Cement prices continued to decline in central Jiangsu, Hangzhou-Jiaxing-Huzhou-Shaoxing, Zhejiang, and Shandong; the province with the highest cement output in June was; concrete batteries appeared

<; Quotation at a glance >;

1. Cement prices in central Jiangsu continued to decline

. Since August 1, major manufacturers in Nantong, Yangzhou, Taizhou and Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou have generally revised and lowered cement prices by about 10 yuan/ton, while the quotations of surrounding enterprises in Huaian, Lianyungang and Suqian have been stable for the time being. 2

. Cement prices in Hangzhou-Jiaxing-Huzhou-Shaoxing area of Zhejiang continue to decline. Recently

, some major manufacturers in Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Huzhou, Shaoxing and other places in northern Zhejiang continue to loosen and reduce cement prices by about 10 yuan/ton.

3. Cement prices in many places in Shandong continued to decline

slightly. From the end of July to the beginning of August, some enterprises in Jinan, Zibo, Jining, Zaozhuang and other places in Shandong continued to slightly reduce cement prices by about 10 yuan/ton. In addition, although some enterprises in southern Shandong intend to push up the price of cement in the early stage, according to the current market, the market still does not have the conditions for price increase, and the overall price is stable and weak.

<; Today's Focus >;

1. The cement output of six provinces in June exceeded 10 million tons, and the province with the highest output was

China Cement Network recently learned from the National Bureau of Statistics about the cement output data of all provinces in June. Data show that the provinces with monthly output exceeding 10 million tons are Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Anhui and Sichuan. Among them, the province with the highest monthly output is Shandong Province, which produced 13.6474 million tons of cement in June.

2. The executive deputy general manager of Jiangxi Wannianqing Cement retired and resigned

. Prior to the appointment of the new chief accountant and the secretary to the Board, Mr. Xiong Hannan, the deputy general manager of the Company, performed the duties of the chief accountant and the secretary to the Board.

3.  Cement + carbon black! Concrete batteries are on the stage! Charge the house in the future! By changing the way cement is made, engineers at the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new type of concrete that can act as a supercapacitor and store electric charge. The new technology could solve one of the main challenges of renewable energy scaling: Because solar and wind power are not always available, building more reasonably priced energy storage quickly is a necessary condition for moving away from fossil fuels.

4. The replacement capacity of a 600 tons/day (200,000 tons/year) cement clinker production line in Hunan was dismantled and withdrawn!

According to the on-site review and confirmation of Hunan Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology and Zhuzhou Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, the main key equipment and ancillary facilities of one Φ4.2 × 8.6m JT kiln corresponding to the 600 t/d (200,000 t/a) cement clinker production line of Changxing Cement Plant in Yanling County have been dismantled, and the production line no longer has the conditions to restart and resume the production of cement clinker.