temperature, the demand for sand and gravel in some areas has also returned. Digital Building Materials DataBM. Com surveyed some sand and gravel enterprises in Ma'anshan, Anhui Province, and found that at the end of the first quarter, both sand and gravel shipments and demand for sand and gravel increased, although the increase was not large, but the market finally received a relatively positive signal.
According to the digital building materials DataBM. Com, project construction is an important engine of local economic development. Since the beginning of the year, Ma'anshan City has spared no effort to grasp the project and fight for the economy. Ma'anshan's "four in one" plan for housing and urban-rural construction in 2023 shows that in 2023, Ma'anshan plans to invest 44.599 billion yuan and implement 314 projects, including 151 new projects and 163 renewal projects. Rail transit projects such as Chaoma Intercity Railway, Ningma Intercity Railway, Ningma Expressway "Four to Eight" and S205 Weiwu Road Reconstruction will be accelerated this year. The landing and promotion of
infrastructure projects have stimulated the demand for sand and gravel aggregates. Maanshan, a sand manufacturers told digital building materials DataBM. Com: "Mixing Station with more goods, demand has finally improved."
However, the increase in demand has not yet been reflected in the price. At present, the ex-factory price of machine-made sand from a small sand factory in Ma'anshan is about 80 yuan/ton, which is the same as that at the beginning of the year. In September last year, the factory price of the same kind of machine-made sand was 85 yuan/ton.