Industry News
2021 Shenzhen Fashion Home Design Week opens
On March 17, the 2021 Shenzhen Fashion Home Design Week and the 36th Shenzhen International Furniture Design Exhibition officially opened at the Shenzhen International Convention and Exhibition Center. Hall 1, with the theme of "Design Inspiration Base·Design Building Materials", brings together brands of stone, ceramics/slates, integrated bathrooms and other brands. Brands in the ceramic industry participating in this exhibition include Guanzhu, Samit, Jiangjun Slate, Guangdong Zhong Yan and Huayan are of excellent quality. On the opening day of the exhibition, the Shenzhen Home Furnishing Association's Slate Building Materials Comprehensive Committee was officially established.
Source: China Ceramics Network live report
Water conservation is included in the Chinese government work report, and Singapore and Taiwan plan to expand water efficiency labels on bathroom products
At this year's national "Two Sessions", the government work report clearly stated that the scope of corporate income tax preferential catalogs for environmental protection, energy and water conservation, etc. should be expanded, the research and development and application of new energy-saving and environmental protection technologies, equipment and products should be promoted, and the energy-saving and environmental protection industry should be cultivated and expanded. . From the CCTV2 "Long Yang Talks about the Two Sessions" program, we learned that from a technical perspective, my country's sanitary ware brands have now begun the 3.5L water-saving era, and the water-saving technology of head sanitary ware brands has even taken the lead in the industry. Increasing the popularity of water-saving bathroom products has become a top priority around the world. In early March, Singapore and Taiwan Province successively notified the World Trade Organization of laws that intend to expand the scope of water efficiency labels for water-saving bathroom products. Singapore will revise the Public Utilities (Water Supply) Regulations and toilet flush valves must be registered under MWELS and carry a water efficiency label, and must be tested according to prescribed methods. The amendments will come into effect on January 1, 2022. In addition, the Taipeng-Kimma Separate Customs Zone in Taiwan Province also plans to include sensor faucets, iron or steel sanitary ware and their parts into the scope of products that should be labeled with water efficiency labels starting from July 1, 2022.
Source: Kitchen and Bathroom Information
The Philippine Ceramic Tile Compulsory Certification System Seminar will be held on March 18
At the end of last year, the Bureau of Standards of the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-BPS) issued an administrative order stipulating that imports are only allowed from ceramic tile manufacturers holding PS licenses and those holding ICC certificatesCeramic tiles purchased from merchants are distributed, sold and used in the Philippines. At the beginning of the year, the Philippine DTI-BPS issued an administrative order stipulating that ceramic tile products exported to the Philippines after April 12, 2021 must obtain relevant certificates before they can be cleared. In this regard, the National Key Laboratory of Building and Sanitary Ceramics Testing plans to hold a special technical seminar with the theme of "Breaking Barriers and Promoting Exports" in Foshan City, Guangdong Province on the afternoon of March 18, 2021. Many experts will be invited to the seminar Interpret and answer questions about the technical regulations.
Source: Guangdong Export Ceramics and Building Materials Public Service Platform
The Raw Materials Committee of the Guangdong Ceramics Association was established, with Ye Delin serving as the president
On March 13, the ceramic (rock slab/large slab) raw material supply and demand matchmaking meeting and the founding meeting of the Guangdong Ceramics Association Raw Materials Committee were grandly held at the Huaxia Pearl Hotel in Foshan, Guangdong. Ceramic companies, mining companies and processing companies from all over the country Nearly 180 guests from more than 100 enterprises and institutions including factories, universities and scientific research institutes attended the event. At the meeting, Secretary-General Wang Weiguo of the Guangdong Ceramics Association announced the establishment of the Raw Materials Professional Committee of the Guangdong Ceramics Association, with Ye Delin, chairman of Guangdong Xinmingzhu Ceramics Group Co., Ltd., serving as the president. Subsequently, a signing ceremony was held on site between the Raw Materials Committee of the Guangdong Ceramics Association and the Wuchuan County project in Guizhou.
Source: Mineral Materials Network
The March 15 party revealed that hidden cameras in stores "steal people's faces", Kohler Bathroom dismantled store cameras overnight
On March 15, CCTV’s 3.15 Party revealed that Kohler Bathroom, BMW, and MaxMara installed facial recognition cameras in their bathroom stores, and there were problems in collecting facial data. In response to the issue exposed by the CCTV 315 Party, a customer service staff of Kohler Bathroom responded that thank you for your concern. We are aware of the exposure of the CCTV 315 Party and will give feedback to the relevant departments as soon as possible. According to Shangguan News, Kohler Bathroom's face recognition cameras were installed in stores and captured personal information including gender and age of consumers without their consent. Kohler Bathroom and Youluoke Electronics in Shanghai Technology Co., Ltd. was named.
On the morning of March 16, the official Weibo of Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd. issued a statement saying that it apologized to consumers for the problem of facial information collected by camera equipment in Kohler stores. Kohler attached great importance to the problems raised at the party and rectified them as soon as possible. Arrangements have been made for relevant stores to dismantle the camera equipment overnight.
