Since 2009, due to the rising cost of raw materials and human resources, all walks of life in China have experienced a wave of price increases. ^ Recently, it has been learned from relevant parties that the automobile glass industry is facing great cost and market pressure due to the rising price of raw materials (petroleum, glass, PVB film, ink, etc.) and transportation cost. Under this background, the price increase of automobile glass industry will be the trend of the times. Chinese style

Each manufacturer has a strong reaction to the rising price of the industry

Faced with the above market situation, major automotive glass manufacturers have taken countermeasures to alleviate the current predicament. As one of the direct means to deal with the current dilemma, many automotive glass manufacturers say that this is an inevitable choice. "Facing the above market pressures, the company has taken price hikes on some products," said Shinji Glass, one of the largest automobile glass manufacturers in China. This view has also been confirmed by major auto parts stores and distributors. Major manufacturers have increased their prices in varying degrees. They said that "in the face of the current situation, price increases have become an inevitable trend". A kind of

Raw material prices continue to rise

Since 2009, the price of float glass has continued to rise. Affected by the financial turmoil in Europe and the United States at the end of 2008, the float glass industry experienced an unprecedented low in early 2009, falling below the historical low of 1000 yuan per ton. However, under the influence of a series of macro-control policies, such as national stimulation of domestic demand, automobile going to the countryside and GDP protection, all walks of life, especially glass, cement and other building materials industries, have stepped out of the trough, and the supply-demand relationship has reversed dramatically. Since the second quarter of 2009, the price of float glass has turned into profit and has risen to a record high of about 2500 yuan per ton. The price of high-grade float glass for automobile glass has risen sharply.

According to the statistics of China National Construction Material Information Network, the prices of raw materials for glass enterprises in the first quarter of 2010 increased, and the average price of heavy oil (coal tar) increased by 2668. 32 yuan per ton, up 256 yuan from the previous quarter. 93 yuan per ton, up 10 yuan. 65%; 498% higher than the same period last year. 4 yuan per ton, up 22 yuan. 97%; average price of soda is 1319. 67 yuan per ton, up 126 yuan from the previous quarter. 58 yuan/ton; up 10 yuan. 61%; 186% higher than the same period last year. 27 yuan per ton, up 16 yuan. 43%; average coal price is 792. 35 yuan per ton, up 38 yuan from the previous quarter. 18 yuan per ton, up 5. 06%; 28% higher than the same period last year. 11 yuan per ton, up 3. 68%. Since 2010, the prices of heavy oil and soda ash have risen by more than 10%. The analysis shows that the prices of heavy oil and soda ash are not expected to decline in the second quarter, and will maintain the current high level.

According to the data of the National Bureau of Statistics, in the first quarter of this year, the ex-factory prices of industrial products increased by 5. 2%. Looking from the ring comparison, March rose 0. 5%. In the first quarter, the purchase prices of raw materials, fuel and power increased by 9% year on year. 9%. ^ Over the past three months, international crude oil futures prices have continuously broken through the US$70 and US$80 barriers, and reached 85 on April 16. 84 US dollars per barrel, and is expected to remain around 80 US dollars per barrel in the later period of consolidation. Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) issued a report that China's prices in the first quarter were generally stable, and the overall price level in the second quarter would continue to rise moderately, with little possibility of a substantial increase. Regarding the price situation in the second quarter, the NDRC said in its report that the prices of water, electricity, oil and natural gas will rise by a certain margin. On April 14, the NDRC raised oil prices again five months later. The persistent high oil prices have a profound impact on various industries, making various manufacturers face the pressure of rising manufacturing costs. Affected by this, the downstream industry chain of petroleum, such as PVB film, ink and other industries, has increased prices as a means of digesting cost pressures. The rise in oil prices has also directly led to a substantial increase in transport costs of logistics companies. The analysis shows that the rising trend of raw materials can not be restrained in the short term and will continue to show an upward trend. Therefore, automotive glass enterprises will still face both internal and external pressures for a long time to come. Chinese style

Price Index and Human Cost of Enterprises Continuously Increase

Since this year, the CPI price index has remained at a high level. According to statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics, consumer prices rose by 2% in the first quarter of this year. 2%, including a 1% rise in January. 5%, up 2% in February. 7%, up 2% in March. 4%. The continuous rise of price index makes inflation expectation increase, which will directly lead to the price rise of various raw materials and products, resulting in the increase of purchasing cost of enterprises. Since the Spring Festival of 2010, due to the economic recovery and the rebound of orders, the Pearl River delta, the Yangtze River Delta and other economically developed areas have again experienced a wave of shortage of migrant workers, which has spread from the coast to the mainland. With the difficulty of recruitment in enterprises, in order to ensure the normal operation of enterprises and meet the needs of orders, major enterprises have increased wages, increased benefits and other means to retain employees. The Guangdong Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security held a press conference on March 18, announcing that the low wage standard for employees of enterprises in the province has been raised, and that the low wage standard for part-time workers has been raised accordingly, with an average increase of more than 21. The new standard will be implemented from May 1 this year. Guangdong Province raised the ^ low wage standard mainly in order to alleviate the current labor shortage problem, and other regions of the country such as Jiangsu, Shandong, Beijing, Chongqing and other regions have also introduced measures to raise ^ low wage. The increase of manpower cost is conducive to speeding up industrial upgrading and changing the development mode of employment, but it will undoubtedly increase the production cost of enterprises.