subject: The first half of 2006, export prices increased considerably Ceramics [print this page] The first half of 2006, export prices increased considerably Ceramics
Ceramics has been a major export varieties of Chinese ceramics. According to customs statistics, in the first half of this year, China's export volume ceramics for daily use 938 million kilograms, an increase of 1.97%; the amount of 822 million U.S. dollars, up 13.94%; average unit price of 0.88 U.S. dollars / kg, an increase of 12.82%, column ceramics export of all varieties the first price increase.
Situation from the export market, Russia, Japan, South Korea higher prices, whereas Hong Kong, Chile, South Africa, the export price is relatively lower. Pairs of the top 25 export countries or regions, except South Africa, Spain, two countries, export prices declined, the export prices of other countries have maintained varying degrees of growth, export prices of Lebanon the highest increase year on year, reaching 53.42 %.
Over the years, China's exports of household ceramics have been hovering in the low-cost, many companies are relying on to increase the amount of growth in export volume to achieve the end, the companies to reduce the profits of the harvest, but also affected my frame of mind to consumers in foreign countries ceramic products in the image. In recent years, with the emphasis on business-to-product research and development of a higher level of investment in personnel and financial aspects of the ratio significantly increased, new technology, high-grade products abound, so that our export prices of daily-use ceramic products has also been compared with substantial growth. According to statistics, in 2002 the average export price ceramics for daily use is only 0.65 U.S. dollars / kg, up to 2005 the average export price has been increased to 0.83 U.S. dollars / kg, an increase of 27.69 percent three years, there has been a good momentum.
However, the comparison, the export price of China's porcelain and ceramic production powers are relatively large compared with the price gap. Hence, China will become powerful ceramic target long way to go.
