VIGA Faucet Chaw tsim tshuaj paus 
Nickel is one of the raw materials for the plating of products such as sink faucets and shower column set. 300 series stainless hlau nrog npib tsib xee raws li cov khoom siv tseem ceeb tseem siv dav hauv kev lag luam huv. Qhov sawv hauv tus nqi npib tsib xee nyob hauv nroog Nickel tau cia siab tias yuav muaj qee yam cuam tshuam rau cov tuam txhab ntau lawm.
Indonesia Accelerates Xa Ntawv Txiav, Nickel Nqi Skyrocket
The Indonesian official finally confirmed that a ban on nickel ore exports will be imposed on January 1, 2020, Ob xyoos ua ntej lub sijhawm tshaj tawm yav dhau los. If the ban is implemented in advance, Indonesia tus Nickel uas twb muaj lawm-hlau ntau lawm yuav tau ua tiav ntawm kev zom zaub mov Indonesia's Nickel ore ntau lawm, uas yuav tsum ua rau muaj kev tsis txaus ntseeg loj ntawm ntiaj teb cov nyiaj txiag tsis zoo ua ntej 2022. In the current global nickel market, there has been a narrow gap. Raise the price of nickel sharply.
In July of this year, Cov lus xaiv hais txog qhov mine txwv ntawm Indonesia tau muaj txiaj ntsig, driving nickel prices to rise sharply. Ntawm lawv, Cov ntawv cog lus tseem ceeb ntawm Shanghai Nickel sawv los ntawm 11.09% thiab 16.13% in July and August, raws li tau hais lawm. The increase of LME nickel in July and August was 14.70% thiab 23.57% raws li tau hais lawm.
Raws li Shanghai futures txauv, Tuam Tshoj yog lub ntiaj teb cov neeg siv khoom loj tshaj plaws ntawm Nickel, nrog kev noj ntawm 1.14 LAB TONS TONS HAUV 2017, account rau 53.4% Ntawm tag nrho cov kev noj ntiaj teb. Vim tias qhov tsis tshua muaj qhov tsis txaus hauv Suav teb thiab kev vam khom cov khoom nyoos ntawm cov ntaub ntawv txawv teb chaws, ib tug loj npaum li cas ntawm cov npe npib tsib xee yog xav tau.
Raws li cov ntaub ntawv ntawm cov tswj hwm dav dav ntawm kev lis kev cai, the total import volume of China’s nickel ore and concentrates in 2018 yog 46,992,300 tons yog li tons, of which Indonesia’s imports were 1,501,500 tons yog li tons, thiab cov philippines’ Txawv Tebchaws yog 30,082,000 tons yog li tons, account rau 31.96% thiab 63.86% raws li tau hais lawm. Yog Indonesia siv kuv cov txwv, China will be seriously affected and manufacturers will face further pressure from rising costs.
Stainless steel faucet is the most affected
The kitchen and bathroom industry has a large demand for metallic nickel. The largest amount is stainless steel faucet. The GB/T 35763-2017 “Stainless hlau kais dej” national standard implemented in July 2018, the units involved in the drafting include JOMOO, Huaayi, Primy and other well-known companies. On the e-commerce platform, multiple brands of stainless steel faucets are also available.
It is understood that the stainless steel faucet mainly uses 304 stainless steel as the main raw material. The nickel content of 0.304 stainless steel is 8%-11%. The price of nickel will rise, and the price of stainless steel will rise simultaneously, pulling up the price of related finished products.
Tib lub sijhawm, because nickel has good corrosion resistance and ductility, it is often used in the plating surface of bathroom hardware to improve wear resistance and corrosion resistance. The nickel layer of some high-end products can be as thick as tens of microns. Yog li ntawd, some sanitary ware companies that use faucets and showers as their main products often mention nickel in the column of pollutant emissions in their annual reports. Piv txwv, a listed sanitary ware company has seen an increase in total nickel emissions in recent years. Hauv 2017, total nickel emissions were 0.0231 tons yog li tons, thiab nyob rau hauv 2018 it reached 0.0382 tons yog li tons.
Ntxiv rau, more and more companies have begun to produce stainless steel bathroom cabinets in recent years, and stainless steel is also used as accessories in traditional bathroom cabinets. The increase in nickel prices will bring some cost pressure to these enterprises.
