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More than 80% of investment invitations for the 2021 Bologna Ceramics Exhibition in Italy have been completed
In accordance with the health protocols approved by the Technical and Scientific Committee, Italian Prime Minister Draghi has set July 1 as the date for the resumption of international trade fairs in Italy. Passing the bill for this much-anticipated scheme is crucial for Cersaie. According to reports, more than 80% of the booths at the 2021 Cersaie International Fair, scheduled to be held in Bologna from September 27 to October 1, have been booked, with 40% of the exhibitors coming from overseas.
Source: Building Materials World
Official announcement again! The 2021 Milan Exhibition continues! Regularly September 5-10
On the occasion of its 60th anniversary, the Milan International Furniture Fair officially announced that the 59th Milan International Furniture Fair in 2021 will be held as scheduled on September 5. (Note: Since last year’s exhibition was canceled due to the coronavirus, 2021 will be the 59th, not the 60th). This edition of Milan International Furniture Fair will be held at Fiera Milano and is open to all international exhibitors and Italian companies. It will also be launched with a new digital platform to showcase new products and products from the past 18 months. Novelty.
Source: Furniture Online
Stone board was used in less than 5% of the furniture field last year!
Stone slabs are a hot spot in the ceramic industry, and cross-border integration of furniture and customization is the focus of growth in the industry. However, many dealers who have been in the furniture industry for many years admit that although slate is very popular, its application in furniture and even stone companies last year was less than 5%, and there may be a backlog this year.
Although slate has not yet become mainstream in the furniture industry, a certain price drop last year has helped its popularity. The application and promotion of domestic rock slab manufacturing enterprises, at a price that can directly impact artificial quartz stone, glass and stone, coupled with the high-quality performance of the rock slab itself, has enabled the sales of rock slabs to begin to achieve rapid growth. In mid-2020, the supply of small-sized rock slabs advocated by many companies exceeded demand in the market, because the price of small rock slabs directly hit the cost issue of the application of large rock slabs. On the other hand, imported slate has entered the domestic market a few years ago, but it has never been popularized. At present, the price of rock slabs has fallen, but the added value after it is processed into furniture has increased. slate houseThe most promising spaces for its popularity are in kitchens and bathrooms.
Source: Furniture Industry
Producing area information
Guangdong production area: LNG prices suddenly skyrocketed, and some ceramic factories said they would stop kilns if they rose to 4 yuan/m³
At the end of April, a Guangdong ceramics factory revealed that the price of LNG natural gas had skyrocketed compared with the beginning of April. The lowest price of natural gas in early April was 2.15 yuan/m³, but now the delivery cost of LNG natural gas has risen to about 2.7 yuan/m³. According to multiple large natural gas suppliers, the current cost of LNG natural gas has indeed risen significantly. In general, the current cost price of LNG natural gas to the terminal has risen to about 2.6 yuan/m³.
Affected by multiple international factors, the domestic natural gas market is very chaotic. It is understood that there are currently several ceramic production areas in Guangdong with centralized LNG supply. In addition to the Zhaoqing Guangning production area, the price of LNG natural gas used by ceramic factories in Jiangmen Enping production area has also skyrocketed. The person in charge of a ceramics factory in Jiangmen, Guangdong revealed that the current price of natural gas is 2.4 yuan/m³ and will rise to 3.05 yuan/m³ on May 1, an increase of nearly 30%. Some ceramic companies said that once LNG natural gas rises to 4 yuan/m³, we will have no choice but to stop kilns.
Source: Ceramic Information
Shandong production area: sales volume of interior wall tiles Changhong from March to April
Since the beginning of this year, the production and sales rate of interior wall tiles has remained high. In Shandong, all wall tile companies in the Zibo production area are in a booming situation with both production and sales. Glenkai Ceramics started construction on the third day of the Lunar New Year, and Mingyu, Lianzhong, and Luzhong companies immediately started work one after another. As of now, all companies in Zibo have started production. In a sales situation where supply exceeds demand, some companies have scheduled production plans until June this year. The Linyi production area is also experiencing booming production and sales. By the end of April, some companies had eased the tight production situation of being unable to place orders.
There are many reasons for the popularity of wall tiles this year: on the one hand, customers did not stock up on goods at the end of last year, and the overall kiln opening pace in Linyi this year was later than last year, resulting in concentrated demand for products this year; on the other hand, the current engineering and centralized procurement in wall tiles The choice of surface products focuses on wall tiles. Interior wall tiles are obviously better than mid-board and floor tiles in terms of price, paving materials, and later maintenance.
Source: Taocheng Daily
Terminal/Home Information
Sampling inspection by Henan Provincial Administration for Market Regulation: 7 batches of ceramic tiles failed
Recently, the Henan Provincial Administration for Market Regulation issued a notice on the results of quality supervision and random inspections of 16 products including cement. A total of 849 batches of products produced and sold by 842 sub-enterprises were sampled and inspected, and 73 batches of products were found to not meet the standard requirements.
Among them, a total of 81 batches of ceramic tile products produced and sold by 81 companies in 10 cities (counties) were selected. After inspection, 7 batches of products did not meet the standard requirements, and the non-compliance discovery rate was 8.6%. The inspection focused on items such as size, damage strength, modulus of rupture, water absorption, chemical corrosion resistance, pollution resistance, glazed brick resistance to glaze cracking, and radioactivity. The non-compliance items involve size, water absorption, breaking strength, and modulus of rupture. Unqualified product information is as follows:
Source: China Quality News Network
Tmall home decoration: 151 brands exceeded 100 million last year, and 50 brands exceeded 1 billion
In 2020, the overall growth rate of the home decoration industry will be 11%, and the growth rate of Tmall home decoration will reach 33%. There are 151 brands with a turnover of over 100 million on Tmall, and 50 brands with a category turnover of over 1 billion, setting a new peak for home improvement e-commerce.
