"Peak season" staggered peak! The demand for Maanshan cement is less than last year.

"April and May have always been the'small peak season 'for cement sales, but this year April and May actually stopped kilns at the wrong peak, which is unprecedented." Recently, a person in charge of a cement enterprise in Maanshan City, Anhui Province, said in an exchange with China Cement Network. The person in charge of the above-mentioned

enterprise said that the current demand for cement is very poor, even worse than last year , the company's cement sales since the second quarter fell 30% year-on-year, and even the ex-factory price per ton of cement is about 50 yuan lower than last year. Even though all enterprises are currently implementing the peak staggering plan, the contradiction between production and marketing of cement is still very prominent.

It is understood that there are many key projects in the surrounding areas of Ma'anshan this year, and they are basically under construction, but the boosting effect on demand is very limited.

"Infrastructure can only account for a small part of cement demand, the main source of demand is real estate, but real estate has been'unable to go back '." The person in charge of the cement enterprise said that the demand for cement was determined by many aspects, which could not be controlled by the cement enterprise; and the extremely low cement price caused by the vicious competition generated by the current poor demand was a phenomenon worthy of vigilance. "Some enterprises along the Yangtze River in Anhui have lowered the ex-factory price to 2560 yuan per ton." The person in charge of the

cement enterprise believes that the enterprise not only bears the responsibility of operation, but also bears the social responsibility, and the cement enterprise must aim at making profits. "In the end, we have to go back to the negotiating table.". Cement enterprises, especially large enterprises, should conduct more industry exchanges and reach industry consensus. Only good profits can promote the healthy development of the industry. "

In addition, China Cement Network will hold the" 2023 China Cement Energy Conservation and New Energy Development Conference " in Chongqing from July 6 to 7, 2023. Starting from the aspects of green electricity, alternative fuels and traditional energy transformation, we will jointly explore new ways of energy saving and consumption reduction in the cement industry.

After the meeting, we will visit Dongfang Hope Chongqing Cement Preheater "Level 5 to Level 6" Energy-saving Demonstration Line and Steam-driven Fan Energy-saving Project.