1. The prices of raw materials for hardware spare parts continue to rise.
After a wave of rises in the fourth quarter of 2007, bathroom hardware prices rose again in early March 2008. Since 2007, the international copper price has risen by 66%; the start-up price of copper in the London Futures Exchange has risen from the initial US$1,800/ton in this round to US$7,300/ton, a cumulative increase of more than 300%; the metal processing nickel required for the production of stainless steel The prices of other metal materials have risen sharply; since May 2008, ceramic enterprises have raised prices one after another, with an average increase of 8.6% for ceramic pieces. In terms of hardware processing in the domestic market. Partial shortages occurred; Baosteel and Australia's Rio Tinto, one of the world's major iron ore producers, reached an agreement on the benchmark price of iron ore in 2008. Rio Tinto's PB fine ore, Yangdi fine ore and PB lump ore will On the basis of 2007, the prices rose by 79.88%, 79.88% and 96.5% respectively. This result has undoubtedly pushed the domestic iron and steel enterprises to an urgent and important juncture... These figures can be said to be shocking. The prices of raw materials in the hardware processing industry are increasing from time to time. It's no surprise that hardware products run at high prices
It has always had the advantage of low cost of raw materials and labor costs for manufacturing tools and hardware parts. For many years, my country has been the world's largest steel producer and the world's most populous country. In recent years, exports have maintained a steady growth trend, making my country one of the major importers of tool hardware processing products in the world. However, following the control of the national macro policy, the price of steel, the main raw material, has risen sharply since last year, the state has lowered the import tax rebate rate, and affected by the international situation, the currency has appreciated from time to time, and the implementation of the 2008 Labor Contract Law has brought The increase in the interest of the labor force has gradually deteriorated the situation of the manufacturing industry in Shanghai, and the impact on the hardware processing industry with dense labor is particularly significant. At present, the development trend of the domestic hardware industry is not optimistic, and it can even be said to be relatively severe.
Second, the operation status of the hardware parts industry market in the past seven years
The sales revenue of China's metal products industry has been increasing year by year, with a growth rate of more than 14%, and the market scale has expanded from time to time. In 2006, the industry's sales revenue reached 812.352 billion yuan, a growth rate of 29.39%, nearly seven years. Compared with 2000, the market size has expanded by 2.62 times. With the rapid development of the domestic economy and industry, the demand for a large number of hardware parts is strong, and the market scale is expanding. The production and sales rate of China's metal products industry has remained above the industrial standard value of 96% for the past seven years. The ratio of production and sales in the market is reasonable.