En Zhong, general manager of Tmall’s Home Decoration Division, said that in the past year, home improvement merchants’ exploration of scenario-based and localized products has begun to bear fruit. As of April 2021, merchants have built 160,000 3D model rooms, and the conversion rate and unit price have increased significantly. The 200,000 merchants who have opened Tmall light stores have average daily orders of 15,000. In the past year, the transaction ratio from Tmall to offline stores has increased by 100%. Enzhong said that this year Tmall Home Decoration will continue to move towards the three-year goal of 1 trillion, and the digitalization rate of the home decoration industry will increase from 10% to 20% by the end of 2022.
Source: 77 degrees
The fight between two "Oppains" has nothing to do with Oppai Furniture?
Recently, some media reported an infringement case surrounding the "OPPEIN" trademark. Jiangshan Oppein sued Dreamgate Company for the reasonThe products sold are in the same category as Jiangshan Oppein’s registered trademark, which can easily lead to public misunderstanding. The first instance ruling was that Dream Gate immediately stopped infringing Jiangshan Oppein’s registered trademark rights and compensated 400,000 yuan. Dream Gate Company refused to accept it and filed an appeal. . It is reported that the main businesses of Jiangshan Oppein and Dream Door are wooden doors. Two categories of products under Dream Door use the "Oppai·Shangpin" picture logo and the text "Oppai·Fanya" respectively. It is worth noting that the well-known "Oppein Furniture" deals in high-end cabinets, which is completely different from the two companies' business scope. In addition, the China Trademark Network shows that there are 403 trademark results containing the word "OPPEIN".
Source: Bathroom News
Corporate/Brand Information
Join powerful forces to create a win-win situation! Inno Enterprise & Beijing Shangmei Decoration Home reached strategic cooperation!
On the morning of April 30, the [Inno Enterprise & Beijing Shangmei Decoration Group Strategic Cooperation Signing Ceremony] was successfully held in Beijing. Dai Pengfei, Director of Inno Enterprise North China, and Zhao Zhiqiang, Director of the Headquarters Operation Center of Beijing Shangmei Decoration Group jointly Attend. At the ceremony, the two brands signed a strategic cooperation agreement based on their recognition of each other's strengths, concepts and values, officially reaching a strategic partnership. This powerful alliance will effectively enhance the influence of both brands, expand coverage of the national home furnishing consumer market, and increase market share.
Source: Inno Slate·Tile
Eagle Brand Ceramics "Streamer Phantom" series new product training meeting was successfully held
The "Streaming Phantom" series is a sincere work protected by Eagle Ceramics' 47 years of technological accumulation. Through the combination of colored dry particles, transparent light particles, and glittering light particles, the product allows colors and pearls to be reborn in one calcination. Create glossy space art from the depths; 3D color melting technology, multi-color screen positioning technology and constant temperature calcination technology allow inkjet and color frit to complement each other, creating an all-roundImprove the hair color effect of the product and perform multiple high-quality performances in a new way.
In order to let all colleagues of Eagle Ceramics fully understand the new product "Streamer Phantom" series, familiarize themselves with the development ideas and technical selling points of this series of products, speed up the promotion work at the terminal, and provide consumers with better materials and more professional services . Recently, Eagle Ceramics organized a training session for the "Streamer Phantom" series of new products. Qiu Guang'an, chairman of the board of directors of the company, was specially invited to serve as the lecturer for this training. All colleagues from the Eagle Marketing Center participated in this training.
Source: Eagle Ceramics
Guangxi Wuzhou City leaders conducted in-depth industrial inspections and praised Hongyu’s genuine materials and good quality
On April 30, Mayor Zhong Changzi of Wuzhou, Guangxi, together with leaders such as Liang Jinchang, Du Cheng, Liang Qin, Yu Yihui, Tang Rongqing, etc., met with Liang Tongcan, Chairman of Hongyu Group, and Sales General Manager of Guangdong Hongyu Ceramics Holdings Co., Ltd. Led by senior executives such as Huo Zhaoqiang and Ye Jinli, assistant to the chairman of Hongyu Group, they walked into the Foshan marketing headquarters of Hongyu Ceramics and conducted in-depth inspections and exchanges in terms of brand strength, product matrix, design display and other aspects.
The guests jointly appreciated the rich product system and wonderful design charm of Hongyu Ceramics. The exhibition hall of Hongyu headquarters is designed with an open scene-based space and uses a modern, simple and elegant design language to refine and upgrade the store products and functions, display the genuine quality of the products, give unlimited imagination to home design, and win The guests unanimously affirmed and praised.
Source: Hongyu Group
Good news! Samit won the bid for Longfor's 2021-2023 centralized procurement project
Recently, Samit Ceramics announced the good news of winning the bid. As the strategic supplier of Longfor Group in 2021, Samit stood out from many competing units with its high-quality and user-friendly design and successfully won the Longfor 2021-2023 bid. Ceramic tile centralized procurement project.
Source: Summit Tiles
Mati settled in Weifang, and Yi Xue master Zhao Danqing came to start home Feng Shui in person
On April 28, the "Weifang Mati Ceramics Opening Ceremony" came to a shocking conclusion at Weifang Yijiayuan. On the same day, Mr. Ou Tiancheng, representative of Mati Ceramics Headquarters, explained 202In 2019, Matti collaborated with Guangzhou Design Week on the project "Mr. Design". He called on Weifang designer friends to actively participate in this design charity event and jointly promote the development of Chinese design for good. In addition, Feng Shui master Zhao Danqing visited Weifang and explained the essence of Yixue culture that has been passed down for thousands of years to the guests in an easy-to-understand way.
Source: Matti Ceramics
