August 25, 2021·Issue 17
Liu Zhaobo: There is no best style, only the most suitable style
There is no best style, only the most suitable style. The trend itself reflects the upgrade of consumption and the iteration of lifestyle. After people in their 80s and 90s became the main consumers, they paid more attention to experience, personality, and the fit between the temperament of the product and themselves. It is very important for furniture brands to adhere to their own design and craftsmanship, continuous advancement of art and technology, and at the same time stick to their original aspirations and continuously improve the temperament fit with the target consumer groups.
Source: The First Fashion Furniture Trend Summit Forum
Liu Zhaobo, Vice President of Shandong Decoration Association and President of Yantai Interior Designers Association
Zheng Zhilin: It is necessary to accurately control the market demand of "young, fashionable and personalized"
As the age levels of consumers continue to change, traditional style furniture may no longer be the choice for younger consumers, which also requires furniture companies to make breakthroughs and changes. As a new generation of furniture consumers, their biggest consumer demands are "young, fashionable and personalized", which has also brought new trends in furniture design. The demand for "younger" furniture will force traditional furniture companies to improve their appearance and function. and make changes in materials and other aspects. In addition, if furniture companies want to achieve success in the new consumer environment, they must inevitably adopt differentiated product strategies.
Source: Home People Network
Zheng Zhilin, General Manager of Chengdu Silton Smart Home Co., Ltd.
Wang Zixiang: Enterprises not only sell materials, but also delve deeper into the value of selling innovation and services
Under severe market competition, the market pie may become smaller, but it will not disappear. The key is how to change itself. Now is no longer the time to "eat by the weather". At present, the biggest pressure on the Pan-Gaoan production area comes from cost growth, and the market must "buy high, sell high"”, this requires adhering to the positioning of mid-to-high-end antique products, the main direction of differentiated innovation, deepening the supporting facilities of antique products, and practicing internal skills in the off-season. For the future, companies will not only sell materials, but also delve deeper into the value of selling innovation and services. They should bring product design, colors, and craftsmanship to the full terminal area of dealers and store managers, so that consumers can truly accept good innovations. and service value.
Source: 2021 Huazhong Architectural Ceramics Online Forum (Season 1)
Wang Zixiang, Chairman of Augute Enterprise
Zheng Shao, Secretary of the CPC Jiangxi Gao’an Municipal Committee, and his delegation visited Odola Technology for investigation and research
On August 24, Zheng Shao, Secretary of the Jiangxi Gao'an Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, and his delegation visited Jiangxi Outao Technology Co., Ltd. located in Xinjie Town, Gao'an City to inspect and investigate the business operations and party building work of Outao Technology. Xi Jiebin, member of the Standing Committee of the Gao'an Municipal Party Committee and Vice Mayor, Chen Gang, Director of the Gao'an Municipal Party Committee Office, Chen Zhe, Director of the Gao'an Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Liu Wei, Secretary of the Party Committee of Xinjie Town, and other leaders accompanied the inspection. Ouyang Tiansheng, chairman of Outaol Technology, warmly received him. Zheng Shao and Ouyang Tiansheng discussed the future development direction of the high-security ceramics industry together. During the exchange, both parties agreed that under the new situation, the high-security ceramics industry should continue to be promoted in the direction of green, intelligent, branded and high-end. Gao'an ceramics production area opens up new tracks and paths.
Source: Otao Technology
In 2021, there will be dozens of mergers and acquisitions in the global ceramic industry, with the transaction amount exceeding 10 billion...
