Chip resistance began full price increases, the country giant twice adjusted up 50%

Set micro-mesh news, 2017 MLCC due to out of stock, price Yang, becoming the most passive passive component gains; this year replaced by aluminum electrolytic capacitors and chip resistors plant to fight for price increases, although the increase may not be fierce as MLCC, However, the price trend remains unchanged, of which the chip resistance has been twice the price adjustment, a single increase of 30%, or even higher.

February 1, the passive component maker Guotai yesterday issued a notice of price increases for large and medium-sized thick-film chip resistors and exclusion prices 20% to 30%.

Chen Zuoming, Managing Director of China Great China Business, sent a price notice to clients saying that due to the continuous rise of prices of many upstream materials and the unfavorable factors such as substrate shortage, artificial salary, environmental protection cost and exchange rate, From EMS date 0402-2512 raised EMS large thick film resistor prices, offer up two to three percent.

In fact, this is the second time since this year, Giant Group raised the price of chip resistors.On January 10, the state giant announced the placement of chip resistor resistance price announcement, the announcement said: In response to the appreciation of the exchange rate, the original Materials and labor costs continue to rise and other factors, after many considerations, our company decided from January 10, 2018, the price of some products for the implementation of unit price adjustment, the swap +15% - +20%, accounting for The overall resistance share of about 45%.

This also means that in less than a month, Guodian raised prices of chip resistors twice in a row in a row. Unit price of some products increased in increments of +35% - + 50%, up by 50% or even higher .

In addition to the country's giant, this year, there have been a number of chip resistance suppliers announced the price increases, including Wang Quan, Optoelectronics Technology, Lai Chi Electronics, Giant, Walsin, thick sound, Fenghua Hi-Tech have been released Resistance price news.

Which Fenghua Hi-Tech will start February 5 resistance prices.Recently, Fenghua Hi-Tech announced on the chip resistor price adjustment notice, due to the import of precious metals in the international commodity prices in the coming year, the domestic environmental pressure, the various types Continued to rise raw materials, coupled with increased labor costs, the company operating costs overwhelmed, so the price of chip resistors increase, the price range includes: RC / RS Series 0402, 0603, 0805, 1206 specifications of the conventional resistance section, price adjustment range Is based on the current sales price increase of 7% to 13%, February 5, 2018 effective implementation.

Through the notice of comprehensive price increases, the reasons for the price hikes are mainly reflected in the intensified environmental protection and the rising prices of raw materials. Among them, the environmental shutdown has a significant impact on the prices of raw materials and the release of production capacity.

In terms of raw materials, the price of ruthenium (Ru), one of the raw materials for the metals in the upstream of the resistance, surged; the shortage of electroplating materials rose again and it was reported that the unit price rose by 20%; the thin carrier tape used in the production, transportation and packaging of electronic components, The price will also rise.

In the meantime, due to the impact of environmental protection and shuttering, the price of palladium materials required for ceramic substrates, which occupy 30% of the cost of resistance materials, continued to rise and the ceramic substrates were scarce.

In addition, this year, new capacity heavy resistance resistance is not easy, the chip resistance of equipment delivery of up to 8 to 10 months, coupled with the limited area of ​​Kunshan, Kunshan manufacturers caused no small pressure on production, Kunshan existing Wang Quan, Hou Sheng, Lai Three intellectual electronics manufacturers have announced resistance resistance price increase.Market is expected in the second wave of price increases this year, driven by other chip resistors manufacturers may once again follow up the price.