Lead prices exerted pressure on ascent Battery Factory attacked front and rear
Recently, online journalists in China lead the industry saw last year in November, the domestic market, the highest price of lead had reached 15.3 thousand yuan / ton, after the correction. While corporate excitement I recently lead prices also jumped, to 1.5 yuan / ton. NP-30 , NP-BG1 Affected by this, with the big lead - battery industry, attacked front and rear. The upstream raw material prices rise, so that battery costs rise, price increases as the only way to relieve stress. As the export contract was signed earlier, the loss has become inevitable. In China, important users of the downstream industry chain - electric bicycle industry, because of battery prices, financial pressure forced some enterprises had to reduce the purchase from the battery business.
Lead-induced higher prices for a variety of factors lead the industry in accordance with China Network released data in July 2006, the Shanghai No. 1, the price of lead is 1.07 yuan / ton, to September 2006, suddenly rose to 1.32 yuan / ton, The recently once again rose to 15,000 yuan Biao / ton. In less than 9 months time, lead prices rose more than 40%.
Causes of the rising price of lead is to lead in major consumer areas of continuing strong momentum. China's lead consumption, mainly in the field of lead-acid batteries. In 2006, China's share of lead in lead-acid battery consumption of the proportion of total consumption is about 72%. Final NB-4L , NP-20 consumption of lead-acid batteries in electric vehicle field concentrated areas, lead-acid battery export and the automotive sector.
In fact, there are battery prices earlier rumors, some enterprises began to hoard lead, in order to avoid the impact of lead prices. Lead the recent price rise, has led a number of battery manufacturers face great difficulties, was forced to limit production or even stop production.
March 11, China Battery Industry Association, Zhejiang Province Battery Industry Association held a forum, and all Member battery enterprises to issue recommendations in the form of the minutes from March 12, the battery ex-factory price increases 10% -15%. The Council minutes of battery prices explanation of the reasons, with the lead in the overall market trend in 2006 rising steadily, so far, lead prices rose 20 percent, and this year will be continuation of last year's gains. In this way, the problem of high Minolta NP-500 , NB-2LH production costs, relying on internal management of enterprises can no longer balance, battery prices must rise.
Industry insiders estimate that, according to the present situation for a long period of time, raw material prices will not decrease. In 2007, China's lead production will be 305 million tons, consumption of 245 million tons of lead in net exports will reach 55 million tons. However, due to high costs and lead abolished export tax rebates, export prices have risen. As production capacity continues to expand, competition for business-to-Lead Mine can only be more intense.
With lead prices rise, battery prices will be adjusted accordingly.
Bring disaster to the downstream electric car industry trade association in Li-12B , Klic-7004 accordance with the recommendation, if the battery prices increased by 10%, a group of 36V batteries for electric vehicles is estimated that price increases of around 30 yuan, plus transportation, labor costs were slightly improved, an electric vehicle market price may have to raise 40.
According to statistics, electric bicycle battery lead in the proportion as high as 70%. A group of 36V battery weight of 12.3 kilograms, of which the use of lead in more than eight kilograms, in accordance with the current price of lead, 1 conversion, producing a group of electric bicycle batteries, lead only to increased cost of 47 yuan, which does not include the rising costs of other raw materials. Hangzhou, an electric bicycle manufacturers complained to reporters: "36V battery transferred to 270 yuan from 295 yuan, 48V transferred to 360 yuan from 395 yuan, up was too outrageous!" And battery manufacturers also have difficulties, as the main raw materials of lead, the price is "running" too fast.
Electric bicycle manufacturers in the domestic concentration of Hangzhou, and recently also reported contact electric bike companies will be held to discuss matters of collective price increases. Some do not have the financial strength of small businesses have to reduce the amount of the purchase of EN-EL3e , EN-EL4 battery manufacturers to conduct limited cuts in order to avoid greater losses.
To industry sources, prices of raw materials of lead, not only increase the cost of battery production enterprises, profit margin compression, electric bicycle industry, are also subject to costs and profits squeezed, while the most direct solution, and only to raise prices. It also makes the upstream and downstream businesses were knock-on effects.
