In the main PVC production enterprises by the National Development and Reform Commission huge antitrust penalty after more than PVC prices rose even more powerful TDI industry, the contradictions between upstream and downstream enterprises also completely broke out.November 9, appeared on the network 'business real name to report TDI manufacturers Suspect price monopoly. "Shanghai Securities News reporter found Ni Zhanggeng, chairman of the reporting firm Dream Lily, Ni responded that the report is true, the report is to save the entire industry in distress, the letter behind the hired lawyers and other independent third parties The evidence is also available. The reporter also contacted two of the four companies that were reported, but the other party was not yet ready to respond.
TDI is the name of toluene diisocyanate, mainly used for soft foam, paint, elastomer and adhesive. Its upstream suppliers are large-scale petrochemical enterprises and basic chemical enterprises. The downstream customers are mainly polyurethane soft foam, paint, adhesive and elastomer Of the manufacturing enterprises.Which soft polyurethane foam the most widely used market, accounting for TDI total consumption of more than 70%, mainly used in home, construction and transportation fields. TDI's high production investment costs, technical difficulties, with high Of the capital and technical barriers.At present, only four domestic enterprises to produce, namely, Cangzhou Dahua, Southeast Electric, Gansu Yinuang and Yantai Juli, the four companies together accounted for nearly 60% of the domestic market share, the other by BASF and Covestro and other international giants supply.
The contradiction is the focus of the soaring price of TDI.According to press inquiries, November 9, TDI's mainstream market price of 3.75 yuan / ton, compared with 41,000 yuan / ton at the end of October nearly 10% decline, while in July this year , The price of TDI is still 23,000 yuan / ton, the price has risen about 60% in 4 months, while further tracing, before June 2016, the price of TDI has long been maintained at 12,500 yuan / ton, a year and a half Prices have risen twice. Last October, the price of TDI jumped from 18,000 yuan / ton to 50,000 yuan / ton in the short term and dropped back to 25,000 yuan / ton in the short term.
'I am really intolerable, the entire downstream industries are facing a crisis of survival, a large number of business failures.' Why doubt to report, Ni Zhanggen response, the face of the drastic rise in the prices of raw materials upstream, the company hired an independent third party for a few Months of investigation, but also to the relevant departments to reflect the situation, the last resort had to choose a real name report. 'There are many friends advised me not to do this thing, after all, our company has such a large, anti-risk ability is relatively strong, but encountered this Things, there must be someone ahead! 'Ni Zhanggen said.
'Several of these enterprises have repeatedly conducted synergies in price through the convening of trade associations and teleconferences, and adjusted the price of TDI at the same time as the timing of the meeting. The time and the magnitude of price increases are also highly consistent.' Introduction, he hired an independent third party through the investigation has mastered the evidence of these manufacturers synergies.
One of the fact that Niger Zhang and the vast majority of downstream enterprises are anger can also explain the fact that prices have a 'synergy'. The TDI price jumped from 18,000 to 28,000 in October last year and then jumped to 40,000, the maximum rose to 50,000, but also get the goods, but the international market is relatively stable, has been maintained at 3,000 US dollars / ton. 'Ni Zhanggen introduction, in the same period of soaring domestic prices, manufacturers are still export to overseas , And the export price is far below its domestic sales price.
TDI prices upside down and disparities between the long-standing abnormal phenomenon.According to the business agency quoted customs data, in September of this year, China's import volume of TDI 6358.6 tons, the average unit price of 3830.41 US dollars / ton, month export volume of 8099.5 tons, the average unit price is 2791.8 US dollars / ton, import and export price tonnage more than 1000 US dollars.According to the query, throughout September, TDI domestic quotations have been maintained at 39,500 yuan / ton, converted into US dollars about 5,949 US dollars / ton, the price is the export price More than twice.
Ni Zhanggen said the company's report has aroused great concern of the National Development and Reform Commission, the NDRC price supervision and inspection and anti-monopoly Bureau case studies, Hebei, Shandong, Fujian, Gansu and other provinces to assist the price supervision departments involved in the investigation.