Weak demand, high inventory and capital shortage are common phenomena in the cement industry in the first half of this year. According to the National Cement Price Index (CEMPI), as of early July, the index closed at 117.01 points, down 19.25% year-on-year. Since April this year, the index has continued to decline, falling all the way to a new low in nearly 5 years. In the middle and last ten days of
June, with high temperature and rainy weather, downstream construction was light, demand was further weakened, and cement prices continued to decline. After the beginning of Meiyu, there was more rainy weather in the southern region, and the shipment volume of enterprises decreased; the high temperature weather in the northern region was obvious, the market demand declined seasonally, and the market was mainly weak.
Cement price increase:
Southwest China:
Chongqing: cement price increase of 30-50 yuan/ton in the main city and western Chongqing market in mid-June.
Northeast China:
Liaoning: Dalian, Liaoning will try to push up the price by 20-40 yuan/ton from June 20.
Heilongjiang, Jilin: In the middle of June, the notice pushed up the cement price by 20-50 yuan/ton. The demand for cement in the two places was general, and the implementation range was mostly 10-15 yuan/ton.
Cement price reduction:
East China:
Jiangsu: At the end of June, the transaction price in Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou and other places still dropped slightly by 5-10 yuan/ton, and the cement price in northern Jiangsu was reduced by 10-20 yuan/ton.
Zhejiang: cement prices in Hangzhou-Jiaxing-Huzhou-Shaoxing and other places fell by 10-20 yuan/ton.
Anhui: The price of cement in Hefei and other surrounding areas dropped by 20-30 yuan/ton.
Fujian: Since late June, cement prices in Fuzhou, Ningde, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou and other places in southern Fujian have dropped by 10-20 yuan/ton.
Shandong: Since late June, cement prices in Jinan, Zibo, Zaozhuang, Jining, Heze and other places have dropped by 10-30 yuan/ton.
Central-south region:
Hunan: around June 22, the price of cement in Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan, Hengyang, Yiyang, Changde and other places in Hunan was lowered by 20-40 yuan/ton.
Hubei: The price of cement in Wuhan and eastern Hubei was slightly reduced by 10 yuan/ton.
Guangdong: On June 25, the price of cement in Zhanjiang and Maoming regions of Guangdong was lowered by 20-30 yuan/ton, while that in the Pearl River Delta region was lowered by 20 yuan/ton.
Guangxi: 20-40 yuan/ton before the Dragon Boat Festival in June.
Henan: Since late June, transaction prices in Zhengzhou and surrounding areas have continued to decline by 10-20 yuan/ton.
Southwest China:
Sichuan: Since late June, cement prices in Chengdu-Deyang-Mianyang, Leyamei, Ganzi and Zizinei have been lowered by 20 yuan/ton.
Guizhou: The price of cement will be reduced by 10-20 yuan/ton around the Dragon Boat Festival in June.
Yunnan: In late June, the price of cement in Dali and Lijiang was lowered by 20-40 yuan/ton.
North China:
Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei: the price of cement is reduced by 10-20 yuan/ton, the overall demand in Hebei is insufficient, and the price of cement in many places is reduced by 10-30 yuan/ton.
Shanxi: The price of cement in southern Shanxi was lowered by 10-30 yuan/ton.
Inner Mongolia: Since late June, cement prices in Alashan and Xing'an League have dropped by 40-50 yuan/ton.
Northwest China:
Shaanxi: Since the middle of June, cement prices in Guanzhong areas such as Xi'an, Xianyang and Weinan have continued to decline by 30-40 yuan/ton.
Gansu: Since late June, cement prices in Longnan and Tianshui have dropped by 20-30 yuan/ton.
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, Dongfang Hope will visit the energy-saving demonstration line of "Grade 5 to Grade 6" of Chongqing cement preheater and the energy-saving project of steam driven fan. For
more market information, please pay attention to China Cement Net Market Link.
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