App, localized needs and localized products are accurately connected. The driving force behind "Dongwo" is Juran Home, the leader in the home furnishing market industry. As a landmark step for Easyhome to build a digital home decoration and household industry service platform, the emergence of Dongwo App is expected to solve the pain points and problems faced by the public in the process of home consumption, and at the same time bring growth to industry partners.
Source: Sina Home
✎ Jinan Tangye High-Speed Railway City Phase I Project was protected by the owners
The state-owned enterprise Shandong Railway Investment and the Blue and Green Twin Cities will join hands to choose the center of Tangye New Town in Jinan City to jointly build a full-life city that integrates residential, business offices, and commercial leisure. The high-speed rail city is stipulated in the contract. The house must be handed over before May 31st. However, the owners were suddenly informed on the 27th that the delivery of the property would be postponed without receiving written notice in advance. Netizens broke the news that the promotion of the high-speed rail city was seriously inconsistent with the actual construction, and cement and ceramic tiles even appeared on the walls. A few days ago, many property owners held up banners in front of the sales center to defend their rights.
Source: Leju Finance
✎ The home furnishing store refused after promising a refund
On April 19, Zheng purchased ceramic tiles at a home furnishing store in Hohhot. At that time, the salesperson Guo said that the merchant must pay the merchant in full before shipping, and that if he regrets it, he can get a full refund. The buyer Zheng paid a total of 10,944 yuan before and after, and no payment invoice was issued for the second payment. Then Zheng wanted a refund on May 16, and the clerk Guo agreed and went through the refund procedures and signed. On May 27, after the promised refund time had passed, Guo suddenly told the buyer that Zheng could not refund. Although it was later mediated by the Industrial and Commercial Office, the ceramic tile shop owner Xue refused to refund the money and claimed that he would need to pay him another 2,000 yuan before he could get a refund.
Source: Black Cat Complaint
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NEWS
Enterprise
✎ Lion Ceramics cooperates with the world’s top glaze companiesReach long-term strategic cooperation
On June 23, Lion Ceramics joined hands with the world's top glaze company Carrobbia Glaze Company of Italy to hold a strategic signing ceremony at the headquarters of Lion Ceramics. Mr. Liu Bao, Chairman of Lion Group, and Carobbia Glaze Company of Italy Mr. Nazzario Di Mauro, general manager of Glaze Co., Ltd., attended the signing ceremony and jointly launched all-round exchanges and cooperation in many areas of product quality.
Source: Lion Tile
✎ Wells Ceramics’ “Tile V Classroom” mini program has entered the trial operation stage
In June, Wells Ceramics grasped the development trend, actively embraced the Internet, and jointly developed a customized online learning applet with well-known service providers - Wells "Tile V Classroom" handheld learning platform. Its launch will greatly It facilitates the daily work and study of Wells Terminal family members and builds a professional team at zero cost.
Source: Wells Ceramics
✎ White Rabbit Ceramics won the "Outstanding Emerging Designer" award
The 2021 Art Xiamen Art and Design Fair opened at the Xiamen International Convention and Exhibition Center, bringing together nearly 80 galleries and art institutions from 18 countries and regions around the world, as well as 300 designers. This year's Art Xiamen Expo, together with the 4th IAI International Design Festival and the 13th IAI Global Design Awards, held an awards ceremony on the evening of the 18th. The White Rabbit ceramic tile product R&D team has been recognized by the professional review committee for its excellent product design capabilities, and won the title of "Outstanding New Designer" jointly selected by the Asia-Pacific Designers Alliance and the Art Xiamen Art and Design Expo Organizing Committee.
Source: White Rabbit Tiles
✎Champion Tile: "Green Smart Concept Pavilion" unveiled at Tianjin National Exhibition
On June 24-27, the first exhibition at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Tianjin) - China Architectural Science Conference and Green Smart Building Expo was held. Champion tiles were invited to participate in the exhibition. During the exhibition, Champion used slag and other waste to develop green ecological bricks, which facilitate the efficient infiltration of rainwater, alleviate urban waterlogging, help the construction of sponge cities, and protect the ecological environment in multiple ways, which have been well received.
Source: Champion Tiles
06
NEWS
Home · Property Market
✎ Loans in Wuhan, Hangzhou, Shenzhen and other cities are suspended
Wuhan, Hefei, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Huizhou and other places have tightened or suspended second-hand housing loans, and the scope of loan suspensions is still expanding. In terms of personal housing credit business, banks have tightened housing quotas. Provident fund business for new houses and second-hand houses is temporarily not accepted, and mortgage interest rates have risen across the board. In terms of second-hand housing loans, in the short term, the approval process will be stricter and the loan cycle will be longer; in addition, some banks have suspended the acceptance of second-hand housing business.
Source: China Real Estate News
✎ The First China Architectural Science Conference and Green Smart Building Expo
On June 24, the first China Architectural Science Conference and Green Smart Building Expo officially opened at the Tianjin National Convention and Exhibition Center. A total of nine exhibition areas were set up on site, gathering the entire upstream and downstream industry chain of the construction industry, fully displaying new products, new technologies, new materials, and new applications in the industry. Adhering to the concept of "leading exhibitions through conferences and promoting conferences through exhibitions", more than 150 high-end forums on the construction industry will be held during the same period of the exhibition, focusing on "low carbon·green", "smart·construction", "design·innovation", "exhibition·economy", etc. The theme brings together construction industry associations, leading companies and industry experts to discuss hot topics and development trends in the construction industry.
Source: Real Estate and Technology
✎ Housing credit tightens and mortgage interest rates rise
Since June, mortgage policies have continued to tighten, mainly reflected in the rise in mortgage interest rates and the extension of the lending cycle. Institutional monitoring data shows that in June, the mainstream first-home loan interest rate in 72 key cities was 5.52%, and the second-home loan interest rate was 5.77%. The average mortgage lending period is 50 days. The mortgage loan cycle has been extended in 46 cities. Among 72 key cities, mortgage interest rates have changed in 28 cities. Among them, 24 cities saw first home loan interest rates rise, and 22The interest rates for second homes in cities have risen. The interest rates for first and second homes have increased in 18 cities, and no city has lowered mortgage interest rates.
Source: China Securities Journal