According to a survey report by Goldman Sachs Investment Bank, since September last year, the global M&A market has been unprecedentedly active, with the amount exceeding US$1.8 trillion in just a few months. At the beginning of this year, M&A activity was twice as high as it was before the pandemic began last year. In such a general environment, mergers and acquisitions in the ceramic industry are also unprecedentedly prosperous. According to statistics, since January 2021 so far, the global ceramic industry has recorded more than 30 mergers and acquisitions transactions. Domestic (16 cases): Mona Lisa acquires Jiangxi Putin Ceramics; Keda Manufacturing completes the acquisition of 100% equity of Italian company Vigo; ASUS Holdings acquires Zhengda Ceramics; Dajiuluo acquires Guangdong Jianxing Ceramics Factory; Taosheng Building Materials acquires Fengze Ceramics ; Tianan New Materials bids for 66% of the shares of four subsidiaries of Eagle Brand Group; Hongyu Group acquires Xinzhong Ceramics; Diou Home Furnishing subsidiary plans to invest 50 million yuan in Shanxi Huizi to hold 20% of the shares; Lianchuang Ceramics acquires Guangxi Jinshajiang Ceramics ; 90 Degree Home Furnishing acquires Zhongheng Ceramics Factory and Zongsheng Weijie Wood Industry; Dongpeng Holdings acquires Jinshijia; Roosevelt CeramicsThe group took over Jinyuan Ceramics through leasing; Guangdong Marco Polo Ceramics acquired Dongwei New Materials; Geshiqi Ceramics acquired Geely Ceramics; Fujian Hengda and Hubei Butterfly Spring jointly acquired a well-known ceramic company in Yifeng; Huida Sanitary Ware planned to acquire LA' BOBO. International (9 cases): UMS Group acquires Alteo; Pamesa Group acquires SEM Group Pulidos La Plana factory; ABK Group acquires Desvres; Italcer acquires Equipe Ceramics; Coesia Group acquires System Ceramics ) 100% stake; Altadia Group will be sold by Lone Star; Grupo Halcón acquires Castellón-based; LB acquires CMF Technology; Lamosa acquires three Roca ceramic tile companies.
Source: Ceramic Information
It is "difficult" to ease the pressure of overcapacity on ceramic tiles, and hundreds of "old lines" will be eliminated in the next two years
In the past few years, the number of ceramic companies and production lines nationwide has decreased significantly, but the national ceramic tile production capacity has not decreased. This is because kilns and other equipment have been rapidly upgraded and iterated in recent years, and the ceramic tile single-line production capacity has been continuously refreshed. Data show that the average single-line production capacity of ceramic tiles nationwide increased from 14,700 square meters in 2017 to 16,300 square meters in 2020, an increase of 10.9%. In 2020, there were 2,445 ceramic tile production lines in the country, with a total annual production capacity of 12.3 billion square meters. With this round of "equipment upgrades" and the increase in single-line production capacity, perhaps in the next few years, only 2,000 production lines can reach 12.3 billion square meters. annual production capacity. Assuming that the national average single-line ceramic tile production capacity can reach 19,000 square meters in the next two years, exterior wall tile production capacity continues to shrink, and the total annual ceramic tile production capacity maintains a scale of 12.3 billion square meters, only 2,088 production lines are needed. This means that another batch of ceramic companies and 357 production lines will be eliminated.
Source: Ceramic Information
Linyi ceramic companies collectively increase prices, OEMs and dealers line up to buy goods
On August 24, there was news that Linyi ceramic companies collectively increased prices, and OEMs and dealers lined up to buy goods from various production companies today. Recently, industry insiders in Linyi ceramic circle revealed that due to the upcoming increase in local natural gas prices, the prices of wall tiles, small floor tiles and floor tiles have increased. The reason why people rush to grab goods is because if they don’t take the goods away today, the price will increase tomorrow. The Linyi production area has always followed the cost-effective route.. Most companies in the Linyi production area follow a price path of small profits but quick turnover. After the cost of natural gas rises, some companies estimate that it will be difficult to support the higher costs and may subsequently stop production. "Customers are now buying goods because they are worried about the supply of goods due to subsequent production shutdowns."
Source: Taocheng Daily
The central environmental protection inspection team stationed in Sichuan in late August. How did ceramic companies react?