According to reports, the electric bicycle production costs have been high in recent years, manufacturers increased prices twice last year, but the market has continued to lower retail prices. These are dealers grit one's teeth down their teeth - no one afraid of a price increase will lose market share. However, once again faced with the skyrocketing price of lead, most electric bike manufacturers can no longer carry the batteries do not live the way the price higher.
Battery enterprises swallow "in lead prices soaring at the same time, tin, copper, sulfuric acid, plastic and other raw material prices, there are relatively large rise in wage costs for employees, environmental protection and a marked increase in treatment costs, marketing loan of arrears is an undisputed fact, coupled with the area of sales of non-standardized operation, further deterioration of the environment for survival and development of enterprises. "a person in charge of the BP-511 , CR-V3 , klic-5001 battery company, told reporters frankly stated.
Lead metal production of lead-acid battery products indispensable raw materials. As a lead-acid battery manufacturers, lead-time price fluctuations affect the company's "nerves." Previously, a group of lead battery costs 104 yuan, now had to shoulder 156. Battery manufacturers can not digest all of its own and can only increase prices.
"Lead prices skyrocketing, so we produce the battery business unbearable." Leopard Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd. Ningbo Saint sales person in charge frustration. It is reported that the company recently has increased the electric bike battery prices, in the range of about 10%. Yong-Fang Power Co., Ltd. Shaoxing and the person in charge, this time dealers lose always smiling.
Battery raw materials, lead prices have risen steeply, not only by the resistance of battery in the domestic market, but also to the original profit margin is only about 5% of the battery export enterprises unprecedented pressure. For enterprises, customers will face price increases can not accept orders which led to the loss, while for the contract has been signed in terms of raw materials prices, prices can not rise, resulting in a "export more, the greater the loss," the predicament . At present Digital Camcorder Battery, some SMEs have to do to give up the EU market.
The face of the battery enterprises are facing difficulties, the industry said that enterprises should be
Chargers uniform interface to the new regulations will be issued for flooding the market with counterfeit New
Recently, the Ministry of Information Industry issued a circular, from June 14, 2007 onwards, mobile phone charger Jinwangjiance to start the implementation of a unified interface standard. By then, all produced in mainland China the new application into the mobile phone network license and matching chargers have to be a unified interface. However, the reporter found in the market, new standards have not yet implemented, but the market is full of chargers of "universal" as a pretense.
Professionals to remind the market of so-called universal charger, the main method is used to reduce voltage to the battery charging, the charger is not the Ministry of Information Industry called for the implementation of uniform standards is the biggest Digital Camera Battery will never charge less than satisfied with electricity, at the same time would endanger the life of the battery
Reporter Oriental Plaza in Foshan, sports, road and other mobile phone accessories market, found that although the mobile phone charger deadline is yet to be unified, but there are a lot of battery charger products on the market ahead of schedule put up a "universal" and trendy signs, in a big way for sale . Many sales staff is just lip service, priced at 20-35 yuan, ranging from universal charger, almost to give a variety of models of mobile phones and even the PHS to conduct charge.
Sales are reminded, at present China's mobile phone chargers are not yet enforced the market today to adopt a unified interface mobile phone charging very little. Reporter visited found that these so-called universal charger all Charger, using the above pointers, connected to the mobile phone Minolta NP-200 battery on the positive and negative interfaces to meet the charging function.
Dissatisfied with electric charge and will shorten the battery life
After-sales manager, a cell phone chain, Foshan Wu told reporters that the mobile phone interface, there are no uniform, there can be universal for all cell phone charger for use.
Currently on the market the so-called universal charger, the main method is used to reduce voltage on the battery charge is not the Ministry of Information Industry called for the implementation of the unified standard charger. The biggest shortcoming is that its rechargeable Sony NP-FR1, Sony NP-FS11, Sony NP-FT1 battery is always dissatisfied with electricity, will also shorten the battery life.
