Since the beginning of this year, the architectural technology glass industry has continued the trend of the previous year. Driven by the rapid recovery of demand markets for photovoltaic cells, real estate, automobiles, computers, and communications, market confidence is good, production is strong, prices continue to remain high, and inventories remain at a reasonable level. The main economic benefit indicators have increased significantly.
　　 The China Building Materials Federation predicts that the market demand for building technology glass will continue to maintain a steady and upward trend in the second half of the year, and the annual price and industry economic benefits will increase substantially. The export volume of my country's architectural technology glass is expected to be about 4.5 million tons.
 
　　Production maintains rapid growth
　　According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the output of flat glass above designated size in the first half of the year was 510 million weight boxes, a year-on-year increase of 10.8%; the output of tempered, laminated, and hollow glass was 430 million square meters, a year-on-year increase of 22.4%.
Data shows that the factory price index of architectural technical glass in June was 109.3, of which flat glass was 147.1 and technical glass was 98.9. On average from January to June, architectural technical glass rose by 16.9% over the same period of the previous year, flat glass rose by 48.0%, and technical glass rose by 3.4%. . The rate of increase in the price of flat glass this year is the highest after the abolition of the glass distribution price in 1993.
　　 The volume and price of architectural technology glass have risen, which has promoted the recovery of the economic benefits of the industry. From January to June, the operating income of architectural technology glass enterprises above designated size was 182.48 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 37.7%, the total profit was 26.92 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 140.1%, and the sales profit rate was 14.8%. Among them, the operating income of flat glass enterprises was 55.36 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 46.2%, the total profit was 12.12 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 155.0%, and the sales profit rate was 21.9%. The operating income of technical glass enterprises was 127.12 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 34.3%, the total profit was 14.81 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 129.2%, and the sales profit rate was 11.7%.
　　According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, in the first half of the year, the completed construction area of the construction industry in the country was 1.41 billion square meters, a year-on-year increase of 13.2%. In the first half of the year, the output of photovoltaic cells was 97.464 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 52.6%. The export volume of architectural technology glass declined. In the first half of this year, the export of architectural technology glass was 2.225 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 8.7%. Among them, the export of flat glass was 533,000 tons, down 16.4% year-on-year; the export of tempered, laminated, and hollow glass was 1.289 million tons, down 6.3% year-on-year.
　　 Many factors cause the price fluctuation of architectural technology glass
　　 China Building Materials Federation analyzed that in recent years, the main reason for the price fluctuations of building technology glass is the positive changes in product structure, the steady growth of market demand, and the sharp increase in raw material prices that increase the cost of glass production.
　　 The China Building Materials Federation pointed out that with the cultivation and development of the upstream and downstream markets, the application fields and scope of the glass product market have continued to expand, showing obvious characteristics of diversified development, and effectively creating new market demands. In addition to being used in the traditional real estate market, it is also used in industrial fields such as automobiles, photovoltaics, electronic appliances, and home appliances. The current ex-factory price of flat glass has exceeded 100 yuan per weight box, mainly due to changes in the production and sales structure of flat glass. The proportion of production and sales of high-quality flat glass for photovoltaic, automotive, low-radiation and electronic glass has risen, and its price is more than twice that of ordinary architectural flat glass, resulting in an increase in the average price of flat glass.
　　 "The price of raw materials has risen sharply to increase the cost of glass production." According to the analysis of the China Building Materials Federation, in recent years, mainly driven by the demand for flat glass sheets for photovoltaic glass, the production and sales of flat glass have rebounded sharply. Since the beginning of this year, the steady recovery of my country's economy has also prompted a significant increase in the demand for glass in the main market.
　　  In addition, the price of chemical products has risen sharply this year, and soda ash is one of the main raw materials for glass production. Since the beginning of this year, the price of soda ash has risen sharply, from about 1,300 yuan/ton in the fourth quarter of last year to the current 3200 yuan/ton. Based on the consumption of 10kg of soda ash per weight box of flat glass, the price of soda ash alone will increase the production cost of flat glass. It rose by nearly 20 yuan. In addition, the prices of raw materials and fuels such as natural gas and sand and gravel used for glass production have increased, which has also increased the production cost of glass products to a certain extent.