According to the official website of the Sichuan Provincial People's Government, the Central Ecological Environmental Protection Inspection Team will officially enter Sichuan in late August to carry out a one-month inspection. It is understood that in 2017, Jiajiang County ceramic enterprises completed the elimination of backward, transformation and upgrading, and completed the conversion of coal to gas in 66 ceramic enterprises. All 271 gas generators of 98 ceramic enterprises were stopped from use. All ceramic enterprises used clean energy natural gas. Production. Since then, ceramic companies have continued to carry out environmental protection upgrades. So far, many companies have successfully applied for environmental protection B-pole enterprises, and several companies are in the process of applying. Regarding the arrival of the central environmental protection inspection team in Sichuan, most ceramic companies in Jiajiang responded relatively calmly. The person in charge of a large ceramic company in Jiajiang said that all the company's production lines are in normal production and the kilns will not be stopped due to the central environmental protection inspection team's entry into Sichuan. Some ceramic companies are also worried that after the central environmental protection inspection team enters Sichuan, they will be ordered to suspend production for rectification.
Source: Pottery Information
Huapeng Ceramics successfully held the 818 Factory Celebration Ceremony and Shandong Mid-year Provincial Group Purchase for 1,000 People
On August 21, the celebration ceremony of Huapeng Ceramics 818 Factory and the Shandong mid-year provincial group purchase of 1,000 people came to an end. Shandong Linyi, Tengzhou, Lanling, Banzhuang, Tancheng, Surabaya, Pingyi, Rizhao, Donghai, Many places in Ganyu and Yinan participated. This large group buying event ended successfully with a total task completion rate of 112%. Among them, Tengzhou completed 140% of the total sales task and took the first place, while Banzhuang completed 120% and ranked second!
Source: Huapeng Ceramics
Melco Marble Tile Bijie Flagship Store Grand Opening
On August 21, Melco Marble Tile Bijie flagship store opened in Bijie Red Star Macalline-Xingyijia Home Life Experience Center. With the unprecedented cash rebate and the personal signature of Mr. Chen Huahui, Vice President of Foshan Melco Marble Tiles, the grand opening event of Melco's 10th anniversary pushed the event to a climax. The owners and friends on the scene continued to sign orders and opened the business. Remarkable results achieved in just one day.
Source: Melco Marble Tile
100,000 fine! Guangzhou Shenghe Furniture was included in the political procurement blacklist
Recently, the Chinese Government Procurement Service Information Platform issued an announcement imposing administrative penalties on Guangzhou Shenghe Furniture Co., Ltd. It is reported that Guangzhou Shenghe Furniture Co., Ltd. provided false materials in an attempt to win the bid when participating in the "2 Packages of Furniture Procurement Project for the New Campus of the Party School of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China" government procurement activity. The Hainan Provincial Department of Finance fined the company 105,600 yuan in accordance with relevant regulations, included it in the list of bad behavior records, and banned it from participating in government procurement activities for one year.
Source: 77°
Holike: Revenue and profit increased by 105.79% and 80.06% respectively
On the evening of August 23, Holike (603898.SH) disclosed its semi-annual report. The company’s net profit attributable to its parent company in the first half of the year increased by more than 80% year-on-year, but there was no significant increase in net profit attributable to its parent company in Q2. The company stated that in the first half of the year, the company provided support to dealers and provided profit sharing through multiple channels for wardrobe and cabinet products. The company's product orders have maintained steady and sustained growth compared with the same period last year, and operations are expected to continue to recover in the second half of the year. Data show that the company achieved revenue of approximately 1.524 billion yuan in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 105.79%; net profit attributable to the parent company was approximately 138 million, a year-on-year increase of 80.06%.
