Development of diversified building hardware market in 2011

As consumer demand continues to increase, greater demands and higher requirements are placed on hardware accessories. Take the furniture industry, the quality and grade of furniture is mainly reflected in the selection of hardware accessories. Inconvenient use of furniture, to a large extent, is due to the improper selection or lack of hardware accessories. The industry has often said: "As long as the corresponding hardware accessories, very complex multi-functional furniture can be produced." Industry sources said that the value of hardware accessories in furniture accounted for 5%, but the operating comfort accounted for 85%. The importance of hardware accessories in furniture can be seen.

In the past, home hardware was more emphasized on its mechanical properties, rust resistance, moisture resistance, and fatigue properties of moving parts. In today's increasingly demanding personalization and integrity at home, home hardware must not only satisfy the above-mentioned functionality, but also have an eye-catching ornamentation and overall integrity with the overall home improvement style. Take the most common handle, the current market in addition to the stainless steel handle, there are black, bronze, light chromium, pearl nickel plus transparent paint, in the shape, there are European, Chinese, conventional, shaped, etc. And so on, to meet the diverse needs of consumers.

Intelligence is a major development trend of home hardware. Home life is more and more important to individuals, and the requirements for home comfort are also increasing. The lazy style of life that people want nowadays requires hardware to be more humane and intelligent. The status of hardware in the home is so important, but the domestic high-end home hardware market and the profitable brand market are mostly occupied by imported hardware companies. Major brands of furniture and cabinet hardware accessories imported basic hardware companies such as Blum, Hettich and other European companies are taking, the use of German or Italian furniture hardware accessories has become the biggest selling point behind the plate.

According to statistics, China's hardware industry import and export volume reached 74.923 billion US dollars, an increase of 30.1%. Among them, total exports amounted to US$57.51 billion, an increase of 31.4% year-on-year, and imports totaled US$17.412 billion, a year-on-year increase of 26%. Luo Baihui, secretary-general of the International Mould, Hardware and Plastics Industry Suppliers Association, said that he will guide industry-wide adjustment strategies, speed up transformation and structural adjustment, and shift from export-oriented to “trade-based foreign trade and simultaneous domestic and foreign markets”. Continue to open up the domestic market. This positive effect has led to significant results, led to a comprehensive rebound in the hardware industry, in particular, showing an explosive growth in the domestic market, achieving a 27% rapid growth in the industry.

Market development began to diversify Home hardware can be divided into ordinary and special two categories according to the setting, the former includes hinges, hinge slides, etc., the latter including bathroom hardware and kitchen accessories. Among them, hinges, slide rails, hinges and locks are used most frequently in life and are therefore more important.