In early February, the price of Qinhuangdao cement rose by 20-30 yuan/ton, but the implementation was not good. Recently, according to the investigation of Qinhuangdao market by China Cement Network, the main reason is that the downstream demand is not good, the operating rate is low, and the cement from western Liaoning Province has entered the Qinhuangdao market, which makes it difficult for local cement enterprises to raise prices.
It is understood that the current price of cement in Qinhuangdao area almost touches the cost price, and the willingness of cement enterprises to raise prices is very strong. However, the local downstream real estate and infrastructure construction are poor, and the demand for cement is not good. A cement company in Qinhuangdao said that in previous years, some cement was sold by sea to coastal areas such as Zhejiang and Fujian, but the price of cement in the southern region fell sharply last year, and this market is now impassable.
In addition, the inflow of cement from the western region of neighboring Liaoning has also impacted the price of Qinhuangdao cement . A person in charge of an enterprise said: "The price of southbound cement in western Liaoning is lower than the local price, less than 400 yuan/ton."
Faced with the current market situation, the person in charge of the above-mentioned cement enterprises said that they could only strive for cement sales as far as possible and take one step at a time.