Source: Financial Associated Press
Project preparation for the country’s first provincial-level urban lighting intelligent system construction standards
Recently, the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued a notice on the 2021 Jiangsu Provincial Construction System Science and Technology Project (Guidance Category) and Engineering Construction Local Standards Preparation and Revision Project (General Category)", which was sponsored by the Jiangsu Provincial Illuminating Society and Nanjing Likong The "Urban Lighting Intelligent System Construction Standard" (2021YB01) applied by IoT Technology Co., Ltd. as the editor-in-chief was approved as a local standard for engineering construction in Jiangsu Province. This standard is the country's first provincial-level urban lighting intelligent system construction standard. This is in recent years. In the past, the Jiangsu Illuminating Society has undertaken the "Guidelines for the Construction of Smart Light Pole in Urban Lighting in Jiangsu Province", "Jiangsu Province's "14th Five-Year Plan" Urban Municipal Facilities Planning (Urban Lighting Section)", and "Jiangsu Province Urban Lighting Annual Development Report". Once again presided over a key project in the provincial lighting industry.
Source: Jiangsu Lighting
Lithuanian exporters complain: China no longer buys timber and other products from Lithuania
As tensions between Lithuania and China have intensified due to the wrong stance on the Taiwan issue, many Lithuanian manufacturers have begun to worry that they will lose the opportunity to enter the huge market of China. Delfi, one of Lithuania's largest news portals, recently reported under the title "China no longer buys Lithuanian products" that after China recalled its ambassador from Lithuania, Lithuanian exporters began to complain that China no longer buys cheese, grain and timber from Lithuania. product. Reports say that large Chinese timber traders are planning to leave Lithuania.
Source: Furniture Industry
Will the home furnishing market take the smart route, "really fragrant" or is it an IQ tax?
In recent years, driven by the soaring level of domestic Internet technology, the home furnishing market has also taken a smart route, with various Internet homes and smart homes becoming the main force. Unfortunately, judging from consumer feedback, there are currently only a few truly smart homes. Most products can only provide a simple smart experience. There are still many shortcomings in actual use, and some are not even as easy to use as traditional home appliances. Form over function.
Source: Xiaoxiang Morning News
Guizhou: The output value of the new building materials industry will reach 235 billion yuan in 2025
A few days ago, the Guizhou Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology recently released the "Guizhou Province "14th Five-Year Plan" New Building Materials Industry Development Plan (Draft for Comments)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Development Plan"). The "Development Plan" clarifies that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Guizhou Province's new building materials industry will follow the policy of "creating something out of nothing, creating something new out of nothing" to promote the high-end of traditional industries, the scale of emerging industries, and the modernization of service-oriented manufacturing. In 2025, the province's new building materials industry output value will reach 235 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of more than 8%, and industrial added value reaching 65 billion yuan. Strive to form an advanced new building materials industry manufacturing system with reasonable structure, optimized production capacity, advanced technology, clean and environmentally friendly, safe and efficient by the end of the planning period.
Source: China Building Materials News
China National Building Materials Group and Beijing Urban Construction Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement
On August 20, China National Building Materials Group and Beijing Urban Construction Group held a strategic cooperation agreement signing ceremony in Beijing. Zhou Yuxian, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China National Building Materials Group, Cao Jianglin, General Manager, and Chen Daihua, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Beijing Urban Construction Group attended the ceremony and witnessed the signing. In the future, both parties will leverage their respective advantages in areas such as material procurement, supply chain, international operations, and prefabricated construction to further deepen cooperation.
Source: The Paper
The recruitment of entries for the 2022 China Interior Design Yearbook is officially open
On August 25, the recruitment of entries for the 2022 China Interior Design Yearbook officially opened. It is reported that after strict screening and careful compilation, "ELLE DECORATION" launched the "China Interior Design Yearbook" for the first time in 2018 to link up with industry forces and present the most shareable works of China's original design year from the most authoritative perspective. "2022 China "Interior Design Yearbook" will continue to openly solicit outstanding works from across the country. The new China Interior Design Yearbook exclusive website has been launched. Participants can register and upload their works by themselves. The deadline for collection is: 24:00 on September 20.
