Recently, news reports in India have attracted much attention. In addition to reports on the new coronavirus epidemic, the development of India's economy and industry has also attracted much attention: not only has India's GDP declined, but its trade deficit has soared, becoming a net issue again. importing country.
According to the latest news, after the deadly second wave of the epidemic broke out in India, the medical system was on the verge of collapse. However, by the end of May, confirmed cases in India began to gradually decline from the peak.
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In early June, more than 100,000 new daily infections and more than 2,000 daily deaths were reported. These numbers are far lower than the nearly 400,000 daily new cases recorded in India a month ago. After this trend continued for several days, governments across India have begun to lift the lockdown. The capital New Delhi and the financial center Mumbai are among the cities that have partially lifted the lockdown.
Indian ceramic factories resume operations one after another in June
Production shutdown rate reduced to 20%~30%
Under this situation, the development of India's ceramic industry has attracted great attention from industry insiders. As of now, India has become the second largest ceramic tile producer in the world. Affected repeatedly by the epidemic this time, many workers were unable to come to work and there was a shortage of labor. Therefore, many exterior wall tile and interior wall tile ceramic factories stopped production before June. However, according to people familiar with the matter, after June 2021, local ceramic factories that had suspended production have resumed operations one after another, and the suspension rate has been reduced to 20% to 30%.
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As of June 19, 2021, there were 60,800 new confirmed cases in India, with a total of 29,822,764 confirmed cases. The current epidemic situation in India is still very serious, and many local cities are still under "blockade". In addition, the domestic demand for ceramic tiles in India has dropped significantly, as well as the shortage of labor,There are vacancies in key positions, and some ceramic factories have to suspend production.
It is worth mentioning that despite the sluggish domestic sales in India, the impact on exports has been relatively small, which is one of the key reasons why floor tile and ceramic factories still insist on production. Moreover, from the perspective of stronger floor tile manufacturers, this may be a good opportunity to seize the market, and they are willing to "take a gamble."
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In recent years, China's ceramic tile exports have been affected by anti-dumping investigations in many countries and regions, and many mid- to low-end markets have been released. This part of the released market is largely occupied by Indian ceramic tiles. At present, the annual output of ceramic tiles in India is about 1.3 billion square meters, of which about 30% of ceramic tile products are sold overseas, especially in markets such as the Middle East and Africa.
Indian ceramic tile exports continue to grow
It has become the third largest exporter of ceramic tiles in the world
"Ceramic Information" consulted reports published by "World Ceramics Review" and found that in 2019, India's ceramic tile output has increased from 1.145 billion square meters to 1.266 billion square meters, a year-on-year increase of 10.6%. The growth rate in exports is even greater: in 2018, India's ceramic tile export volume reached 274 million square meters, achieving a 20% growth; in 2019, the export volume increased to 360 million square meters, a year-on-year increase of 31.4%. In terms of export volume in 2019, India became the world's third largest exporter after China and Spain.
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Based on the export situation in 2018 and 2019, Saudi Arabia is India's largest export market, followed by Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Nepal and other countries and regions.
As far as the current situation is concerned, the export business of Indian ceramic tiles is good and the demand still exists. Therefore, there are currently almost no floor tile factories in Morbi, India that have stopped production. According to previous reports, in early May, Molbi CeramicsMore than half of the ceramic factories in the production areas have stopped production, mainly wall tile manufacturers.
However, according to informed sources, India’s national conditions dictate that the local economy cannot press the pause button. "In the long run, they will not suspend production on a large scale, and are currently slowly recovering. Among them, wall tile manufacturers are also gradually resuming production. The current local production suspension rate is about 20% to 30%."
(This article is reproduced from Ceramic Information)