　　Consolidate and maintain the development environment of architectural technology glass
       The China Building Materials Federation pointed out that in order to consolidate and maintain the environment for the development of building technology glass, it is necessary to maintain and consolidate the current healthy development environment for flat glass; strengthen the monitoring and guidance of product prices, and promote the formation of a price adjustment mechanism that is compatible with the relationship between supply and demand; and promote the industry as a whole Structural adjustments will accelerate the cultivation of growth momentum in the consumer sector.
　　 The problem of overcapacity of flat glass can be considered to have started in 2009. At that time, the production capacity of flat glass soared from 670 million weight boxes in 2008 to 760 million weight boxes in 2009, and the capacity utilization rate also dropped from 88% in 2008 to 82%. At the same time, there were more than 100 million weight boxes under construction. Production capacity, the entire industry has a serious problem of overcapacity. For this reason, in the document No. 38 of Guofa [2009] "Notice on Several Opinions on Controlling Overcapacity in Some Industries and Guiding the Healthy Development of Industry by Repeated Construction", flat glass is included in the overcapacity industry. Although governments and industries at all levels have adopted a series of measures to contain and resolve the problem of overcapacity of flat glass, the utilization rate of flat glass in 2012 still fell to 76%. To this end, the China Building Materials Federation pointed out that the entire industry is market-oriented, accelerates the extension of the industrial chain, adheres to diversified development, and continuously improves the glass deep processing rate and optimizes the expansion of product lines, especially in photovoltaics, automobiles, high-speed rail, and electronic information. Driven by the demand of the upstream and downstream markets, the glass industry's production and sales structure has undergone positive changes, and the production and sales volume has increased rapidly. The industrial boundary between the flat glass industry and the technical glass industry is gradually blurred, and the extension and diversified development of the industrial chain have become the mainstream of business development. Therefore, the whole industry should cherish the achievements made in the development of the industry, continue to consolidate and maintain the external policies and market environment, and the development path of internal transformation and improvement, avoid excessive intervention, ensure the continuity of the policy environment, and actively cultivate and expand market application areas. Maintain the current and long-term, partial and overall relationship, and maintain the stability and sustainable development of the policy and market environment.
　　 At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen the monitoring and guidance of product prices, and promote the formation of a price adjustment mechanism that is compatible with the relationship between supply and demand. It is necessary to strengthen the monitoring and supervision of the price of glass products, closely follow up and down market fluctuations and changes in domestic and foreign situations, and timely release information on changes in flat glass production capacity, raw fuel material prices, market supply and demand, etc., to prevent market fluctuations caused by information asymmetry And prices have fluctuated sharply; it is necessary to actively guide industry enterprises to strengthen self-discipline, and to guide the industry in an orderly and compliant manner through effective methods to give full play to production capacity; and to adjust industrial policies in a timely and orderly manner. Through various measures, coordinate the upstream and downstream industrial chains, promote the construction technology glass industry to establish a price adjustment mechanism that is compatible with the relationship between supply and demand, and ensure stable price fluctuations. Acts that take the lead in driving up prices should be investigated and dealt with in accordance with laws and regulations to purify the market competition environment.
　　 Finally, we must coordinate the promotion of industrial restructuring and accelerate the cultivation of growth momentum in the consumer sector. At present, architectural technology glass is still in a critical period of power conversion and industrial structure adjustment. From the long-term development of the industry, it is still necessary to accelerate the cultivation of power growth in the consumption field. In particular, the realization of the "3060" dual carbon goal has brought huge market growth potential for the development of the flat glass industry represented by photovoltaic glass. Therefore, it is necessary to further promote the supply-side structural reform of the glass industry, comprehensively consider the market supply and demand structure, industrial transformation and other factors, and do a good job of top-level design and goal orientation from the perspectives of the national industrial layout and the linkage development of related industries to achieve orderly and standardized development. . It is necessary to give play to the main role of the market in resource allocation, adapt to or guide changes in related consumer fields, and actively promote the diversified development of the entire industry in the direction of energy saving, intelligence, function, and high-end, extend the transformation to consumer terminals, and extend the industry chain Form a development model of up-and-down linkage. It is necessary to accelerate the guidance and cultivation of consumer markets such as low-radiation coated glass and other architectural applications, and promote the upgrading of the consumer market through measures such as raising mandatory standards and encouraging government procurement to foster and guide the formation of a market that meets both the direction of social development needs and the direction of industrial development. Stimulate the potential of the consumer market.