Source: ELLE DECO Home Gallery
The finely decorated house "renovated for 470,000 yuan" has many problems
Balcony stone pillars are cracked, marble surfaces are cracked, door frames are loose and cracked, and wires are exposed... Recently, when Ms. Zhong, a citizen of Foshan City, went to Xincheng Merchants Yufu Community in Sanshui to repossess a new house, the home inspector who was accompanying her unexpectedly In the new house, we found 30 or 40 areas that needed to be corrected. The reporter learned from different owners of the building that in addition to quality problems with the finely decorated house, there was also the phenomenon of the house not being delivered for one year overdue due to decoration quality issues, but the owner was sent a lawyer's letter for unpaid property. On July 30, Xincheng Business Yufu customer service contacted the reporter and asked the reporter about relevant issues reported by some owners, and responded to the letter on August 4. In response to the relevant questions raised by reporters, the reply only listed the regulations for repairs and how to pay property fees in compliance with the delivery standards. It did not provide a targeted or resolving response to the issues raised by reporters.
Source: Yangcheng Evening News
Wall tiles peeled off after being painted with waterproof material, waterproof material manufacturer and stickerThe brick master is arguing
When the owner Ms. Ye was renovating her new home, she purchased rubber-branded "Zhigu 168" waterproof slurry from a building materials supermarket, spending a total of 1,440 yuan, and hired workers to tiling the kitchen and bathroom. A week after applying waterproofing and laying the tiles, the tiles suddenly fell off, and a layer of waterproof paint was attached to the back of the fallen tiles, indicating that the wall coating began to break from the waterproof layer. The customer service staff of the manufacturer insisted that there was no quality problem with the waterproof material and that it was caused by workers improperly adding water during construction and seasoning. The decoration workers said there were no problems with their construction techniques. To this end, Ms. Ye conducted a second test on the waterproof material. The wall tiles still fell off. The manufacturer admitted that the purchased waterproof material had quality problems, and the proposed compensation plan was that it was willing to "subsidize" four barrels of new waterproof material.
Source: The Paper
If the decoration quality is not up to standard and is rejected, the developer must bear the overdue liability
Liyang citizen Xiao Hu bought a well-decorated model house from a well-known developer. After paying the payment, Xiao Hu and his family were looking forward to moving into their new home. Unexpectedly, there were frequent problems with the quality of the house. In desperation, Xiao Hu sued the developer to The court required the developer to bear various claims such as liquidated damages for overdue delivery and restoration of garden greening configuration. The first-instance judgment of the Liyang Court in this case supported Xiao Hu’s claim for liquidated damages for overdue house delivery. The developer appealed to the Changzhou Intermediate People’s Court. Recently, the Changzhou Intermediate People’s Court upheld the original judgment in the second instance.
Source: Local Affairs
Fuqing Home Furnishing: Stick to the craftsmanship and never let a single water-soaked board enter the market
A few days ago, Henan suffered a heavy rainstorm that was rare in history, causing serious damage to many places. Zhengzhou Huafeng Building Materials, where Fuqing home furnishing dealer Han Shengqiang is located, is within the flood discharge area and is located in the hardest-hit area. Han Shengqiang's store is located on the first floor of the building materials market, and the store is connected to the warehouse. Before the heavy rain came, Han Shengqiang had just completed some interior decoration and upgrades in the store. "As soon as the installation was completed, the wooden floor was completely soaked. I had no choice but to take off the wooden floor again, dismantle the cabinets, and reinstall them." During this heavy rain, nearly half of the boards in its stores and warehouses were soaked. 3,000 pieces, plus store decoration, samples, supporting auxiliary materials, etc., the direct economic loss reached more than 800,000 yuan. In this regard, Han Shengqiang and Fuqing Home Furnishing Headquarters reached an agreement: destroy them all and not let any water-soaked Fuqing boards flow to the market.
