The Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued a circular officially announcing the first batch of open units of petrochemical, electric power, iron and steel, building materials and environmental protection facilities and the fifth batch of open units of national environmental protection facilities.

2025-03-19

Qiao Longde, former president of China Building Materials Federation, made a brilliant speech at the meeting. President Qiao believes that there are many contradictions and difficulties in the cement industry, but the most important root of the problem is understanding. The industry should realize that the root cause of the current predicament of the cement industry is not the market, the market has indeed brought some difficulties, but not to this point today, today's situation and the market do not match.

2025-03-18

Yu Pingfeng, vice president of Gansu Shangfeng Cement Co., Ltd., said that now is the time when the industry is facing difficulties, supporting a breakthrough led by large enterprises, and small enterprises will keep their bottom line in accordance with the rules of the industry. We must firmly believe that this industry is everyone's industry, although the road is coming.

2025-03-18

Lei Zhenbin said that China's cement industry is in a transitional period, drawing on Western experience and combining domestic experience, the per capita cement consumption will be reduced to about 1 ton in the future.

2025-03-18

Xiao Yongsheng suggested: First, we should implement rigid peak staggering to ensure the strict implementation of peak staggering production; second, we should formulate a unified rigid peak staggering plan among regions; third, we should strengthen industry communication, especially inter-provincial communication, such as exchanges between Fujian and Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Fujian, and Zhejiang and Jiangxi, to eliminate misunderstandings and enhance mutual trust.

2025-03-18

Profit is the cornerstone of the survival and development of enterprises, and enterprises should be profit-oriented. The cement industry can learn from the electrolytic aluminum industry, through very strict macro-control at the national level, to truly eliminate backward production capacity, carry out planned production, and effectively achieve sustainable development.

2025-03-18

Liu Dexin of Heilongjiang Cement Association said that the excess capacity of cement in Northeast China is severe, the utilization rate of capacity is less than 30%, and Heilongjiang is only about 30%. The price of Heilongjiang P.O42.5 cement increased from about 240 yuan/ton in April to about 425 yuan/ton at the end of the year, and the annual price was 360-370 yuan/ton, and the industry realized a turnaround.

2025-03-18

Under the background of the long-term downward trend of cement demand, enterprises, regardless of their size, have the responsibility and obligation to maintain a good industry ecology.

2025-03-18

Zhuge Wenda, chairman of Hubei Century Xinfeng Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd., believes that the current cooperation in the industry is forced and reluctant, and that the overall demand of enterprises is expected to decline, and the difficulty of competition and cooperation is increasing.

2025-03-18

Enhance the concentration of the cement industry, reduce excess capacity, and promote the balance of market supply and demand.

2025-03-18

Recently, China Cement Network released the list of global cement production in 2024.

2025-03-18

Zhao Hongbo focused on defining the overall work orientation and objectives of the Northeast Operating Area in 2025, emphasizing the specific work ideas and safeguards in 2025.

2025-03-18

Tai'an Zhonglian takes the lead in the construction of intelligent factories, and realizes the intelligent monitoring and optimization of the whole production process with the digital platform. Intelligence is the key to the high-quality development of cement industry, and enterprises should increase investment in science and technology to promote the industry to move towards high-end and intelligent direction.

2025-03-18

In the future, the company will continue to tap the key scenarios of production and operation in the cement industry, and use AI technology to continuously optimize the operation system of intelligent factories to help the industry develop with high quality.

2025-03-18

Due to the change of market environment and the adjustment of enterprise strategy, together with the above production lines, four clinker production lines have been announced to be no longer constructed in 2025, with a total capacity of 5.735 million tons per year (calculated by 310 days).

2025-03-18

What is happening in the cement industry?

2025-03-18

Since the 15th, some major manufacturers in Zhejiang have taken the lead in notifying Quzhou market to raise the price of various kinds of cement by about 20 yuan/ton, and the specific implementation remains to be observed.

2025-03-17

On the 15th, some major enterprises in the Pearl River Delta, northern Guangdong and western Guangdong tried again to raise the cement price by 20-30 yuan/ton, and the implementation remains to be observed.

2025-03-17

According to the current market situation, cement prices in Henan have begun to pull back around 30 yuan/ton, and some enterprises have fallen back to the level before the rise..

2025-03-17

On the 17th, some major manufacturers in Hainan began to raise the price of various types of cement by about 30 yuan/ton, and the specific implementation remains to be observed.

2025-03-17

Ma Weiping, chairman of OCC, said that the 50-person Forum on Cement Economy has become an influential platform for the industry, bringing together the leaders of large and medium-sized enterprises and associations in the industry, so that everyone can freely discuss the industry trend and make suggestions.

2025-03-17

Mengxin Cement Co., Ltd. of Bahrain Left Banner originally has a φ3.4 × 11.5m cement mill, which is equipped with ZXZG1580 medium pressure roller press. The approved annual production capacity of the enterprise is 450000 tons, which has been included in the list of restricted cement grinding production lines announced by the Office of Industry and Information Technology of the Autonomous Region.

2025-03-17

Recently, Huainan Bureau of Industry and Information Technology issued the Announcement of Huainan Bureau of Industry and Information Technology on the Application of Huainan Shunyue Cement Co., Ltd. for Cancellation of the Relocation Plan of the Cement Clinker Production Line with a Daily Output of 4500 Tons.

2025-03-17

Data show that the national cement output in January-February 2024 is 18280 million tons, so the total cement output in January-February this year is 11.81 million tons less than same period last year, a decrease of 6.5%.

2025-03-17

Since March 15, enterprises in Northeast Jiangxi have been notified to raise the price of various kinds of cement by about 20 yuan/ton, and the specific implementation remains to be observed..

