On March 15, the "2023 China Cement Industry Summit" hosted by China Cement Network was successfully held in Hangzhou, and Zhang Xuwu, deputy director of the Building Materials Division of the Raw Materials Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, was invited to deliver a speech.
Zhang Xuwu said that the more severe the situation we are facing, the more we should strengthen our confidence in development, stabilize our development expectations, maintain our strategic strength and strengthen our confidence and determination. Cement, as an important basic industry for national economic development, should adhere to the general tone of steady progress, fully, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept, continuously deepen the structural reform of the supply side, accelerate the construction of a new development pattern, and constantly improve the resilience and safety level of the industrial chain and supply chain. Zhang Xuwu, Deputy Director of the Building Materials Division of the Raw Materials Industry Department of
the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
The following is the full text of Zhang Xuwu's speech:
Distinguished leaders and representatives:
Good morning! Entrusted
by the leaders of the Department of Industry, on behalf of the Department of Raw Materials Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, I would like to take this opportunity to express my warm congratulations on the opening of the conference and my heartfelt thanks to all of you for your long-term concern and support for the development of the cement industry.
In 2022, the imbalance between supply and demand in the cement industry was highlighted due to the combined effects of multiple epidemics and weak downstream demand such as real estate infrastructure construction. At the same time, the high coal price led to a significant increase in cement production costs, and the operation of the cement industry was under great pressure throughout the year. In terms of
production, the national cement output in 2022 was 2.118 billion tons, a year-on-year decrease of 10.8%. As of December 30, 2022, the national cement price index was 141.6 points, a decrease of 23.2% compared with the beginning of the year. In terms of benefits, the cement industry realized a profit of 68.6 billion yuan in the whole year, down 59.5% from the same period last year.
Leading comrades, the more severe the situation we are facing, the more we need to strengthen our confidence in development, stabilize our development expectations, maintain our strategic strength and strengthen our confidence and determination. Cement, as an important basic industry of national economic development, should adhere to the general tone of steady progress, fully, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept, continue to deepen the structural reform of the supply side, accelerate the construction of a new development pattern, and constantly improve the resilience and safety level of the industrial chain and supply chain.
First, we should accelerate the pace of industrial restructuring and unswervingly resolve excess capacity . Strictly implement the replacement policy of cement production capacity, resolutely curb new production capacity in violation of regulations, ensure that the total production capacity is only reduced but not increased, speed up the elimination of backward production capacity, and revise and promulgate the mandatory national standards for general Portland cement as soon as possible. By further improving the cement standard system such as quality technology, environmental protection and energy consumption, backward production capacity will be forced to withdraw.
Second, we should persevere in the normal peak staggering production of cement. We should strictly implement the notification of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment on further improving the normal peak staggering production of cement, promote the normalization of the national peak staggering production area and time, further consolidate the achievements of capacity reduction, and promote the green and low-carbon development of the cement industry and the improvement of quality and efficiency.
Third, we should focus on greening and intellectualization, and further accelerate the pace of technological transformation and upgrading. In terms of green development, we should focus on key areas and key links of energy conservation, carbon reduction and efficiency enhancement, and increase the transformation of energy conservation and carbon reduction technologies and the development and application of new energy conservation and carbon reduction technologies. In terms of intelligent development, we should continue to implement the action plan for digital transformation of intelligent manufacturing in building materials industry issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. From 2021 to 2023, the cement industry information ecosystem construction action and intelligent manufacturing technology innovation action will be carried out to promote the automation, intellectualization and unmanned transformation of cement industry production mode.
Dear leaders and representatives, it is very good for China Cement Network to build a platform for industry exchanges by holding the Cement Industry Summit. I hope you can have in-depth exchanges and discussions, and jointly contribute to the high-quality development of the cement industry.
Finally, I wish this meeting a complete success. Thank you!
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