According to the survey of Refwin.com which covers more than 20 provinces and cities in China, we know that at present, the overall working face of refractory enterprises has exceeded 80%, and the utilization rate of production capacity is less than 50%. However, it has been able to meet the production demand of downstream steel, cement and other industries, and the production of downstream enterprises has not been affected by the shortage of refractory materials. Fundamentally speaking, the current insufficient capacity release of metallurgical building materials industry is the main factor affecting the operating rate of refractory enterprises.

Affected by the epidemic, the operating costs of enterprises have increased substantially.

Insufficient transportation capacity is an important problem faced by refractory enterprises under the epidemic situation. The short-term logistics nodes at the city level have been opened, but there are still blocking points on the roads at the village level. Refractory enterprises are mostly distributed in suburban villages and towns, and there are still difficulties in raw material entry and product output. Insufficient supply of drivers and transport resources has led to a substantial increase in logistics costs. With the cancellation of high-speed charges, the freight rate of enterprises has increased by 30-80%. In addition, during the epidemic period, the logistics, management and epidemic prevention costs of enterprises increased, and business development was limited, which would greatly affect the profits and revenues of enterprises.

In the post-epidemic period, enterprises indicated that they would pay more attention to the market information services, logistics services and online sales channels of the refractory industry. An epidemic made us realize the importance of integrating resources by enterprises using the Internet. Enterprises usually have to operate in multiple modes to prevent problems before they happen, and everything can be done in advance, but nothing can be done in advance.