Last Friday, the National Cement Price Index (CEMPI) closed at 137.44 points, down 1.74% from the previous month and 21.63% 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.
Cement prices
in East China
, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Anhui, some enterprises continue to reduce the market in northern Zhejiang by about 20 yuan/ton. Some enterprises in Fuzhou,
Fujian and its surrounding areas still have a slight loosening of market transaction prices around 10 yuan/ton. Around the
9th, manufacturers in Jiujiang area of Jiangxi Province successively lowered the price of cement by 20-30 yuan/ton. In addition, the quotation of some enterprises in Nanchang area has dropped by 50 yuan/ton since the first ten days. Some cement quotations in Changde, Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan and Yichang, Hubei in
central and southern
China have dropped by about 10-30 yuan/ton. The price of cement in the main city of Chongqing and the west of Chongqing in
the southwest
region has dropped to a low level, and there is no possibility of further reduction. Some enterprises in other regions have reduced the price of cement by about 30-40 yuan/ton around the 12th. Since the
first ten days of this year, some enterprises in Dali, Lijiang, Qujing, Zhaotong and other areas in Yunnan have lowered the price of cement by about 30-50 yuan/ton.
In addition, near the Spring Festival, workers are returning home one after another, most of the construction sites are shut down, and cement prices are expected to remain weak next week. For
more market information, please pay attention to China Cement Net Market Link.