As raw materials, fuel, power purchase prices continued to rise year on year, this year, China's refractory industry production has been in a high-cost operation. In particular, the production costs of carbonaceous refractories (magnesium carbon brick, aluminum-magnesium carbon brick and aluminum-carbon brick, etc.) have risen sharply, and the prices of major raw materials such as graphite, resin and corundum have skyrocketed, and the increase in energy and labor costs has been made. The cost of production enterprises to increase the pressure, only a graphite, per ton of magnesium carbon brick raw material costs increased by nearly 500 yuan, carbon refractory production has been caught in the industry-wide loss of the quagmire.

According to incomplete statistics, from January to September this year, MS-95 mid-range magnesite prices rose 4.35%, DMS-97 fused magnesia prices rose 8.69%, graphite, resin and corundum and other raw material prices is a substantial leap. Due to the sharp rise in the price of raw materials, increased the cost of production pressure. Carbon prices for graphite refractories continued to rise in recent days, especially since October, the price is a substantial rise to -197 graphite, for example, from the beginning of the year price has been 3200 yuan / ton up to 5800 yuan / ton, up The price reached 81.25%; resin prices began to rise sharply from April, in particular, the price of liquid resin from the beginning of June to enter the rapid rise in the purchase price has been from the beginning of the 11,000 yuan / ton up to 14795 yuan / ton, To 34.5%; brown corundum prices in the last year on the basis of a substantial rise from the beginning of July once again rose sharply, the purchase price has been from the beginning of 3950 yuan / ton up to 4,500 yuan / ton, up 13.9%.

In the context of sharp rise in raw material prices, the production enterprises are facing a new round of challenges and loss of pressure on the healthy development of the industry caused a great threat. Association hope that the members of enterprises, one is to adjust the pace of production according to market changes, control production capacity, adhere to the production of sales. Second, it is necessary to standardize business behavior, put an end to low prices actually sold, to strengthen the industry self-discipline, to eliminate disorderly competition suicide phenomenon, in strict accordance with the operating rules of the market economy to regulate the industry's business behavior. Third, we must increase the intensity of scientific and technological research and development, through innovation and reasonable to reduce production costs, as much as possible to digest some of the price factors. Fourth, we must attach great importance to the purchase of goods, to avoid business risks; to strict management, control costs, to maintain the stability of production order.

Association also expects the refractory industry downstream industry should be appropriate to improve the purchase price of refractory materials, refractories to reduce the pressure on industrial production and management, refractory industry for the survival and development to provide the necessary conditions. At the same time, the association is looking forward to the relevant government departments to pay close attention to the strict management of resources such as graphite, scientific exploitation, rational allocation, control of exports, full use.

We must pay close attention to and calmly analyze the raw material market situation, take measures to actively respond. According to the situation clearly defined business direction, adjust the production and marketing strategies, work together for the understanding of the downstream industry and government departments concerned, support and ensure the industry-wide production and operation of the normal order, so as to promote the healthy development of refractory industry.