Since the beginning of 2022, the manufacturing industry has had a difficult time. In the context of multiple rounds of commodity price increases, the cost of raw materials has gradually risen. Statistics show that 85% of the operating costs of HVAC products are composed of raw materials, such as copper, steel, aluminum and plastics. The increase in the price of raw materials can be described as "pulling one hair and affecting the whole body".
In fact, affected by the epidemic and other factors, the global industrial supply chain has been in disorder since last year, and the industrial industry, including compressors, has experienced several rounds of top-down price increases. In the compressor industry with meager profits, especially for private enterprises dominated by medium and low-end market and small machines, the rising production cost has become an "unbearable weight" for enterprise profits. Based on the current international and domestic economic situation, we expect that various costs will remain high for some time.
In order to cope with the challenges brought by the rise of the above raw materials and other costs, major compressor manufacturers have their own coping strategies.
When the upstream price rise tide strikes, many manufacturers adjust their prices one after another. When the upstream price rise tide strikes, many manufacturers adjust their prices one after another
Emerson has taken various measures such as fine procurement, lean production and innovative design in the early stage to offset part of the pressure of cost growth and always maintain a high level of product and service quality. With the continuous growth of operating pressure caused by cost factors, Emerson environmental optimization technology Suzhou Co., Ltd. sent a letter in April, and the company decided to adjust the price of Emerson products from May 1, 2022.
In addition, in addition to Emerson, GMCC, Haili, Lingda, Johnson Controls, Hitachi Wanbao and Panasonic compressors have successively announced price increases.
As the "heart" of heat pump and air conditioning host, compressor is not only the core technical component of heating and refrigeration, but also the spare part with the highest cost! Generally, its cost accounts for more than 20% of the total cost of the main engine, and the larger the unit, the higher the proportion of compressor cost.
Taking GuLun compressor as an example, the cost of 10p air source heat pump host compressor accounts for about 20%, and that of 50P host compressor accounts for 35%. Therefore, once the price of compressor rises, the cost pressure faced by host enterprises can be imagined.
Zhejiang Daming Refrigeration Technology Co. Ltd —digital management, intelligent workshop, double improvement of efficiency and quality
In recent years, Daming has achieved a comprehensive upgrading of the production workshop in the "self revolution". After full digitalization, the production capacity of Daming refrigeration has been increased by more than 50%, the operating cost has been reduced by 15%, the order delivery rate has been increased to 98%, the product qualification rate is close to 100%, and the accuracy of inventory accounts and materials has been improved to 97%.
In the face of rising prices, there are two main ways to deal with it.
One is to continue to reduce corporate profits and wait for the tense situation of raw material supply to ease. Recently, the Ministry of Commerce has worked with local governments and relevant departments to help enterprises strengthen upstream and downstream cooperation in the supply chain and reduce comprehensive costs through various combination means. However, when and how the effect will be effective is still unknown.
The second is to adjust the product price as soon as possible according to the actual situation. After all, with the overall price rise of industrial products as the background, the market and users are also prepared to accept the price rise of compressors.
It should be noted that in recent years, the pace of transformation of the compressor industry has become faster and faster, and heavy investment has been made to optimize and upgrade the hardware, including industrial land, plants, production lines, vehicles, etc. However, at a time when the industry capital chain is generally tight and the market expectation is unclear, the investment in fixed assets should be cautious.
