Solar water heaters generally increase prices by 10%~15%

At the 109th Canton Fair which ended earlier this year, the prices of export products generally rose due to multiple factors such as rising raw materials and rising labor costs. As a clean, safe, and efficient energy source, solar water heater products have won many orders despite being favored by many foreign customers. However, under the huge cost pressure, solar energy companies can only follow suit. Recently, learned from many solar energy companies, solar water heater export prices have also increased by 10% to 15%.

Solar water heaters generally increase prices by 10% to 15%

The rise in raw material prices, rising labor costs, and appreciation of the value of *** each of the solar companies that are involved in overseas exports will face tremendous pressure from this “three highs”.

The first is the continuous rise in raw material costs. According to reports, the rough tube rose from 2,400 yuan per ton at the lowest level of last year to around 3,500 yuan per ton at the end of March, an increase of up to 45%. The solar water heater foaming material (commonly known as black and white material) rose from 13,000/ton at the lowest level last year to 18,000 yuan/ton, an increase of 38%. The commonly used stainless steel 304 increased from a price of more than 20,000 yuan per ton last year to 23,500 yuan per ton, an increase of more than 17%. At the same time, the prices of accessories such as brackets and meters have also risen in different ranges.

From the understanding of the situation, the exchange rate of *** against the US dollar was reported at 6.49, which means that the profits of solar thermal products, which mainly use the US dollar as the currency of settlement, will be further compressed when exporting. Coupled with rising labor costs, even solar energy products enjoy 17% of the country's export tax rebate subsidies, but within the solar energy companies, it is obviously impossible to absorb the huge cost pressures. Therefore, increasing export product prices has become a general trend.

It is reported that many enterprises, including Linuo Reiter, Wuxi Hirute, Bedret, and Changzhou Sheng Lai, which have performed more actively in overseas export business, have different levels of price increase in their export products. Between 10% and 15%. In response, Jiang Zhongwei, chairman of Wuxi Hite Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd., said that in the context of soaring raw materials and the appreciation of solar power, solar energy companies' exports will only be able to ease the pressure through price increases; related personnel from Bedtlett also said that this year the company is The export product price has been raised by 10%. Even if the industrial chain is relatively complete, the strength of Norit increases the price of its export products accordingly.

And Sheng Jianli, general manager of Mei Jianzhong, told reporters that Shenglai Solar's pricing of export products mainly uses the exchange rate of *** as a reference standard and adopts a relatively flexible approach. Under normal circumstances, customers can understand and accept it.

Export business volume has been affected to some extent According to public information, China's solar thermal products exported to South Africa, Mexico, Turkey, Germany, the United States, India and other places in 2010. As countries pay more attention to the development of green new energy represented by solar energy, they have issued corresponding incentive policies and financial subsidies. China's solar thermal products still have strong potential and competitiveness in the foreign trade export market.

However, with the sudden upward pressure on the cost of domestic solar energy companies this year, many companies involved in export business have been affected to varying degrees. Mei Jianzhong pointed out that in the current unfavorable environment, the export business still depends on the long-term cooperation of the old customers, but it is obviously not as good as the past in the development of new customers.