Zeng Guangan, chairman of Liugong Machinery, was elected vice president of China Cement Association!

On September 10, Zhou Yuxian, President of China Cement Association, led a team to visit the China-Africa Development Fund, and the two sides conducted in-depth exchanges on the development trend of African building materials industry, industrial investment opportunities and future cooperation directions. Ma Li, President of China-Africa Development Fund, Chang Hui, Vice President of China-Africa Development Fund, Han Dan, General Manager of the Third Investment Department, Wang Yulu and Zhang Sisi, First-level Managers of the Third Investment Department, received the visitors. Rong Yakun, President of Sinoma Cement, He Feng, Vice President, Chief Accountant and General Counsel, and Liu Xiaojing, Assistant President, attended the meeting. Ding Zhengping, Secretary-General of China Cement Association, Chen Fei, Deputy Secretary-General and Director of International Cooperation Department, and Lou Ting, Director of International Cooperation Department, accompanied the visitors.

2026-09-14 09:49:10

Leaders of cement enterprises and persons in charge of energy saving, carbon reduction and ultra-low emission transformation are required to attend the meeting. Intermediary service agencies for energy conservation, carbon reduction and ultra-low emission transformation both inside and outside the province, and persons in charge of upstream and downstream cement industry chains are welcome to register for the meeting and conduct business docking exchanges. Meeting contact: 13588208098 Zhang Songli, 13957160091 Jin Lei.

2026-09-11 11:33:16

The Supreme People's Court issued six typical anti-monopoly cases on September 10.

2026-09-10 17:10:29

Gansu Cement Industry Working Conference was held in Zhangye City on September 3. At the conference, Gansu Building Materials Industry Association cooperated with the cement enterprises of the whole province to issue a proposal for Gansu Cement Industry to resist the vicious competition of "involution".

2026-09-10 11:28:26

For the loss-making cement enterprises, this September is not only the window of the traditional peak season, but also a test of industry self-discipline. There is no winner in the price war, only by keeping the bottom line of cost and quality, can cement industry really get out of the predicament of "selling more and losing more".

2026-09-08 10:35:44

Resolutely curb "involution" vicious competition.

2026-09-07 14:06:18

What is happening in the cement industry?

2026-09-07 07:13:04

On September 5, Li Guiqin, Zhejiang Regional Director of Conch Cement, together with Zhao Chuangmou, Marketing Director, visited Yao Jixin, President of Zhejiang Cement Association, and had a discussion with the Association. Yao Hairong, Vice President and Secretary-General of Zhejiang Cement Association, Zhang Songli, Deputy Secretary-General and Pan Baojin, Deputy Secretary-General, participated in the discussion.

2026-09-06 17:13:02

The three proposals call on cement enterprises in all provinces to abandon disorderly involution, adhere to compliance management and quality green development, and jointly get out of the price war quagmire, so as to build a solid building material support for the overall revitalization of Northeast China.

2026-09-04 09:37:20

On August 31, the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Anhui Province announced that in August 2026, the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Anhui Province organized experts from Wuhu Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Huainan Bureau of Industry and Information Technology and the Provincial Cement Association to conduct on-site verification of the demolition of six cement clinker production lines used by five enterprises, including Anhui Digang Conch Cement Co., Ltd. and Huainan Shunyue Cement Co., Ltd. After verification, six cement clinker production lines have been dismantled or broken down.

2026-09-02 13:58:32

Since the beginning of this year, the operation pressure of the industry has further increased compared with last year, and the more difficult the industry is, the more contradictions are intertwined. It is hoped that regional enterprises will strengthen communication, strengthen industry judgment, strengthen confidence, support each other, promote the improvement of industry ecology, break the industry predicament, promote the industry to return to the track of healthy development, and work together to achieve the goal of turning losses into profits in the next four months of this year.

2026-08-19 11:42:27

After all, phosphogypsum needs to be absorbed, and the cement industry also needs to live. These two things should not be a zero-sum game.

