What is happening in the cement industry?
Recently, the overcast and rainy weather in Sichuan and Chongqing has continued, the outdoor construction has been blocked obviously, the construction site start-up rate has declined, the terminal demand release is limited, and the shipment volume of enterprises is not good. In recent years, there has been frequent rain in Yunnan-Guizhou region, outdoor construction has been significantly dragged down, and terminal demand has released fatigue as a whole.
This week, the concrete market in Guangdong continued the pattern of weak demand and stable price, and the overall performance was that there was no market. This week, Hunan concrete market as a whole showed a weak operation pattern of stable volume and price, and the recovery of demand was not up to expectations. This week, Henan concrete market as a whole continued the pattern of weak operation, the price differentiation between regions has intensified, the demand rebound is limited, and the overall market continues to be weak.
On May 15, the National Cement Price Index (CEMPI) closed at 95.53 points, down 0.32% annually and 20.45% year-on-year. On May 15, the Yangtze River Basin Cement Price Index (YRCEMPI) closed at 85.85 points, down 0.14% from the previous month.
CEMPI
95.53
-0.11 -0.12%
CONCPI
89.90
+0.04 +0.04%
CLKPI
97.02
-0.49 -0.50%
SPPI
44.87
0.00 0.00%
MORPI
73.32
0.00 0.00%
This week, the concrete market in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai and Anhui regions as a whole showed a trend of "weak and stable operation, partial fine-tuning". Jiangxi market environment downturn, due to the rain weather superimposed demand continued to be weak, cement and other cost reduction gradually transmitted to the downstream, many commercial mixed prices remained low consolidation, some regions have downward pressure.