The British Plastics Association (BPF) recently pointed out that plastics manufacturers are experiencing the test of sharp rises in raw material prices, which will undoubtedly trigger a surge in plastic products prices, because raw material costs account for 60% of their sales prices. However, in a questionnaire survey conducted by BPF members earlier this year, manufacturers generally gave a positive signal of optimism. Among the 80 companies surveyed, most of them have confidence in sales growth in the UK in 2011. They believe that the proportion of producers whose sales will increase by more than 11% from last year will increase from 20% to 27%.

The survey results show that the British plastics industry has emerged from the most depressed state in 2008, but the benefits of growth are increasingly concentrated in specific market areas. The pressure to transmit downstream costs will become the main way for UK plastics companies to maintain business growth. Peter Davis, head of the BPF, said: “In order to maintain their livelihoods, manufacturers will be able to provide products for all fields, whether they are plastic products for construction and infrastructure construction, food distribution and packaging, or plastic components for the automotive and aerospace industries. Increased prices.” Davis added that the government has felt considerable pressure on food and metal prices, but there is not much concern for the plastics industry chain. Plastic products are indispensable in people's daily lives. The United Kingdom consumes nearly 5 million tons of plastic annually. At present, the transaction price of some light crude oil has exceeded 100 US dollars per barrel, this price increase will penetrate all industries, including plastics.

According to BPF's survey results, 60% of respondents mentioned that tight energy supply and soaring raw material costs are major obstacles to the development of their businesses. They also place the British plastics industry at a disadvantage in the global market competition. According to the data monitored by BPF, prices of some grades of polyethylene and polypropylene have risen by 70% and 80% respectively since January 2009. Polystyrene prices have almost doubled, and prices of certain specifications of polyvinyl chloride have increased by 40%. . Last year alone, polypropylene prices rose by 40%. The price of engineering plastics is also rising, and the price of polycarbonate has risen by nearly 20% in the past year.

At the same time, the supply of raw materials for plastics in the UK is further tightened. Because during the economic downturn, some plastic raw material producers cut or transferred their production capacity, so current production cannot meet the demand in the region. Davies pointed out: "Some advanced polymerization equipment in western Europe has already been transferred to emerging regions such as the Far East and the Middle East, where markets are growing faster and demand is higher. We are also reminding the British government to pay attention to the supply of strategic industrial raw materials. safety."

The survey also shows that capital investment continues to grow, with 64% of companies having new investment plans in 2011, compared with 61% in the June survey. Among them, 65% of the investment will be used for real factory expansion. Encouragingly, 25% of companies are committed to continuously improving their own health and safety standards. In addition, nearly half of the respondents believe that in order to complete the EU climate change goals and that energy prices have become a major part of cost, companies will pay more attention to devices that can improve energy efficiency. More than 40% of companies believe that increasingly stringent environmental regulations and increasing carbon tax burdens will further affect their returns.

At the same time, manufacturers generally believe that the rapid recovery in international market demand and the continued weakness of the pound against the euro and the US dollar will be a strong guarantee for the growth of plastics export business. 53% of companies forecast that exports will increase, compared with June last year. The proportion is 46%. As business conditions improved, more and more companies began to expand their talent pool. In this survey, 34% of companies will implement recruitment plans this year, and only 6% of companies plan to lay off employees.

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