Time and tide wait for no man. At this beautiful moment of bidding farewell to the old and ushering in the new, on behalf of China Cement Network, I would like to extend my most sincere greetings and best wishes to all colleagues in the industry and friends from all walks of life who have always cared about and supported our development! I wish you all good luck and success in the Year of the Dragon! Looking
around the world, the unprecedented changes in the world in a century are accelerating their evolution, and the changes of the world, the times and history are unfolding in an unprecedented way. At present, the macro-economy at home and abroad is facing severe challenges in the interweaving of globalization and anti-globalization, and economic growth and the development of social civilization are facing enormous uncertainties. This change has a profound impact on the world's politics and economy, and disputes between many countries and regions have become increasingly prominent, such as the Russian-Ukrainian war, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the tense situation between the DPRK and the ROK. Many places are caught in the smoke of war. The changing
world situation has also brought "ups and downs" to China's cement industry. The global economic growth is weak, the pressure of domestic industrial restructuring is superimposed, the operation of the industry is difficult, and the market environment is in a downturn. In 2023, the annual output of the cement industry fell by 5%, the sales revenue fell by 21.5%, and the total profit of the industry fell by 54.8%, only 30 billion.
Wind and rain are the norm, wind and rain are the state, and rain or shine are the mentality. Although the industry as a whole is facing difficulties, it should show its perseverance and determination to transform and change, and show the hard power and softness of China's cement industry.
The world civilization has conflict and progress, the economy has crisis and recovery, and the cement cycle will be the same. Faced with huge uncertainties and unpredictable risks and challenges, only by calmly and steadily promoting scientific and technological development and technological innovation, can the cement industry find a way to cope with the great changes; Only by continuously deepening the structural reform of the supply side, strengthening the implementation of environmental protection standards, improving product quality, and steadily promoting the digital and intelligent transformation, can we lay a solid foundation for the high-quality development of the cement industry. Major breakthroughs in
science and technology and the development and growth of various industries have always been an important driving force to promote the great liberation of the productive forces of human society and fundamentally change the development track, basic features and basic pattern of world history.
As a representative enterprise in the field of digital economy in cement building materials industry, China Cement Network firmly grasps the historical opportunity of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, actively embraces the new trend of change and integration into AI development, and has made new breakthroughs one after another in the industry turbulence of 2023.
Looking back on the past year, we have forged ahead. In the challenging year of 2023, China Cement Network still firmly takes "enhancing the image of the industry, promoting technological progress and leading the industrial Internet" as its responsibility, and continues to build cement index, market information, big data platform, cement big data platform building materials library and other services to help cement building materials and upstream and downstream industries achieve digital transformation in an all-round way.
Looking back on the past year, we have made steady progress. In the confused year of 2023, China Cement Network hosted a number of large-scale conferences around the hot topics of the industry, closely followed the development trend of the industry, and provided digital factory solutions for many overseas cement plants, taking a firm step to provide digital services for cement enterprises all over the world.
Looking back on the past year, we are determined to innovate. In the changing year of 2023, China Cement Network listened to the melody of the times and kept abreast of the pulse of the industry, not only launched the cement industry's exclusive dialogue model ChatCEM and the cement big data prediction center, but also actively opened up the digital track of photovoltaic new energy, launched the "digital photovoltaic and digital new energy DNE" plate. Gradually build an industrial big data platform covering photovoltaic, hydrogen energy, energy storage and other new energy fields. The
edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from bitter cold. Looking forward to the future, 2024 is still in the stage of "new" and "old" kinetic energy transformation of China's economy, which is also the key year for China's cement industry to break cocoons into butterflies and rebirth, and new development opportunities will emerge in the complex and severe situation. In 2024, the momentum of scientific and technological development is strong, and the acceleration of GPT model construction will bring unexpected dividends to economic development. The
new year means greater responsibility and higher pursuit. With the application of artificial intelligence technology in the industrial field becoming more and more mature, China Cement Network will write a new chapter of intellectualization and digitalization of the cement industry with colleagues in the industry under the guidance of the national "14th Five-Year Plan".
Finally, I sincerely wish you all good health, smooth work and happy family in the new year!
