In 2020, driven by multiple favorable factors, the production and sales situation of Gao'an antique brick enterprises is "singing all the way". Kangerju and Jingcheng, two ceramic companies, have successively started to expand their antique brick production lines. Yawei Ceramics has also adjusted its product structure, adjusting the previous plan of one antique brick line to three antique brick lines. Jincare Ceramics (Hongmeng Base) adjusted one of its lines to full-body antique bricks, with a daily production capacity of 25,000 square meters.
According to "Ceramic Information", compared with the same period last year, the number of antique brick production lines in the Gao'an production area has increased by 5 in 2021 (including the two lines just ignited in March this year), and the daily production capacity has increased by 125,000 square meters. In addition, Chen Zijie, chairman of Yifeng Jinglong Ceramics, revealed that his company plans to add an antique brick line in the second half of the year.
Inventory is in short supply, and new lines of antique bricks are competing to be launched
"In recent years, the company's antique brick production and sales rate has maintained sales exceeding production capacity. At the beginning of this year, various raw materials have increased, and price adjustments were planned to alleviate the pressure of rising costs, but they were stranded due to insufficient inventory." General Manager of Century Upstart Ceramics Ding Pengyuan said.
“At the beginning of this year, the inventory of antique bricks is in short supply and the production schedule is tight!” Huang Chao, general manager of Carome Ceramics, revealed.
It is understood that antique bricks, as a personalized category, have once again attracted the attention of Gao'an production areas. Some small and medium-sized enterprises that plan to expand production capacity and improve product structure have set their sights on antique brick products. In addition to the existing antique brick companies in the Gao'an production area that are expanding production capacity and strengthening process innovation, the Gao'an production area has also attracted the entry of other categories of companies in the production area.
On March 16 this year, Jiangxi Jingcheng Ceramics’ antique brick line with a daily output of 40,000 square meters was ignited; on March 6, Jiangxi Kangerju Ceramics’ antique brick line with a daily output of 30,000 square meters was ignited. Both antique brick production lines are expected to be The product will be released at the end of March.
In the second half of last year, Jinliyuan Group adjusted the product structure of its three production bases. Yawei Ceramics adjusted its four production lines and only one antique brick line to three antique brick production lines. Antique brick specifications Covering 600×600mm, 800×800mm and 600×1200mm, the daily production capacity reaches 70,000 square meters.
According to the statistical analysis of "Ceramic Information", in 2021, antique bricks in Jiangxi production areas are expected to return to a daily production capacity of 1 million square meters amid the downward trend of production capacity for many years.
In the past three years, the number of antique brick lines in Jiangxi has decreased by 26
According to the 2020 "Ceramic Industry Long March V-National Tile Production Capacity Survey"o; Statistics show that there will be 227 fewer antique brick production lines nationwide in 2020 than in 2017, and the annual production capacity will drop by 670 million square meters, a decrease of 28.8%. Among them, there are 46 antique brick production lines in Jiangxi production areas, with a daily production capacity of 724,000 square meters. Compared with 2017, there are 26 fewer production lines and a daily production capacity of 226,000 square meters. Among them, there are 26 antique tile production lines in Gao'an, Yifeng and Shanggao production areas (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Gao'an production areas"), with a daily production capacity of 457,500 square meters, accounting for about 15% of the ceramic tile categories in the entire production area.
In 2021, antique brick production lines in Gao'an production areas are rushing to be put into production, and corporate inventories are running low. Does this mean that antique bricks will usher in a new spring?
In the view of Wang Zixiang, general manager of Augute Ceramics, the fundamental reason for the increase in the production and sales of antique bricks in Gao'an production areas in the past two years is that the production capacity of antique bricks across the country has continued to decrease in recent years, especially in Guangdong, Shandong and other production areas with large production capacity. Decreasing, Gao'an is the largest building ceramic production area (county level) in the country with the largest production capacity. In recent years, a large number of OEMs and first-line brand companies have poured into Gao'an for processing, increasing the demand for antique brick production capacity.
“However, as an antique brick manufacturer, while expanding production capacity, it should seize the opportunity to improve the quality and process innovation of antique bricks. Only the joint efforts of the production areas can truly promote the arrival of the ‘archaique brick spring’.”< /p>
Antique bricks extend to large sizes
In 2021, the daily production capacity of large plates in the Gao'an production area increased by 300,000 square meters compared with the same period last year. It is worth noting that as the production and sales of large slabs in Gao'an production areas continue to grow, some antique brick manufacturers have also extended the specifications from the traditional 600×600mm and 800×800mm to 600×1200mm and 750×1500mm.
Jingcheng Ceramics is the first company in the Gao'an production area to launch 600×1200mm antique large slabs. Currently, Augute Ceramics, Yawei Ceramics and other companies have launched 600×1200mm antique large slabs.
As a "dark horse" among the antique brick companies in the Gao'an production area, Augute Enterprise gives full play to its own advantages and insists on making textured antique bricks. In the past two years, it has focused on process innovation and stable product quality of antique brick products. With its complete antique brick specifications and design and color system, it has won the favor of many dealers and OEMs.
According to Wang Zixiang, the company introduced imported inkjet machines, large-tonnage presses, rollers and glaze spraying equipment at the end of last year. During the Central China Ceramics Exhibition at the end of April, the company will launch several new products, mainly with Molds, fine carvings, dry pellets and other series are the main products. Specifications cover 300× 600mm, 400×800mm, 600×600mm, 800×800mm and 600×1200mm and other full series.
"Large slabs/sand slabs must be the sales trend in the future market. 2021 will also be the year when the production and sales of large slabs in Gao'an production areas explode. In addition, the sales of full-body slabs and antique slabs will also increase. At the same time, in terms of the craftsmanship of antique bricks, the design and application of antique large slabs will be more diversified," Wang Zixiang said.
(The article is reproduced from Ceramic Information)
