In 2018, many insiders of tile companies in Linyi production base said, they were pessimistic about the market prospects of 2018. Some of them even have no idea what to expect in 2018.

In addition, many of them were frustrated about the market prospects of high-end mosaics in 2018. An insider said, with the shrinkage of the market and the competition from Zibo’s peers, their businesses will be affected. Therefore, many of them have started to change their lines to produce middle-end products. 

The insider also said, the tile companies of Foshan preferred to invest marketing for new products, but the tile companies of Linyi attached more importance to the product quality so as to create more benefits for distributors. As long as the new product receive distributors’ recognition, they can gradually find the access to the market.

It is worth noted that, many tile companies of Linyi have changed the lines to produce wearable tiles in late 2017 due to the mature technology. It has been revealed that, the price of wearable tiles have maintained at 2.6-2.9 Yuan/piece since 2004. Until recent years, the price have grew by 1 yuan. In 2017, the daily production capacity of wearable tiles have reached 13,000 square meters. The production capacity of wearable tiles has grown substantially as many tile companies changed their lines for wearable tiles. 

In 2017, wearable tiles was a big seller in Linyi’s market. In some degrees, wearable tiles have become the representative of the middle-end product in Linyi production base. However, some OEMs thought that wearable tiles would not continue the good sales in 2018. As more and more tile companies produce wearable tiles in Linyi, its price will gradually drop due to the large stockpiles.