Homepage > CMRC understandings > 【CMRC understanding】The supply of raw materials is limited, and the price of compressed gas cylinder industry may be adjusted slightly.
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As a kind of pressure vessel, compressed gas cylinder is widely used in the storage and transportation of various gases. The downstream involves many markets, such as hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, long tube trailer, gas station, gas company and so on. In the context of the current dual carbon policy, the two major fields of vehicle and hydrogenation station are particularly focused, and the demand for gas cylinders is also rising. However, due to the insufficient production capacity of raw materials, limited supply and rising cost, the price of gas cylinder products will rise.
Seamless steel pipe and carbon fiber are the main raw materials for gas cylinder production. The supply of raw materials began to appear in 2021. Japan's Toray tightened the supply of carbon fiber. Domestic suppliers have less output and low quality, and give priority to meeting the needs of aerospace military industry. Only a small amount of carbon fiber flows into the gas cylinder market. However, at that time, major enterprises had inventories, and the impact was not obvious. For example, Beijing Ketek company, which mainly engaged in on-board gas cylinders, had nearly 100 tons of carbon fiber reserves at that time, and the production was in good condition. Beijing Tianhai industry, Chengdu Sinoma technology, Shenyang slinda Anke and other manufacturers did not show obvious inventory anxiety.
By 2022, the problem of raw material supply has not been completely solved. The quantity of imported medium and high-end carbon fibers is small and the price is high (Japan Dongli, etc.), the performance of domestic carbon fibers is poor and the production capacity is insufficient (Zhongfu Shenying, Guangwei composite materials, etc.), the price rises to more than 150 yuan / kg, and can only be replaced in small quantities. The price of domestic seamless steel pipe has been raised as a whole, with the price as high as 6350 yuan / ton. The inventory of cylinder manufacturers is exhausted, the production is difficult, and the production capacity is shrinking to varying degrees. Shijiazhuang Enrico Gas Machinery Co., Ltd., mainly engaged in the storage and transportation of gas cylinders, is limited in the actual production of carbon fiber raw materials, and the output can not keep up with the needs of customers; Due to the limitation of steel pipe raw materials, Xinxing energy equipment company has seriously reduced its production capacity, overstocked orders and lost customers. The company has stopped receiving orders; Luxi new energy equipment Co., Ltd. has a backlog of orders in 2021 and will not produce until 2022.
Faced with the rising price of raw materials, gas cylinder manufacturers are in an embarrassing situation. On the one hand, various costs of enterprises are rising and their operation is blocked. On the other hand, the competition in the domestic gas cylinder market is fierce. The rising price means the loss of customers, especially in the CNG gas cylinder market. At present, the rise in the price of gas cylinders has taken the lead in small and medium-sized enterprises, such as Liaoning Zhongbang energy equipment company, which mainly faces the Northeast market. The company raised the prices of all products of the company on May 7 and cancelled the original price system. In order to maintain market share, large companies or listed companies still maintain the original price system and have not been notified of price adjustment. The net profit level of the company's gas cylinder products will be reduced to less than 5%, and the company's production and operation will face adjustment.
Due to the limited production of gas cylinders and the delayed delivery of orders from downstream users, the company's business was temporarily affected, and the procurement department tried to replace the supplier. If the overall price of gas cylinders is adjusted in the future, the profit space of downstream users will also be overstocked, reminding downstream enterprises to control the market in advance.