According to the China Cement Network Market Data Center, some major enterprises in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, have recently notified an increase of 50 yuan/ton in cement prices . Near the Spring Festival, the market is gradually coming to an end, why can the price of cement in Shijiazhuang continue to rise? Can the price increase be put in place?
"We are very confident about the landing of this wave of price push." The person in charge of a cement enterprise in Shijiazhuang said when communicating with China Cement Network. Another local business person said that the implementation of the price increase is OK, the enterprises are quite unified, but now the cement shipment volume is small.
During the exchange, we learned that the price increase was mainly due to the recent impact of the shutdown of the environmental protection control production line. "Due to the shortage of clinker for environmental reasons, the price of cement has been raised by 50 yuan/ton." A person in charge of a cement enterprise in Shijiazhuang said that the clinker production line of the enterprise had been shut down, and the cement mill was still in production during the annual overhaul.
According to the person, because it is now in winter, the cost of coal is high, so there is not much clinker, and the enterprise inventory is low. But now the demand for cement is limited, and the municipal engineering is in use at present, and it is expected that the municipal engineering will be completed in the small year.
In addition, according to local industry insiders, Shijiazhuang has implemented the policy of "no deposit stock" since this year, which can avoid the impact of low-price orders on the market when the price rises, and the cement inventory list changes with the market.
"This price increase also lays the foundation for the recovery of the market after the Spring Festival." Another person in the industry replied.
Talking about the demand for cement in 2024, some people think that the demand for cement in Hebei will be equal to that in 2023; Others believe that 2024 is a big year for infrastructure construction, the country should expand domestic demand, vigorously carry out infrastructure construction, highway, high-speed rail, pumped storage power stations and other major projects, economic recovery, will be conducive to supporting cement demand. China Cement Network will continue to track how the market will change in the future.