Source: Fuqing Home
With a starting price of more than 20 million, Rizhao Defulong Home Plaza was auctioned
Recently, Alibaba Auction released the auction announcement for the Rizhao Lanshan Rural Commercial Bank's debt-repaired assets (Defulon Shopping Mall) store, which will be held from 10:00 on August 25, 2021 to 10:00 on August 26, 2021 (except for delays) ) conducted a public bidding event on the Taobao asset bidding network platform, with a starting price of 23.2398 million yuan. The building area is 3,687.69 square meters, and some are leased.
Source: Alibaba Auction Network
Lingxiu & Red Star Macalline reach in-depth strategic cooperation
On August 23, Wan Liyun, General Manager of Red Star Macalline Soft Decoration Division, Dai Jiajun, General Manager of IMP Marketing Business Department, Guo Yajun, Director of Soft Decoration Division, and Yan Han, Director of IMP Marketing Business Department, met with senior embroidery staff The headquarters of Xianju Ling Embroidery is Jiaxing, Zhejiang. The two parties had in-depth exchanges on multiple details of resource services such as brand communication channels, event construction, and traffic sharing, and reached a consensus on comprehensively deepening strategic cooperation.
Source: Sina Home
The transaction volume dropped to the lowest point in the year, and the market popularity continued to decline
From August 16th to August 22nd, due to factors such as the postponement or suspension of the second round of centralized land auctions in key cities and the adjustment of the pace of land supply in third- and fourth-tier cities, the scale of land transactions in key monitored cities has declined for several consecutive weeks. has dropped to its lowest level this year. At the same time, the market enthusiasm has further declined, especially the phenomenon of unsold land sales has further worsened, and the unsold rate has increased significantly since the second half of the year.
Source: Zhongfang.com
Beijing Housing Leasing Regulations solicit opinions and legislate to implement "houses for living, not speculation"
On August 24, the "Beijing Housing Leasing Regulations (Draft for Comments)" drafted by the Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Committee was publicly solicited for opinions. The draft contains 6 chapters and 81 articles, regulating hot issues such as the supervision of long-term rental apartments, rental loans, online housing listings, and group rentals. It is specifically proposed that when rents rise rapidly, the competent authorities can take measures to regulate the housing rental market. This is also the first local version of housing leasing regulations to be made public in China after the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development made public the housing leasing regulations.
Source: Xinhuanet
Jinhua, Zhejiang: Implementing a public lottery for new commercial housing to give priority to meeting the housing purchase needs of households without housing
On August 19, the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau of Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province issued the "Notice on the Implementation of Notarized Lottery and Public Sales of New Commercial Housing in Jinhua City". Commercial residential projects on land with limited price limits and newly listed commercial residential projects where the number of people registered to purchase a house is greater than the number of houses approved for sale in the current period must be determined by a notarized lottery method to determine the order of house selection and the number of people choosing houses. Real estate development companies should formulate sales plans based on the principle of giving priority to meeting the first home purchase needs of "houseless families" in Jinhua City, and provide no less than 50% of the housing supply.
Source: Guandian Real Estate Network
Country Garden’s “report card” for the first half of the year: sales grew steadily and core profit indicators continued to improve
On August 24, Country Garden (02007.HK) released its 2021 interim performance report. In the first half of the year, the company's sales grew steadily, its operating performance was satisfactory, and its core profit indicators continued to improve. During the reporting period, Country Garden achieved attributable contracted sales of approximately 303.09 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14%; attributable contracted sales area was approximately 34.51 million square meters, a year-on-year increase of 8%. Sales performance increased steadily and continued to lead the industry. The interim report shows that in the first six months of 2021, Country Garden's operating income increased by 27% year-on-year to 234.93 billion yuan; gross profit, net profit, and core net profit attributable to shareholders increased to 46.28 billion yuan, 22.42 billion yuan, and 15.22 billion yuan respectively. During the reporting period, Country Garden's equity property sales cash collection was approximately 272.79 billion yuan, and the equity sales return rate was 90%. It has reached 90% or above for six consecutive years, leading the industry. The sales collection rate remains at a high level, which represents fast capital turnover and reflects the company's strong financial capital management and control capabilities.
Source: China Real Estate News
