Xijiang River Is Blocked and the Price of Cement in Guangdong Is Rising

According to the data center of China Cement Market, the price of cement in Guangdong has risen frequently recently. From

November 3, the leading enterprises in the Pearl River Delta and parts of northern and western Guangdong notified to raise the price of bulk cement by 10-20 yuan/ton. From November 10, the leading enterprises in the region notified to raise the price of cement by 20 yuan/ton again, and the price of some clinker increased by 20 yuan/ton simultaneously. What is the

specific implementation? China Cement Network has investigated some enterprises in Guangdong.

" It is basically in place.". "Although the market demand is still not much better," a cement company in Guangdong told China Cement Network.

Local practitioners generally feedback that the main reason for the rise in cement prices in Guangdong is that the water level of the Xijiang River continues to be low, foreign cement is not smooth , and a large number of cement carriers from Guangxi are blocked on the road, unable to enter the Guangdong market down the river.

"The water level of the Xijiang River is very low now." A cement plant in Guangdong told China Cement Net that an important ship lock on the Xijiang River is currently blocking about 1900 ships, "the normal blocking of ships is about three or five hundred."

According to China Cement Network, the annual amount of foreign cement in Guangdong Province is about 25 million tons , of which Guangxi cement is the majority, and Xijiang is the key channel for Guangxi cement to export to Guangdong market.

On November 2, the Port and Navigation Development Center of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region issued the Notice on Doing a Good Job in the Work of Ships Leaving the Port and Passing the Lock. Since November 2, 2023, the number of ships going down the lock of Changzhou Hub has been controlled by no more than 150 per day. According to Guiping Lock, no more than 58 ships per day, no more than 16 ships per day in Guigang Port (downstream of Guiping Hub), and no more than 19 ships per day in Wuzhou Port (upstream of Changzhou Hub). The number of ships leaving the port (passing through the lock) arranged daily includes the ships passing through the lock with priority, and the ships transporting in the interval and going down without passing through the Cheung Chau Lock are not subject to the above quota restrictions.

With the decline of cement demand and the arrival of the peak of production capacity, the market competition is becoming increasingly fierce, and a cyclical industry shuffle is inevitable. Relying on digital and intelligent technology means, realizing technology and management upgrading, continuously reducing energy consumption, pollutant emissions and carbon emissions, and enhancing the comprehensive competitiveness of enterprises are the key for cement enterprises to meet the challenges.

To this end, China Cement Network will hold the "Fifth China Cement Intelligence Summit Forum" in Hangzhou on November 29, 2023 with the theme of "Data-driven Decision-making Intelligence Leads the Future", inviting industry experts, scholars and representatives of relevant enterprises to discuss and promote the intelligent process of the cement industry.