2025-03-17

In 2024, Holcim Group's full-year net sales were CHF 26.407 billion, up 1.3% year-on-year in local currency. In 2024, recurring EBIT reached a record high of CHF 5.049 billion, an increase of 10.8% on the previous year in local currency terms. The strong foreign exchange impact was more than offset by Holcim's performance, with full-year recurring EBIT up 6.1% in Swiss francs from a year earlier.

2025-03-17

In order to actively explore the new path of high-quality development of Xinjiang cement industry, further strengthen exchanges and cooperation with mainland counterparts, and learn from advanced experience, from February 24 to March 3, 2025, Xinjiang Building Materials Industry Association organized some cement enterprises in Xinjiang to study and exchange in Henan, Shandong and Beijing.

2025-03-17

On March 15, Qingsong Jianhua (600425), a A-share listed company, released its annual performance report for 2024. During the reporting period, the total operating income was 4.328 billion yuan, down 3.60% year on year, net profit was 354 million yuan, down 23.68% year on year, and basic earnings per share was 0.22 yuan.

2025-03-17

On March 12, Zhou Yuxian, Party Secretary and Chairman of China National Building Material Group, met with Yang Chengxin, Deputy Secretary of Zhaotong Municipal Committee and Mayor of Zhaotong, and his delegation at the headquarters of the Group. The two sides conducted in-depth communication on further deepening the mode of assistance, strengthening industrial cooperation and promoting the overall revitalization of the countryside, and focused on the development and utilization of mineral resources, scientific and technological assistance and talent assistance. Deng Changqing, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Chief Accountant of the Group, Liu Hekai, Vice Mayor of Zhaotong City, and Li Weiqiang, Vice Mayor of Zhaotong City, attended the meeting.

2025-03-17

A few days ago, Shanshui Cement announced its 2024 results, with operating income of about RMB 14.51 billion, a decrease of 19.9% compared with 2023; the loss attributable to shareholders of the company was about RMB 141 million, a decrease of 84.09% compared with the same period last year; the basic loss per share was RMB 0.03.

2025-03-17

What is happening in the cement industry?

2025-03-17

What is happening in the cement industry?

2025-03-15

On March 14, Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd. issued an announcement on the appointment of general counsel and chief compliance officer.

2025-03-14

This week, the domestic concrete market demand continued to improve, the upstream raw material cost continued to push up, the concrete price was mainly stable, followed by the partial increase in raw materials. From March 10 to March 14, the national concrete price index closed at 100.40 points, up 0.29% annually and down 18.40% year-on-year.

2025-03-14

According to the data center of China Cement Market, the implementation of cement price promotion in North China is slow. Shanxi Province, supported by the policy of extending the peak staggering and stopping kilns to the end of the month, has generally pushed up 50 yuan/ton in central and northern Shanxi, but the recovery of market demand is fatigue, the current inventory is maintained at about 60%, and the actual transaction is still mainly wait-and-see.

2025-03-14

According to China Cement Market Data Center, cement prices in some markets in East China, such as Fujian and Zhejiang coastal areas, rose by 20 yuan/ton this week, while the rest of the market stabilized after rising. The price of cement in Shandong has risen sharply by 50 yuan/ton, and the implementation remains to be observed.

2025-03-14

According to the China Cement Network Market Data Center, this week, major enterprises in the central and southern regions of Guangxi notified an increase in cement prices by 30 yuan/ton, and the Guangdong market is running steadily and strongly. This week, cement prices in the two lakes region are mainly stable temporarily, and enterprises have a strong willingness to raise prices.

2025-03-14

According to the data center of China Cement Market, the cement market in Northeast China is gradually recovering.

2025-03-14

According to the data center of China Cement Market, the cement market in southwest China is mixed. With the gradual recovery of market demand, Yunnan's demand is currently at a normal level of about 50%, the overall inventory level is not high, and prices remain basically stable.

2025-03-14

North China market supply and demand are both weak, prices are weak and stable, and transactions are light..

2025-03-14

Weak Recovery of Commercial Mixed Market Demand in Northwest China..

2025-03-14

Weak and stable concrete market in southwest China

2025-03-14

Northeast concrete market is stable

2025-03-14

The market price of concrete in East China is stable and strong.

2025-03-14

The price of commercial mixing in central and southern China is stable and small.

2025-03-14

On March 14, the 14th China Cement Industry Summit and TOP100 Award Ceremony hosted by China Cement Network was held in Hangzhou.

2025-03-14

Mainstream enterprises in Chengdu, Deyang, Mianyang, Leshan, Meishan, Ya'an and Ganzi raised the price of cement by 40 yuan/ton.

2025-03-14

Faced with pressure, the cement industry can only go through the cycle and break through the predicament by improving its resilience and strengthening its confidence. In the new year, facing serious overcapacity and complex and changeable market environment, the cement industry needs to continue to adhere to the "anti-involution" and jointly maintain the stable development of the industry.

2025-03-14

Yao Hairong, Vice President and Secretary-General of Zhejiang Cement Association, said in his speech that we must clearly realize that the current cement industry is in a period of profound change, with multiple challenges such as supply and demand contradictions, environmental pressures and technological innovation intertwined.

2025-03-14

First, strengthen the consensus of "anti-involution" to transmit positive energy for the development of the industry; second, strengthen the "double control" of daily output and off-peak days to promote the rebalancing of production and sales; third, strengthen cross-market coordination to promote cross-regional linkage, off-peak linkage and re-pricing; fourth, improve the transparency of price policy to reduce the misjudgment of decision-making; fifth, innovate the cooperation mode to accelerate the promotion of concentration and capacity reduction.

2025-03-14