Recently, Jiangsu Construction Steel Structure Concrete Association issued "Tips on the sharp rise in the cost of concrete admixtures and the need to ensure the quality of products and do a good job in risk provention and control".
"Tips" said that due to the recent turmoil in the Middle East, international crude oil prices continued to rise, resulting in a sharp rise in the prices of core raw materials such as ethylene oxide, acrylic acid, polyacid water reducer monomer and other admixtures, combined with rising logistics costs, supply chain tightening and other factors, the industry is facing multiple operating pressures and potential risks.
Specifically, the price of ethylene oxide rose from 5500 yuan/ton at the beginning of the month to 7700 yuan/ton, an increase of 40%; acrylic acid soared from 5500-6000 yuan/ton to 11500-13000 yuan/ton, an increase of more than 100%; Polycarboxylate superplasticizer monomer rose from 6100-6500 yuan/ton at the end of February to 8700-9500 yuan/ton, an increase of 40% -46%. The above core raw materials account for more than 90% of the production cost of water reducer, which directly promotes the increase of the comprehensive cost of water reducer by about 40% -60%, and brings great pressure to the normal operation of polycarboxylate water reducer production enterprises.
In order to ensure the quality of concrete and admixture products, avoid vicious low-price competition caused by rising costs, maintain the sustainable and healthy development of the concrete and admixture industry in our province, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of member units, the following tips are given:
1. Reasonably adjust the product price according to the actual cost change of raw materials, actively communicate with upstream construction and construction units, provide detailed cost basis, and strive for understanding and support from all parties.
2. Encourage enterprises to actively explore price linkage mechanism and long-term cooperation agreements to enhance supply chain resilience, share market risks and stabilize raw material supply.
3. Resolutely resist the flow of low-price, low-quality and counterfeit products into the market, and safeguard the industry's reputation and safety bottom line.
At present, the industry has entered a special period of high cost and risk superposition. It is hoped that all member units will keep the bottom line of quality, strengthen honest management, improve management level, and jointly promote the safe, stable and high-quality development of concrete industry in our province.
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