The impact of supply and demand prices
The price of raw materials for tinplate boxes is almost always changing, and it is the result of many factors. The relationship between supply and demand and general utilization are often the most important aspects that affect the price of tinplate boxes, and involve whether they are easy and how much they can get. The supply and demand relationship is the dominant force that affects the market price of tinplate box raw materials, and the demand status is mainly affected by the production status of machinery manufacturing enterprises. When the demand is strong, the market is in a seller’s market and the market price is bullish; when the market needs to shrink, the market is in a buyer’s market and the market price is bearish. For example, the market price of tinplate every year has a price cycle. Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the tinplate is bullish. Because there are many tinplate mooncake boxes during the Mid-Autumn Festival, gift tinplate box production companies must prepare some production materials for production and use during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Reduce the risk of Mid-Autumn Festival procurement; after the beginning of the new year, the general company will have a big opportunity to produce tinplate gift boxes for the new year, and there will also be a big purchase action. At the same time, during the Chinese New Year, factories have holidays, production capacity will be reduced, and resources supplied to the market will be reduced, so the year before and after the bullish year is generally bearish. The market price from June to August of each year is generally at the high price of the market. This period of time is when the market needs to be prosperous.
Overview of the tinplate raw material market
Tinplate raw materials refer to materials obtained from iron ore. In most cases, the tinplate raw material market is controlled by major producers or refiners who have the ability to convert into products. For example, crude oil and gems can be processed into various useful commodities. In most cases, unprocessed tinplate raw materials will not be sold directly on the market. The tinplates available on the market are usually tinned or galvanized sheets.
Difficulty of refining tinplate raw materials
The difficulty of obtaining will also affect the price of tinplate raw materials, because simpler refining methods usually require less equipment and fewer people, thus reducing indirect costs. Labor costs may be the most controversial factor in the international raw material market. Many of the world’s minerals and processing and refining companies are located in developing countries.
Manufacturers and refineries like to get together here because of lower labor costs.
Critics often worry that people working in these mining areas or refineries will not get fair remuneration, and the working environment and safety are below the standard. However, if they follow the standards of Western countries such as Europe or the United States, the prices of products faced by consumers may rise sharply. Purity factors of tinplate raw materials
Most tinplate raw materials are graded based on purity. This is usually determined by how much other materials are mixed. For example, carbon, magnesium, and sulfur are naturally present in iron. The purity standards for crops, logs, food and textile raw materials are usually called quality, which is often determined by the quality of the material, and factors such as material softness, color or taste are also considered. The fewer impurities, the higher the value and quality. Manufacturers sometimes remove impurities from materials or improve quality before putting them on the market, but this generally increases the overall price.
The complexity of tinplate box printing process
Because the surface of tinplate is very smooth, does not absorb ink, and has a certain hardness and thickness, printing is difficult if the printing plate is not flexible. Therefore, tinplate printing generally uses offset printing. Offset printing is an indirect transfer printing method that uses rubber The elasticity of the cloth transfers the graphics and text on the printing plate to the surface of the tinplate. The printed tinplate can be welded, rolled or stamped, and can be made into various specifications of barrels, cans and other containers for food, chemicals, medicine, and building materials. , Home appliances and other commodities and toy manufacturing. Generally, four-color printing is cheaper than spot-color printing for tinplate boxes.
Structural factors of tinplate box
A tinplate box, no matter how big or small, is made by multiple stamping processes, at least it requires eight or nine processes, and as many as twenty or thirty processes. The number of procedures has nothing to do with the size of the tin box, mainly depends on the structure and complexity of the tin box. The more complex the structure of the tinplate box, the more processes the higher the cost. The can-making is: according to the structure of the iron box, the mold master makes the corresponding mold, and the worker presses the printed iron through the mold. Some tinplate boxes seem to be similar, but due to the difference in individual structures, the order of the stamping process and the number of processes in the production process will be different. But the basic process of tinplate box stamping is: can lid (bottom): cutting-flashing-winding; can body: cutting corners-bending-bones-bones-buckle bottom (gong bottom)-crimping. Below we introduce the production process of the two tin boxes, so that everyone can roughly understand the stamping process of can making, and it is better to go to the can production workshop to understand it on the spot.
Tinplate box transportation factors
The loading address, unloading address, and route of the goods to be shipped have a direct impact on the transportation price. Under normal circumstances: poor traffic conditions in remote places, complicated routes, and difficulty for large vehicles to travel, and loading and unloading places in the city’s traffic restricted areas are the places most carriers are unwilling to go. In this case, the carrier vehicle requires a relatively high freight rate (because it has to bear more driving risks, the arrival of the goods does not return the goods, the return to the place where there are many sources of goods requires more fuel, and it has to bear the penalty of being caught in the restricted area. Risk) These factors directly affect the price of tinplate boxes.
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