some extent, the staff turnover rate can be regarded as a barometer of the industry's profitability, which reflects the economic health of the industry.
According to the data of China Cement Network Cement Big Data Research Institute, the total profit of the cement industry in 2023 was more than 32 billion yuan, a decline of about 51%, and the loss-making enterprises exceeded 40% . By 2024, the contradiction between supply and demand of cement will be further intensified, coupled with the fierce market competition, cement prices will continue to fall, and more than 90% of cement enterprises are expected to fall into losses in the first quarter. At present, the
cement industry is facing severe challenges, and the profits of enterprises have shrunk significantly or even lost money. Continuously reducing human costs and optimizing the staff structure have become one of the key strategies for some enterprises to improve operational efficiency.
"I'm no longer working in the cement industry and have gone to other industries." "Now I'm not in that cement factory, but working in a mixing station." "If you leave the cement plant, you should also give yourself a long vacation", "If the enterprise's efficiency is not good, we will be optimized".. In the past two years, the author's greatest feeling in communicating with cement enterprises around the country is that many people have left the cement industry actively or passively.
Such personnel changes are also revealed in the annual reports of some cement enterprises.
By the end of 2023, the total number of Conch Cement employees was 50769, which was 1543 less than the 52312 at the end of 2022 ; The total number of employees in Tianshan Stock Company at the end of 2023 is 61662, which is 6294 less than the 67956 at the end of 2022 ; The total number of employees in Jidong Cement at the end of 2023 is 22102, which is 283 less than the 22385 at the end of 2022; The total number of employees in Shanshui Cement at the end of 2023 is 16032, which is 1438 less than the 17470 at the end of 2022.
Throughout the annual reports of major cement enterprises in 2023, although a few enterprises such as Western Cement have shown the bright spot of staff expansion, the vast majority of cement enterprises have shown the state of staff size reduction. The phenomenon of
personnel reduction is closely related to the complex situation of the cement industry. A person in charge of a cement enterprise has said frankly that this year the enterprise will continue to promote the optimization of human resources structure, which aims at a two-pronged approach: on the one hand , by streamlining staffing to effectively reduce the burden of human costs of enterprises; On the other hand , it actively responds to the development trend of intelligent technology, replaces traditional manual posts with automation and intelligent tools, and promotes the simultaneous improvement of production efficiency and management modernization.
From a deeper perspective, the stable growth of the cement industry is not only related to the overall situation of the sustainable development of the industry itself, but also directly related to the well-being and job security of every practitioner.
