in Northeast China is mainly divided into three parts, including real estate, infrastructure and rural market demand. Earlier, cement prices fell below the cost line. Faced with the severe market situation, enterprises have improved the supply-demand relationship through peak staggering production, and prices have begun to stabilize and rebound since May. Liu Zuoyi, a senior cement expert, told the China Securities Journal reporter.
Reporters visited several cement plants of Jinyu Jidong Group in Heilongjiang and Jilin regions to learn that the peak season of cement market in Northeast China is mainly concentrated in spring, summer and autumn. In winter, due to the cold weather, the downstream real estate and infrastructure construction rate is low, which belongs to the traditional off-season of the cement market. On the premise of guaranteeing supply, cement enterprises in the current region have started self-disciplined production to slow down the overall losses caused by price war through peak staggering.
"Before the implementation of off-peak production, there has been a price war in the region.". Jinyu Jidong Group took the lead in implementing peak staggering production, strictly controlling the clinker production side, reducing production capacity and improving quality. Jinyu Jidong Cement Jihei Regional Party Secretary Li Xiaoming told the China Securities Journal reporter.
In addition, Jinyu Jidong Group actively expanded the Russian market, and the first batch of cement exported to Russia was successfully loaded and delivered on May 24, 2024. This will lay a solid foundation for the company to further develop the international market and enhance its core competitiveness.
In the past, there was a saying in the cement industry that "a body of soil on sunny days, a body of mud on rainy days". At present, cement production has been automated and gradually transformed to comprehensive intelligence. Yan Guizhong, general secretary and manager of the Party branch of Jinyu Jidong Cement Heilongjiang Company, told the China Securities Journal reporter.
Reporters visited to see that many cement plants have achieved garden-style production, and some cement plants have implemented comprehensive intelligent construction standards. Jinyu Jidong Cement Panshi Co., Ltd. has built a new production line in accordance with intelligent standards through capacity replacement. Fang Liang, Vice Minister of Digital Intelligence Technology Department
of Jinyu Jidong Cement Panshi Co., Ltd., introduced that the new generation of information technology was used to construct intelligent closed-loop management systems such as digital lean production, intelligent inspection of the whole process, life cycle management of equipment, intelligent material management and control of the whole process, and digital intelligent decision-making, so as to achieve the goal. To realize the transformation from traditional cement production enterprises to digital and intelligent modern enterprises.
"The future transformation of cement plants must be fully intelligent.". From a worldwide perspective, the standard of comprehensive intelligence in manufacturing industry is black light factory and unmanned factory. Through fine management and green transformation, enterprises can create cost advantages in the region. Li Xiaoming told reporters.
Reporters in Jinyu Jidong Cement Rock Co., Ltd. saw that the mechanical arm in the intelligent laboratory was operating the samples transported by the automatic production line. Laboratory robots are connected with digital management system and expert optimization system to record, count and comprehensively analyze cement quality data.
"This monitoring system can save a lot of labor costs.". At present, there are less than 30 people in the production line of Panshi Company, which optimizes the process and control process, which is unimaginable in the past. Zhang Baidong, general secretary and manager of the Party branch of Panshi Company, told reporters.
To build a cost advantage
, China Securities News reporters visited and learned that the cement market is regional, and the most important thing for enterprises is to seize the local market share. Reducing unit energy consumption through advanced manufacturing equipment is a key for cement plants to gain cost advantages.
"In recent years, environmental standards have become stricter and energy prices have risen.". Cement plants improve the level of equipment technology, upgrade and transform key equipment, such as grate cooler, mill, etc., which is conducive to obtaining cost advantages. Cement head enterprises have made great progress in the exploration of intellectualization and greening, and actively extend the industrial chain to overseas markets. Liu Zuoyi told reporters. Jidong Development Group Co., Ltd.,
located in Caofeidian, Tangshan, Hebei Province, is a second-level group company of Beijing Jinyu Group, which undertakes the important task of building high-end equipment manufacturing of Jinyu Group. Reporters visited and learned that the equipment of Jinyu Jidong Northeast Regional Cement Plant came from Jinyu Jidong Development Group. With the overall capacity reduction and comprehensive intelligent transformation of the cement industry, how to create fist products and make cement enterprises more competitive is the focus of upstream equipment enterprises.
"Equipment enterprises need to control cement production lines from process design, equipment design and manufacturing, construction and installation, production and commissioning to spare parts supply, maintenance services, production and operation.". With the development of cement industry, grinding, powder selection, drying and other links need to focus on the goal of high output and low power consumption. In recent years, Jinyu Electric (Tangshan) Co., Ltd. is committed to "tailor-made" bus-type intelligent distribution cabinet for the transformation of intelligent manufacturing in building materials industry, meeting the relevant standards of intelligent construction of the second generation of new dry cement production line, and continuing to move towards digitalization and intellectualization. The head of Jinyu Jidong Development Group told the China Securities Journal reporter.
In order to reduce energy consumption and enhance the advantages of green development, Jilin Environmental Protection Company, a subsidiary of Jinyu Group, has signed long-term strategic cooperation with Jilin Chemical Fiber and other enterprises to co-dispose of industrial waste and build a circular economy industrial chain through solid waste absorption.
"On the one hand, it can help industrial enterprises to absorb solid waste and increase the income of cement enterprises.". On the other hand, it can reduce the consumption of coal and other fuels and reduce costs. From January to May 2024, the coordinated disposal volume was 59,700 tons, increasing by more than 3 times compared with the same period of last year; the hazardous waste income was 15.33 million yuan, increasing by 2.6 million yuan compared with the same period of last year. The development of environmental protection industry has become a new growth pole for enterprises. Chen Jun, general secretary and manager of the Party branch of Jilin Environmental Protection Company, told the China Securities Journal reporter.