2026-08-18 16:37:03

On August 14, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced the opinions on 247 industry standard projects such as "Digital Twin Technical Requirements for Non-ferrous Metal Mining and Processing Intelligent Factory". The announcement time is from August 14, 2026 to September 12, 2026.

2026-08-14 13:27:15

In the first half of 2026, Iran faced multiple difficulties and economic downturn. On February 28, the United States and Israel jointly attacked Iran's military and nuclear facilities, Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iraqi ports in April, and the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding on ceasefire in mid-June, thus easing the regional situation in stages. The conflict has seriously affected Iran's domestic construction, logistics and market confidence. However, due to the low base of cement consumption in the same period of 2025 and the concentrated release of demand after the ceasefire, cement consumption showed a restorative growth in the first half of the year, with demand and sales increasing by about 15% year-on-year in the first quarter of the Islamic calendar.

2026-08-11 16:53:53

In the first half of 2026, Indonesia's domestic cement sales volume was about 30.717 million tons, an increase of 11% over the same period last year, of which the sales volume of bagged and bulk cement increased. In June, the monthly sales volume was 5.689 million tons, an increase of 13% over the same period last year. Growth drivers include increased government spending, public facilities renovation, and post-disaster reconstruction in Sumatra is also an important factor.

2026-08-11 16:49:47

In the first quarter of 2026, Turkey's GDP growth fell to 2.5% year-on-year, significantly slower than 3.4% in the previous quarter, and lower than market expectations. The growth rate of fixed asset investment and household consumption has narrowed, and the economic growth in the second quarter is still weak. Affected by this and related policies, Turkey's domestic cement market was under pressure in the first half of the year, with cement sales falling to 19.847 million tons in January-April, down about 4.3% from the same period last year.

2026-08-11 16:41:59

I am the Secretary-General of the World Cement Association. In a twinkling of an eye, the World Cement Association ushered in an important moment of its tenth anniversary. Standing at this memorable node, my heart is full of emotion and joy.

2026-08-04 13:09:45

Due to the original investor's own reasons, the reorganization plan has not been implemented smoothly. According to the relevant agreement of the reorganization plan, the reorganization investors are re-recruited to promote the reorganization work.

2026-08-04 09:44:16

The demand side is still declining, the real estate industry continues to be in the doldrums, the overcapacity is still severe, and the balance between supply and demand is fragile; the high cost squeezes the profit margin, and most enterprises are under great pressure; the "involution" vicious low-price competition occurs from time to time in some areas, and the health and stability of the industry is facing enormous challenges.

2026-07-27 13:59:08

On July 26, 2026, the third meeting of the Ninth Council of China Cement Association was successfully held in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia.

2026-07-27 11:47:49

On June 29, 2026, the Supreme People's Court made a final judgment on the anti-monopoly lawsuit of a provincial cement association, rejecting all the appeal requests of the association and maintaining the original punishment results. This case has also become an important reference for the anti-monopoly field of the domestic cement industry association.

2026-07-20 15:08:45

Zhejiang requires to complete the ultra-low emission transformation of the cement industry by 2026:60% of the clinker production capacity and 50 grinding stations must pass the evaluation and publicity, and the association will make every effort to promote the green transformation.

2026-07-16 16:59:45

On the morning of July 12, Beijing Cement Industry Association visited Hebei Building Materials Industry Association. The two sides held in-depth discussions on issues such as Beijing-Hebei industrial synergy, national unified market construction, resolving industry low price involution and strengthening industry self-discipline, and exchanged experience in association operation, market governance and enterprise service.

2026-07-13 17:06:02

In order to implement the "Three-year Plan of Action for Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction in Key Industries" issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments, and continuously promote the transformation of energy conservation and carbon reduction in the cement industry, Wu Miaomiao, Director of Energy Conservation Department of Quzhou Development and Reform Commission, led the team on July 9-10, and the National Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction Center jointly formed an expert team with relevant units. Find out the gap and energy-saving transformation space, help and urge enterprises to organize energy-saving and carbon-reducing technological transformation projects in accordance with the requirements of documents, and report them in time. Zhejiang Cement Association was invited to send forces to follow up. Zhang Songli, Deputy Secretary-General and Senior Engineer of the Association, participated in the whole process of investigation and diagnosis.

