Cement prices in some areas of Sichuan have been raised twice in two weeks.

According to market feedback, the electricity load of cement enterprises in Sichuan has been reduced, and the clinker line has been shut down. At present, some enterprises sell cement in limited quantities, and manufacturers have a strong willingness to raise prices. In order to improve profitability, the leading enterprises in Yibin raised the cement price by 30 yuan/ton from July 17 to 18, and continued to notify the increase of cement price by 20 yuan/ton on July 28. The implementation remains to be observed.

In addition, after the leading enterprises in Luzhou notified the increase of cement price by 30 yuan/ton, some enterprises did not implement it. At present, the cement price of each enterprise has fallen back to the level before the rise.

China Cement Network reported earlier that not long ago, many cement enterprises in Sichuan received notifications from relevant departments that the steel and cement industries would implement production control measures from July 5 to August 10. Among them, the short-process steel production will reduce 60% of the power load and allow production between 23:00 and 8:00; while the cement clinker production enterprises will shut down all kilns, reduce 80% of the power load, and only allow the production of cement mills between 23:00 and 8:00.

Industry insiders said that the important reason for this round of cement price increase is the partial easing of the contradiction between supply and demand.