Lanshan Tunhe And Meike Chemicals Suspend BDO Spot Sales

In addition to the continuously soaring crude oil, the raw material side has reproduced the sky-high price increase letter! More manufacturers announced that there is no inventory and stop selling!

▶ Asahi Kasei issued a letter of sky-high price increase, a price increase of 13800!

On January 14, Asahi Kasei issued a notice saying that since March 1, the price of the company's Ceolus™ microcrystalline cellulose products will be increased by 125-250 yen/kg (about 6944-13888 CNY/ton).

According to the company, the price increase is due to the fact that refined pulp, the main raw material of crystalline cellulose, has continued to rise in the past decade. In addition, auxiliary raw materials for crystalline cellulose preparations are also increasing. The company judged that it has been absorbing cost increases since the 2011 price revision with pulp and auxiliary raw materials as the main factor, but it had to announce a price increase because it was beyond the range that the company could digest on its own.

▶ Taxilong raised the price of some plates by 30%

On January 13, one of Japan's major plastic processing companies, Tashi Long, sent a letter saying that due to the continuous rise in the cost of main plastic raw materials and logistics such as PVC, PE, EVA, the company had to increase the price of some panels from February 1. .

The water stop plate has increased by more than 30%;

The increase of various waterproof boards (chlorinated vinyl resin series) is more than 30%;

The increase of various waterproof boards (polyolefin resin series) is more than 30%;

The increase of water-swellable water-stop materials is more than 20%;

Other adhesives and other related products rose by more than 20%;

▶ Sun Chemical and Futlin Ink increase the price of printing materials

On January 14, Sun Chemical officially announced that it will increase prices for its entire North American portfolio of packaging, commercial sheet-fed and screen inks, coatings, consumables and adhesives with immediate effect.

Unprecedented rates of inflationary cost changes continue to impact the ink industry's entire range of raw material inputs and packaging components, the company said. In addition, ongoing shortages of available labor, as well as supply and demand dynamics in global and regional logistics markets, are factors driving costs further. SunChemical continues to look for ways to reduce these costs, but the magnitude and speed of the cost increases require the company to raise prices to offset the impact on the business.

Another major ink printing giant, XSYS (Futlin Ink), recently announced that it will increase the price of the nyloflex product line by 6%. The price increase will be implemented from February 1, 2022. The company will increase the price. The reason for this is the increase in the prices of raw materials, transportation and energy.

▶ Lanshan Tunhe and Markor Chemical suspend BDO spot sales!

Lanshan Tunhe announced that from January 15, 2022 to the Spring Festival holiday, due to the low inventory of the company's BDO products and the limited logistics and delivery capacity in Xinjiang during the Spring Festival, it can only maintain long-term customer supply, and will not sell spot goods for the time being.

In addition, on January 17, 2022, according to news, Markor Chemical suspended the spot sales of BDO products.

Markor Chemical announced that the BDO units of the third phase of 100,000 tons/year, the second phase of 100,000 tons/year, and the first phase of 60,000 tons/year will be shut down in sequence to replace the catalyst, and the current operating load is 60-70%. As the Spring Festival is approaching, Xinjiang’s transportation capacity is tight. Markor Chemical executes long-term contracts on a monthly basis, and there is no spot sales.