Homepage > CMRC understandings > 【CMRC understanding】The supply of raw materials is limited, and the price of compressed gas cylinder industry may be adjusted slightly.
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As?a?kind?of?pressure?vessel,?compressed?gas?cylinder?is?widely?used?in?the?storage?and?transportation?of?various?gases.?The?downstream?involves?many?markets,?such?as?hydrogen?fuel?cell?vehicle,?long?tube?trailer,?gas?station,?gas?company?and?so?on.?In?the?context?of?the?current?dual?carbon?policy,?the?two?major?fields?of?vehicle?and?hydrogenation?station?are?particularly?focused,?and?the?demand?for?gas?cylinders?is?also?rising.?However,?due?to?the?insufficient?production?capacity?of?raw?materials,?limited?supply?and?rising?cost,?the?price?of?gas?cylinder?products?will?rise.

Seamless?steel?pipe?and?carbon?fiber?are?the?main?raw?materials?for?gas?cylinder?production.?The?supply?of?raw?materials?began?to?appear?in?2021.?Japan's?Toray?tightened?the?supply?of?carbon?fiber.?Domestic?suppliers?have?less?output?and?low?quality,?and?give?priority?to?meeting?the?needs?of?aerospace?military?industry.?Only?a?small?amount?of?carbon?fiber?flows?into?the?gas?cylinder?market.?However,?at?that?time,?major?enterprises?had?inventories,?and?the?impact?was?not?obvious.?For?example,?Beijing?Ketek?company,?which?mainly?engaged?in?on-board?gas?cylinders,?had?nearly?100?tons?of?carbon?fiber?reserves?at?that?time,?and?the?production?was?in?good?condition.?Beijing?Tianhai?industry,?Chengdu?Sinoma?technology,?Shenyang?slinda?Anke?and?other?manufacturers?did?not?show?obvious?inventory?anxiety.
By?2022,?the?problem?of?raw?material?supply?has?not?been?completely?solved.?The?quantity?of?imported?medium?and?high-end?carbon?fibers?is?small?and?the?price?is?high?(Japan?Dongli,?etc.),?the?performance?of?domestic?carbon?fibers?is?poor?and?the?production?capacity?is?insufficient?(Zhongfu?Shenying,?Guangwei?composite?materials,?etc.),?the?price?rises?to?more?than?150?yuan?/?kg,?and?can?only?be?replaced?in?small?quantities.?The?price?of?domestic?seamless?steel?pipe?has?been?raised?as?a?whole,?with?the?price?as?high?as?6350?yuan?/?ton.?The?inventory?of?cylinder?manufacturers?is?exhausted,?the?production?is?difficult,?and?the?production?capacity?is?shrinking?to?varying?degrees.?Shijiazhuang?Enrico?Gas?Machinery?Co.,?Ltd.,?mainly?engaged?in?the?storage?and?transportation?of?gas?cylinders,?is?limited?in?the?actual?production?of?carbon?fiber?raw?materials,?and?the?output?can?not?keep?up?with?the?needs?of?customers;?Due?to?the?limitation?of?steel?pipe?raw?materials,?Xinxing?energy?equipment?company?has?seriously?reduced?its?production?capacity,?overstocked?orders?and?lost?customers.?The?company?has?stopped?receiving?orders;?Luxi?new?energy?equipment?Co.,?Ltd.?has?a?backlog?of?orders?in?2021?and?will?not?produce?until?2022.
Faced?with?the?rising?price?of?raw?materials,?gas?cylinder?manufacturers?are?in?an?embarrassing?situation.?On?the?one?hand,?various?costs?of?enterprises?are?rising?and?their?operation?is?blocked.?On?the?other?hand,?the?competition?in?the?domestic?gas?cylinder?market?is?fierce.?The?rising?price?means?the?loss?of?customers,?especially?in?the?CNG?gas?cylinder?market.?At?present,?the?rise?in?the?price?of?gas?cylinders?has?taken?the?lead?in?small?and?medium-sized?enterprises,?such?as?Liaoning?Zhongbang?energy?equipment?company,?which?mainly?faces?the?Northeast?market.?The?company?raised?the?prices?of?all?products?of?the?company?on?May?7?and?cancelled?the?original?price?system.?In?order?to?maintain?market?share,?large?companies?or?listed?companies?still?maintain?the?original?price?system?and?have?not?been?notified?of?price?adjustment.?The?net?profit?level?of?the?company's?gas?cylinder?products?will?be?reduced?to?less?than?5%,?and?the?company's?production?and?operation?will?face?adjustment.
Due?to?the?limited?production?of?gas?cylinders?and?the?delayed?delivery?of?orders?from?downstream?users,?the?company's?business?was?temporarily?affected,?and?the?procurement?department?tried?to?replace?the?supplier.?If?the?overall?price?of?gas?cylinders?is?adjusted?in?the?future,?the?profit?space?of?downstream?users?will?also?be?overstocked,?reminding?downstream?enterprises?to?control?the?market?in?advance.