Source: Daily Economic News
Producing area information
Foshan Gaoming: List of 5 ceramic companies on the list of large households with tax payments exceeding RMB 10 million in 2020
Recently, Gaoming District announced the list of large taxpayers in 2020. There are a total of 91 companies in the district with tax payments exceeding RMB 10 million. Among them, there are 5 ceramic sanitary ware companies. Foshan Faen Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd. and Foshan Gaoming Anhua Ceramic Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd. were selected into the list of large tax payers exceeding 50 million yuan; Foshan Aidil Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd. and Foshan Gaoming Best Ceramics Co., Ltd. The company and Foshan Gaoming Shuncheng Ceramics Co., Ltd. were selected into the list of large taxpayers exceeding 10 million yuan.
Source: Ceramic Information
Qingyuan, Guangdong: Qingcheng District Environmental Protection Service Center went to ceramic enterprises to carry out pollution prevention and control technology research and assistance work
On March 12, a delegation from the Qingcheng District Environmental Protection Service Center went to Guangdong Honghai Ceramics Industrial Development Co., Ltd. and Qingyuan Nafuna Ceramics Co., Ltd. in Yuantan Town to conduct pollution prevention and control technology research and assistance work. The engineers and technicians of the Environmental Protection Service Center visited the raw material workshop, glaze production line and storage room on-site. Based on the "Regulations on the Administration of Pollution Emission Permits" promulgated and implemented on March 1, the requirements for the collection and treatment of unorganized waste gas and the technical specifications for the issuance of emission permits, On-site and company leaders conducted in-depth exchanges to gain a detailed understanding and comparison of relevant processes. The engineer fully affirmed some of the completed unorganized waste gas collection and treatment facilities and the results achieved, and at the same time guided the company to carry out targeted rectifications and effectively improve Pollution prevention and control effectiveness. In the next step, the Qingcheng District Environmental Protection Service Center will continue to carry out technical guidance work in-depth at the enterprise, promptly understand the doubts and difficulties of the enterprise's pollution control technology, guide the enterprise to control and discharge various pollutants in a targeted and efficient manner, and better implement the main responsibilities of pollution prevention and control .
Source: Qingyuan Municipal People's Government
Teng County, Guangxi: The autonomous region’s Safe Guangxi Construction Coordination Team visited Teng County Zhonghe Ceramics Industrial Park
On March 11, Zhang Jian, the second-level senior prosecutor of the Autonomous Region Procuratorate, led the sixth team of the Safe Guangxi Construction Coordination Team to Teng County, Guangxi to investigate the work of maintaining stability during the National Two Sessions and Tomb Sweeping Day. In the afternoon of the same day, the research team came to Zhonghe Ceramics Industrial Park to learn more about the park's scale, product features, development plans and the pilot work of the "Law Society Chief Legal Consulting Expert System"situation, focusing on the progress of the resolution of the bankruptcy liquidation case of Guangxi Xinzhong Ceramics Co., Ltd. in Teng County, a major stability-related case at the municipal level.
Source: Tengxian Media Center
Terminal/Home Information
Guangxi Laibin China Resources Wuxuan New Building Materials Industrial Park Project Starts
On March 12, the groundbreaking ceremony of the China Resources Wuxuan New Building Materials Industrial Park project was held. It is understood that the total investment in the China Resources Wuxuan New Building Materials Industrial Park project has reached 4.8 billion yuan, with a planned investment of 45 million yuan in 2021. Once completed and put into operation, the total industrial output value will be increased by 3.24 billion yuan, taxes and fees will be increased by 660 million yuan, and 800 new jobs will be created every year.
Source: The Paper
Affected by the centralized closure of businesses during the Spring Festival, sales of building materials and home furnishing stores across the country fell month-on-month in February
On March 15, information jointly released by the Circulation Industry Development Department of the Ministry of Commerce and the China Building Materials Circulation Association showed that the national building materials and home furnishing prosperity index (BHI) in February was 79.97, a month-on-month decrease of 4.96 points and a year-on-year increase of 37.69 points. According to reports, the operation of the building materials and home furnishing market has been greatly affected by the concentrated closure of businesses during the holidays, and BHI has experienced a seasonal decline. Data show that the sales of building materials and home furnishing stores above designated size nationwide were 45.03 billion yuan in February, a month-on-month decrease of 40.39%, and a year-on-year increase of 11,604.9%; the cumulative sales from January to February were 120.58 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 98.95%. According to reports, February is the off-season for the national real estate market and the national building materials and home furnishing market, and market demand is relatively flat. At the same time, affected by the concentrated holiday closures, sales of building materials and home furnishing stores above designated size nationwide declined month-on-month in February.
