Recently, a number of cement enterprises in Hunan issued a price adjustment notice, October 12, all varieties of cement prices increased by 20 yuan/ton.
Previously, according to market feedback, after the leading enterprises in Hunan Province raised the cement price by 20 yuan/ton on September 20, they continued to notify the increase of cement price by 20 yuan/ton from 27-28. Within a month, this is the third time that Hunan has pushed up cement prices.
"The two price adjustments before the festival are basically in place." The sales director of a large cement enterprise in Hunan said that the demand for cement has not changed significantly after the festival. At present , the demand for cement in Hunan has declined by 8-10% year-on-year, and the production and sales of enterprises in Hengyang City have declined by 10% year-on-year. The production and sales of enterprises in Shaoyang City fell by 5% year on year. "The price of cement in Hunan is too low, and people have a strong desire to raise prices." The person said. The person in charge of another cement enterprise
in Hunan said that the rising price of coal and the increasing cost of cement were also one of the factors in the price adjustment.
According to the situation of many cement enterprises in Hunan, the actual implementation of the two rounds of promotion before the festival is 20-30 yuan/ton, and the implementation of the price increase remains to be observed.