Last Friday, the National Cement Price Index (CEMPI) closed at 137.44 points, down 1.74% from the previous month and 20.89% from the previous year. As
the Spring Festival is approaching, most of the construction sites in the northern region are closed for holidays, and the market demand is not large; most of the construction sites and mixing stations in the southern region have been closed one after another, and the demand has declined significantly. The overall price of the country continued to decline, with East China leading the decline.
Regionally, the six major regions as a whole continued to show a general decline. The demand in East China declined significantly, and the cement price declined by 2.9% on a month-on-month basis; the cement price in Northeast China fell by 2.43% compared with last week during the winter break; the cement price in Southwest China fell by 1.73% due to the sluggish sales volume; the cement price in Central South China fell by 0.52% as it entered the final stage; In the off-season of North China market, the cement price declined by 0.44% compared with last week; in the northwest region, the market declined by 0.18% due to the completion of construction.
Table: Changes
in cement price indices in six regions, specifically:
Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai and Anhui in East China
: Affected by the Spring Festival, temperature drop, rain weather and other factors. Most mixing stations and projects in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Anhui and other places in the Yangtze River Delta will basically be completed and shut down in the past two days, the market demand is weak, and some enterprises continue to reduce the market in northern Zhejiang by about 20 yuan/ton.
Fujian: Most of the site construction has been basically completed, the enterprise shipment downturn, Fuzhou and the surrounding areas after the New Year's Day slightly loose about 10 yuan/ton.
Shandong: In addition to individual key projects have rush demand, most of the rest of the site has been basically shut down, some enterprises sporadic delivery, cement prices are mainly stable;
Jiangxi: The market demand is gradually coming to an end, and the sales volume of cement is less. The price of cement in Jiujiang area will be reduced by 20-30 yuan/ton around the 9th. Hunan and Hubei
in central and southern China
: As the end of the year is approaching, the construction sites in Hunan and Hubei have been shut down for holidays one after another, and the market demand has entered the final stage. During the week, some cement quotations in Changde, Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan and Yichang, Hubei have dropped by 10-30 yuan/ton;
Guangdong and Guangxi: The market in most areas of Guangdong and Guangxi is basically over, only some key projects are still under construction, and the cement price is temporarily stable;
Henan: The market demand has basically ended, most of the construction sites have been shut down, cement enterprises mainly pay back, and prices have generally been at a low level.
Southwest
Sichuan: the market demand and sales have further shrunk. Since the first ten days of this year, enterprises in Leshan, Ya'an and Ganzi have lowered the cement price by 30-40 yuan/ton;
Chongqing: Cement prices in the main city and western Chongqing have dropped to a low level, and there is no possibility of further reduction. Some enterprises in other regions lowered cement prices by 30-40 yuan/ton around the 12th;
Yunnan and Guizhou: At the end of the year, the construction site in Yunnan-Guizhou region was significantly reduced, and some enterprises delivered a small amount of goods. Since the first ten days of the year, the cement price in Dali, Lijiang, Qujing, Zhaotong and other places in Yunnan has been reduced by 30-50 yuan/ton. Most of the projects in Guizhou have been basically completed, the market demand is close to zero, and the cement price has not changed significantly. Gansu,
Northwest China
: the temperature is generally low, the project has been suspended, the market demand has entered the mop-up stage, and the cement quotation of leading enterprises around the week is stable;
Shaanxi, Qinghai, Ningxia and Xinjiang: Staggered peak production in winter is generally implemented, and the market quotation is mainly stable in off-season.
North China
is approaching the end of the year, most of the construction sites in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region are closed for holidays, and the market demand is not large. In terms of cement price, the cement transaction price of some enterprises in the region has slightly declined by 10-20 yuan/ton, but it has little impact on the overall market. In January, the market of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning
in Northeast China
continued to weaken, with only a few enterprises delivering goods sporadically, the market was basically in a state of price without market, and the cement quotation of leading enterprises around the country was stable in the week.