Shao Jun, Chairman of China Cement Network, and His Delegation Visited Zhonglian Cement

Recently, Shao Jun, Chairman of China Cement Network, and his delegation visited Zhonglian Cement and were warmly received by members of the Party Committee and Vice President of New Tianshan Cement , Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Zhonglian Cement, Man Gaopeng and other leaders. The two sides had in-depth exchanges on the current market situation and future development of the cement industry. During the

exchange, Man Gaopeng predicted that cement enterprises in Shandong would probably be in a state of loss in July. It is reported that in July, the price of coal in Shandong has risen by 50 yuan per ton, and the entrance price of coal has reached about 930 yuan per ton, while the price of cement has further declined, and the profits of enterprises have been compressed. Man Gaopeng is cautiously optimistic about the development of the

cement market in the second half of the year. He said that as early as 2021, the downward turning point of the cement market had already appeared, and the trend of market weakness had also appeared, but due to multiple factors, the demand for cement had not declined significantly until the past two years. At present, the development of cement industry has entered the "post-platform period", and the downward trend is becoming more and more obvious.

Facing the current situation of overcapacity in the cement industry, Man Gaopeng believes that to solve the problem of overcapacity, supply-side reform is needed in the short term, while in the medium and long term, it is necessary to focus on carbon emissions and carbon asset management.

In this regard, Shao Jun agreed that the downward trend of the cement industry has not yet bottomed out, the industry is not optimistic in the second half of the year, enterprises should be prepared in advance.

Shao Jun said that China Cement Network has been rooted in the cement basic building materials industry for many years, and has been committed to using advanced technology to promote the progress of the industry and promote the industrial Internet transformation of the industry. With perfect price data system, timely dynamic information release and authentic and authoritative data resources, China Cement Network takes the lead in creating industrial big data system and bulk building materials series index system in the industry, and actively lays out digital factories and digital channel supply chain service system to help cement and upstream and downstream industries achieve comprehensive digitalization and promote high-quality development of the industry. Also

participating in the exchange were Wang Kedong, Vice Secretary and President of the CPC Committee of Zhonglian Cement, Yin Qunhao, Member and Vice President of the CPC Committee, Liu Xueqing, Member and Vice President of the CPC Committee, Jiang Xun, General Manager of China Cement Network, Si Jun, Head of Equipment Sector, Zheng Jianhui, Chief Analyst of Cement Big Data Research Institute, and Zhang Qinghui, Business Director of Yuntian Software. Sun Lei, Media Department of China Cement Network, etc.