What is the trend of concrete market in December?

2024-12-10 13:30:36

Construction activity in the northern region has been significantly reduced, with only a few key projects still ongoing, resulting in a substantial stagnation of market activity. In contrast, although there is a local demand for rush work in the southern region, the actual concrete shipments are expected to decline steadily due to poor capital repayment and insufficient number of new orders.

In December, the trend of domestic concrete market showed obvious seasonal and regional characteristics. Affected by the cold weather, construction activities in the northern region have been greatly reduced, and only a few key projects are still in progress, resulting in the basic stagnation of market activities. In contrast, although there is a local demand for rush work in the southern region, the actual concrete shipments are expected to decline steadily due to poor capital repayment and insufficient number of new orders. In terms of

cost, the rise of upstream raw material prices has slowed down, which indicates that it is difficult to further strengthen the support for the concrete market. Specifically, cement prices were stable in December as a whole, with a slight downward shock in some areas, while sand and gravel prices were slightly fine-tuned. The impact of these cost-side changes on concrete prices is relatively limited, and it is difficult to push prices up substantially.

Based on the above factors, the domestic concrete market demand weakened in December as a whole, and the concrete price index is expected to decline steadily. Although the demand for new projects in some regions such as East China and South China has been released in the fourth quarter, the overall market is affected by capital and climate, and it is difficult to achieve strong growth. Concrete enterprises are still facing greater challenges in operation, and need to respond to market changes by controlling costs and improving efficiency.

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According to the information from China Cement Market Data Center, the demand in Northwest China is weak, the demand in Guanzhong of Shaanxi has reached the peak, but the enterprises have stabilized the price to support the market, and the pressure of dark drop is looming; the price depression in Ningxia continues to impact the market in Gansu and Shaanxi; the situation of maintaining stability in Xinjiang is remarkable.