Cement prices in areas along the Yangtze River in Anhui "sink to the bottom" and demand in northern Anhui is stable and improving

According to the market data of China Cement Network, the average price of P.O42.5 bulk cement in Anhui last week was 368.88 yuan/ton, down 5.59% from the previous month. Recently, China Cement Network investigated the cement market in Anhui and learned that the main reason for the price drop was the reduction of cement prices in many cities along the Yangtze River in Anhui. A person in charge of a cement enterprise

in Wuhu said that the weak real estate led to a serious shortage of demand. In the first quarter, most enterprises were overhauling, and the cement price could still be maintained. At present, all enterprises along the Yangtze River are starting production, and the inventory is basically at a high level because of the supply far exceeding the demand. In order to get the volume, all enterprises have reduced their prices.

"The price of some enterprises is too low, which leads to other enterprises having to reduce their prices.". Most enterprises have stopped making money, and grinding stations are basically losing money. The person in charge of the cement enterprise believes that the price of cement along the Yangtze River in Anhui has fallen again and again, and has reached the bottom at present, and the possibility of further price reduction is very small. Contrary

to the areas along the Yangtze River, cement enterprises in northern Anhui reported good news. A person in charge of a cement enterprise in Suzhou said that the demand for cement in northern Anhui was stable and good. Bengbu high-speed rail, Fuyang high-speed rail and other high-speed rail and highway construction have strongly supported the demand for cement in northern Anhui, and most cement enterprises in northern Anhui are currently in shutdown, low inventory also makes the cement price relatively stable.

However, the person in charge of the above-mentioned Wuhu cement enterprises also pointed out: "The demand for real estate is too weak, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to recover this year.".

Not only in Anhui at present, but also in the medium and long term, the trend of declining demand in the national cement market is unavoidable. Energy prices remain high, costs remain high for a long time, profit compression has become the norm, and market competition will become increasingly fierce, which requires cement enterprises to practice hard, reduce costs and tap potential. The long-term competition of

cement industry is the competition of energy consumption level. Improving energy efficiency level and reducing cost pressure are the most direct and effective ways for cement enterprises to gain market competitive advantage. Dongfang Hope Chongqing Cement is the pioneer of the industry.

In recent years, Dongfang hopes that Chongqing Cement will continue to intensify its technological transformation. In the cement industry, the vast majority of 5000t/d production lines are 5-stage preheaters. With the deepening of preheater technology research, the industry has gradually realized that the six-stage preheater has great advantages in reducing production energy consumption, but the transformation of the preheater is difficult and risky, and no cement enterprise has dared to try to change the five-stage preheater to the six-stage preheater for many years. Dongfang hopes that cement will become the first "crab eating" enterprise in the industry.

It is understood that Dongfang hopes that after the implementation of "5 to 6" in the preheater of Chongqing Cement 3 # production line, the energy consumption per ton of clinker will be reduced by 3kg, the C1 outlet temperature will be reduced to 260-270 degrees, and the energy consumption per ton of clinker will be reduced to 96 kg of standard coal. The overall energy consumption level is in the forefront of the industry, effectively improving the market competitiveness of enterprises.

At present, it has become a key breakthrough point for cement enterprises to enhance their comprehensive strength and market competitiveness by expanding the application of photovoltaic and energy storage technologies, promoting the transformation of green power and alternative fuels instead of traditional energy to save energy, reduce consumption and reduce costs. China Cement Network will hold the "2023 China Cement Energy Conservation and New Energy Development Conference" in Chongqing on July 6-7, 2023. Explore new ways of energy saving and consumption reduction in cement industry.

After the meeting, we will visit Oriental Hope Chongqing Cement.