Source: Beijing News
Corporate/Brand Information
Delivered with Putin Ceramics, Mona Lisa Jiangxi production base was officially established
On March 16, Mona Lisa’s fourth production base - Gao’an Mona Lisa New Materials Co., Ltd.A grand establishment ceremony was held, marking the official putting into use of Mona Lisa's Jiangxi Gao'an production base. It is understood that Mona Lisa’s Jiangxi Gao’an production base is located in Gao’an City, Jiangxi. It is Mona Lisa’s fourth production base, covering an area of nearly 1,000 acres and has 9 production lines. Its establishment will further expand Mona Lisa’s presence in East China. production and supply capabilities, promote the continuous optimization of production capacity layout, radiate the East China region and even the national market with lower warehousing and logistics costs, further meet the market demand in East China, and enhance Mona Lisa’s presence in the East China market and the pan-East China regional market competitiveness.
Source: Mona Lisa Group
Affected by the centralized closure of businesses during the Spring Festival, sales of building materials and home furnishing stores across the country fell month-on-month in February
On March 16, the signing ceremony for the mixed ownership reform of Eagle Brand Group was held in Foshan Eagle Innovation Park. Guangdong Yingpai Ceramics Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Yingpai Group") and Guangdong Tian'an New Materials Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Tianan New Materials") signed an "Property Rights Transaction Contract". Yingpai Group will transfer the four properties it holds Subsidiaries (i.e. Foshan Shiwan Yingpai Ceramics Co., Ltd., Heyuan Dongyuan Yingpai Ceramics Co., Ltd., Foshan Yingpai Technology Co., Ltd., Foshan Yingpai Ceramics Trading Co., Ltd.) each introduced 66% equity into private capital - Tianan New Materials , jointly promote the mixed ownership reform of Yingpai Group.
At the scene, Lin Wei, President of Yingpai Group, responded for the first time to the transaction with Tianan New Materials. Yingpai Group’s original management system and mechanism could not quickly adapt to the increasingly fierce market competition. In order to allow Yingpai Group to develop better, Chancheng The district and Shiwan Town sub-district governments spared no effort to promote the mixed-ownership reform of Yingpai Group. After years of unremitting efforts, Tianan New Materials was finally introduced to participate in the mixed-ownership reform of Yingpai Group.
Source: Eagle Vision
Shuncheng Ceramics Group’s fifth slate intelligent production line is put into operation
On March 15, Shuncheng Ceramics Group’s fifth slate intelligent production line was officially put into operation, which also symbolizes that Shuncheng Ceramics Group takes this as a starting point to actively innovate and seek change, and to achieve cross-border symbiosis and integration. In the future, Shuncheng Ceramics Group will act as an industry leader and build a pan-home service system under the surging "rock wave". Based on the transformation and upgrading of industrial layout, brand operation, cross-border integration, etc., it will set a benchmark in the field of rock slab manufacturing. , towards the goal of “making Shuncheng rock slab the best rock slab in China and even the world.”We will move forward to achieve the goals, better integrate into the home ecology, and promote the upgrading of China's ceramic industry with China's intelligent manufacturing. Liang Youfu, chairman of Shuncheng Ceramics Group, revealed at the meeting that the company plans to ignite the sixth slate intelligent production line in the second half of the year, with an estimated annual total output of 12 million square meters and an annual output value of over 1.5 billion yuan.
Source: Shuncheng Ceramics Group
Golden Mantis·Home teamed up with Shunhui Ceramics and Slate to carry out a design study tour at Shunhui headquarters
On March 15, an audio-visual feast on design and building materials kicked off. Golden Mantis Home Decoration Brand, a subsidiary of Golden Mantis, joined forces with Shunhui Ceramics and Slate to launch a design study tour at Shunhui headquarters. Golden Mantis·Jia President Chen Xueshao, Co-President Chen Xiaofeng, Store Support Director Liu Dong, Engineering Department Director Xing Wei, Deputy Director of Design and R&D Han Hu, Executive Vice President of Supply Chain Xu Mingyue and other leaders, as well as Golden Mantis·Jiamen stores from all over the country The Golden Mantis·Jia 100-member gold medal designer team composed of bosses, store managers, and senior designers gathered in Foshan to discuss building materials and design, and share experiences and insights.
Source: Shunhui Tiles·Stone Slabs
Empowerment Terminal | KMY2021 nationwide tour training to build an excellent team!
Recently, in order to fully empower terminal stores and build a competitive sales team, KMY has launched a national tour of special training, and has successively carried out sales training in Zunyi, Guiyang, Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, Suzhou and other regions to provide strong support for KMY terminal stores Assure. This training aims to comprehensively improve the comprehensive quality of terminal sales personnel, quickly improve terminal practical skills, create a more professional marketing team, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win cooperation with manufacturers!
Source: KMY International Light Luxury Tiles
Leaders from Shanxi and Yunnan branches of Juran Home visited QD Tile
On March 15, the leaders of Easyhome Shanxi and Yunnan branches visited QD Ceramics respectively and were warmly received by the senior teams of Mona Lisa Group and QD Ceramics. During the visit, both parties discussed channel development, joint marketing, etc.The cooperation carried out in-depth and detailed communication. Through this close interaction, whether it is development strategy, brand characteristics, product positioning, or channel construction planning, the Easyhome delegation and its delegation gained a new understanding of QD ceramic tiles.
Source: QD Tiles