2026-07-13 14:19:26

In June 2026, the temperature in the northern region was relatively high, while the rainy weather in the southern region was affected by the Meiyu, and the downstream demand continued to be depressed due to the influence of the high school entrance examination and the busy farming season. The off-season characteristics were obvious, coupled with the high inventory of enterprises, the peak staggering efforts were still large, and the capacity utilization rate continued to be at a low level.

2026-07-09 09:43:37

"18 days" is the baseline task of guaranteeing the bottom, and "X days" will be determined by organizing a meeting in the middle and last ten days, depending on the factors such as the production and marketing inventory of enterprises in the whole province and the relationship between supply and demand in the market.

2026-07-02 13:46:35

What is happening in the cement industry?

2026-07-02 07:02:04

On July 1, Sichuan Cement Association issued the Notice on Effectively Doing a Good Job in Staggered Production in July 2026, requiring that in July 2026, the number of days of kiln shutdown for each clinker production line in staggered production is "18 + X" days.

2026-07-01 15:37:40

With the support of policies such as "anti-involution", capacity verification, double control of output, implementation of carbon quota and normal peak staggering production, the supply-demand relationship of the industry is expected to be improved, and the overall development trend of "Co existence of opportunities and challenges" is presented.

2026-06-26 13:12:25

Feng Cunwei pointed out that under the background of serious overcapacity in the industry, the implementation of peak staggering production is the most effective way to promote structural reform on the supply side and alleviate the contradiction between supply and demand, and is also the core work of the association in the year.

2026-06-26 11:10:57

Sinoma Construction France Company takes localization, low-carbon and digitalization as its path to build a low-carbon benchmark in Europe, realize the leap from project performer to value co-creator, and provide a demonstration for Chinese enterprises to go to sea with high quality.

2026-06-24 09:11:06

Sichuan Cement Association conducted a review of the standardized laboratory of Wangyang Jianbao Cement Company in order to strengthen the quality control and standardization construction of the industry.

2026-06-23 13:23:54

Ding Fengfeng, the elected president of the Sixth Council of the Association, delivered an inaugural speech. President Ding expressed his heartfelt thanks to all members for their trust and support, and admitted that the current Henan building materials industry is facing multiple tests of "double carbon" constraints, market downturn and digital transformation, and the new Council has a great responsibility.

2026-06-18 14:19:48

On June 15, the launching ceremony of 2026 Hubei Energy Conservation Publicity Week was held in Han. Deng Xikun, Director of Cement Business of Huaxin Building Materials and Secretary-General of Provincial Cement Association, read out the Proposal for Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction on behalf of Huaxin. As a benchmark enterprise of green low-carbon development in building materials industry, Huaxin will further cultivate carbon reduction technology, iterate green products, export industry standards, and promote the green transformation of the whole chain of building materials.

2026-06-16 16:52:24

On June 12, the provincial "double carbon" work promotion meeting was held in Hangzhou. Zhejiang Cement Association attended the meeting as required. In order to support the goal of carbon peak, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other departments recently jointly issued the Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission and Other Departments on the Three-year Action Plan for Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction in Key Industries (FGHZ [2026] 698). In order to help all units make up for the shortcomings and grasp the dividends, we have extracted the provincial "double carbon" work promotion meeting and the relevant national policy requirements, notified all member units and issued a call to tackle the key problems.

2026-06-16 16:37:19

Recently, the Comprehensive Party Committee of Chongqing Industrial Social Organizations announced the candidates for the leaders of Chongqing Industrial Social Organizations, including the candidates for the leaders of Chongqing Cement Association and the proposed president and legal representative of Chen Yi, the executive president of Conch Cement Sichuan-Chongqing Region; Zhang Shidong, Party Secretary and Director of Jidong Cement Bishan Co., Ltd., and Wang Yingchun, Deputy Director of Public Affairs of Chongqing Huaxin Shentian Cement Co., Ltd. in the Central Region of Huaxin Building Materials Group, are proposed to be Vice Presidents.

