Stop production for 120 days in the first half of the year! The contradiction between production and marketing in Guizhou is still prominent.

According to the market data of China Cement Network, the terminal market demand in Guizhou has been depressed recently, and the shipment situation of enterprises is poor. Before and after the Dragon Boat Festival, leading enterprises in most areas of the province slightly lowered the price of cement by about 10-20 yuan/ton, with a cumulative decline of about 20-40 yuan/ton in a month. A cement enterprise in Qiannan Prefecture said that due to poor demand, the current cement price has dropped by about 50 yuan/ton compared with the same period last year.

"Demand in March, April and May was passable, but since June, frequent rains have led to a sharp decline in demand, with shipments falling by about 30% compared with previous months." A cement company in Guiyang, Guizhou, revealed that demand in the first half of this year dropped by more than 15% compared with the same period last year. Coincidentally, the head of another cement enterprise in Qiannan Prefecture also said that demand fell by about 20% in the first half of this year. The head of the cement enterprise

in Qiannan Prefecture said that the downturn in the real estate market, insufficient funds for infrastructure projects and poor demand for cement should be common problems faced by all parts of Guizhou.

According to China Cement Network, due to the low demand, the situation of production exceeding sales in Guizhou is very serious, and the time of peak staggering production in Guizhou is also extending. In the first half of last year, the days of kiln shutdown in Guizhou cement enterprises were generally about 100 days, while this year the time was extended to about 120 days. Although this year's kiln shutdown time is longer, the conflict between production and marketing is more serious, and the market price is further lowered. The ability of peak staggering production to regulate and control the Guizhou market has been significantly weakened.

"Now the kiln has been shut down for more than ten days, and the production time has not been shut down for a long time, but the inventory is basically full." The person in charge of cement enterprises in Qiannan Prefecture said helplessly that under the current situation, we may only take one step at a time.