According to China Cement Market Data Center, at the end of September, many major manufacturers in Hebei tried to push up the price of cement by 40-50 yuan/ton. Since October 9, some major manufacturers in Shijiazhuang, Handan and Xingtai in Hebei have pushed up the price of cement by about 30 yuan/ton again.
"The price rise is mainly affected by the rise in coal prices." Hebei Xingtai, a large cement enterprise sales manager said. According to the information of many cement enterprises, the increase of coal price is the main incentive for the increase of cement price.
Coal is the main fuel in the process of cement production, and its cost accounts for 50% ~ 55% of the cost of cement clinker . The fluctuation of coal price has a direct impact on the cost of cement. However, from the current feedback, the market demand in Hebei is flat, the inventory of enterprises is high, and there is limited room for the increase of cement prices due to the impact of coal prices.