2026-06-15 16:08:22

On June 4, the delegation of Hebei Building Materials Industry Association went to Shandong Cement Industry Association to hold a symposium. The two sides conducted in-depth exchanges and practical discussions on common issues such as the current operation characteristics of the building materials industry, changes in the market environment and industrial transformation and upgrading. This visit is a concrete practice of Hebei Association to actively innovate its working methods and serve the healthy development of the industry, aiming at learning from the advanced experience of other provinces and jointly exploring a new path for the high-quality development of the cement industry.

2026-06-05 17:01:26

The American Cement Association lowered the national cement consumption forecast to shrink by 2.5% in 2026, and the core trigger was the chain impact of the February US-Iraq conflict on the real economy through financial markets.

2026-06-03 09:39:31

To solve the problem of phosphogypsum solid waste is the way that China's phosphorus chemical industry has to go; and to maintain the supply and demand order of the cement industry is also the basic guarantee for the healthy operation of the economy. The dilemma does not mean that there is no solution, but the premise is that policy makers should take the initiative, rather than wait for the two industries to "fight hard" in the market. If it continues to be laissez-faire, the already fragile balance between supply and demand in the cement industry will only worsen.

2026-06-01 13:28:49

Start a new journey in early summer and concentrate on a new chapter. In order to further consolidate the consensus of the industry, standardize the operation of the association, and promote the green, low-carbon and high-quality development of the industry, the third and second general meeting of Yunnan Cement Association was successfully held on May 22, 2026. Leaders of major leading cement enterprises in Yunnan Province, members of the Association Council, the Board of Supervisors and representatives of all members attended the meeting.

2026-05-26 16:59:42

What is happening in the cement industry?

2026-05-26 07:13:03

Sinoma International successfully held the Green Intelligent Innovation Exchange, focusing on the integration of low-carbon technology and intelligent manufacturing, and promoting the green transformation and upgrading of the cement industry.

2026-05-21 10:01:05

What is happening in the cement industry?

2026-05-13 07:07:03

Zhou Yuxian also pointed out that the China Cement Association has reported to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other departments on the "capacity withdrawal fund scheme". After the improvement of the fund scheme, opinions will be sought and some regions will be selected for pilot projects, and enterprises intending to withdraw will be allowed to withdraw orderly through special funds, so as to reduce the pain of market-oriented liquidation.

2026-05-12 19:10:48

On the issue of production capacity, Li Qunfeng judged that although off-peak production can reduce production in the short term, it can not effectively reduce production capacity, and the long-term stability of the industry requires that the production capacity rate be maintained at about 80%. Citing the experience of Japan and South Korea, he pointed out that in the process of transformation and upgrading of the cement industry, the two countries have successfully got rid of the disputes of interests in the industry and entered a stable and benign development pattern through four major measures, namely, government legislation to reduce production capacity, enterprise integration to enhance concentration, leading enterprises to take the initiative to reduce production, and green transformation to open up new increments, which is a mature path.

2026-05-12 18:03:30

Cement Industry Air Pollutant Emission Standard "No.1 Amendment" will be implemented on May 1! Compulsory New National Standard "Safety Technical Code for Working in Confined Space" GB 46768-2025! Effective May 1!

2026-05-07 11:27:08

In March 2026, the cement market in Peru continued to grow strongly. The national cement shipment volume reached 1.117 million tons, an increase of 16.8% over the same period last year, reflecting the strong demand of the construction industry.

2026-04-30 14:26:47

In March 2026, the Brazilian cement market recovered significantly, with the national cement sales volume reaching 5.789 million tons, an increase of 9.1% over the same period last year, reversing the downturn at the beginning of the year.

2026-04-30 14:22:43

What is happening in the cement industry?

2026-04-29 07:02:03

Among them, "15 days" is the baseline task, and "X days" is organized by the Provincial Cement Association in the middle and late May to determine whether additional days are needed, depending on factors such as production and marketing inventory of enterprises in the province, market supply and demand, etc.

2026-04-28 17:02:42