On February 24, the national cement price index closed at 359.93 points, rebounding for the first time in 2025.
According to the China Cement Market Data Center, after the Glutinous Rice Balls for Lantern Festival, with the rising temperature and the gradual resumption of construction sites and other factors, cement enterprises in some areas notified price increases.
According to the market feedback, the temperature in Chuzhou area of Anhui has risen recently, the market demand has gradually recovered, and the engineering units have started construction. In order to increase profits, leading enterprises in Chuzhou region notified an increase of 20 yuan/ton of high-standard cement on the 23rd. It is expected that major enterprises in the surrounding areas will follow up the upward adjustment one after another, and the specific market dynamics need to be further tracked. According to the feedback from the market
in Jiangsu
, the market demand in Jiangsu has been recovering rapidly in recent days, and the shipments of enterprises have increased. In addition, driven by the increase in the prices of clinker and the surrounding markets, enterprises have a strong willingness to raise prices. From the 21st to 24th, some major manufacturers in Nanjing, Yangzhou, Taizhou, Nantong, Yancheng, Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou in central and southern Jiangsu have successively notified to raise the price of high-standard bulk cement by about 20 yuan/ton, and the rest of the industry in the region will follow up. According to market feedback
in Hebei
, the temperature in Shijiazhuang and its surrounding areas has risen recently, and the cement market is gradually recovering. In order to improve profitability, leading enterprises in the region notified Shijiazhuang, Hengshui, Xingtai, Handan and other places to raise cement prices by 50 yuan/ton and clinker prices by 30 yuan/ton on the 23rd. At present, the terminal demand is still in the slow recovery stage, the operating rate of some mixing stations and construction sites is low, and the specific market dynamics need to be further tracked and observed. According to the feedback from the market
in Shaanxi
, the current clinker inventory in Guanzhong area of Shaanxi is at a low level, and the start-up of superimposed infrastructure projects has led to a rebound in demand, and the relationship between supply and demand in the market tends to be tense and balanced. In order to alleviate the pressure of operation and adapt to the changes in market demand, the willingness of enterprises to raise prices has increased. Mainstream cement enterprises notified that the price of cement will be raised by 30 yuan/ton from the 25th, and the actual implementation remains to be observed. On the
23rd, some major manufacturers in Hunan began to notify the price of bulk cement to be raised by 20 yuan/ton and the price of bagged cement to be raised by 10 yuan/ton. According to the current market situation, the recent rainy weather, the slow recovery of market demand, coupled with poor capital repayment, most of the terminal demand for land sales only recovered about 3-4%. In addition, after the Spring Festival, the transaction price of some enterprises still has a dark drop, and the implementation of this round of price push remains to be seen. According to market feedback from
Shanghai
, the market demand in Shanghai recovered last week compared with the previous period, and the shipment volume of enterprises can reach about 4-5%. In addition, the price of clinker has been raised by about 20 yuan/ton, and enterprises have a strong willingness to raise prices. In order to increase profits, some major manufacturers in Shanghai began to notify an increase in cement prices by 20 yuan/ton on the 21st. Some enterprises in southern Jiangsu and other surrounding markets adjusted their prices in Shanghai synchronously, and the overall market started to rise. On the
20th, some major manufacturers in Guizhou began to raise the price of various kinds of cement by about 60 yuan/ton. According to the current market situation, the weather in recent days is poor, the rainy weather is more, and the situation of capital repayment is not good, most of the construction sites have not yet started, and the market demand has recovered slowly. In addition, before and after the Spring Festival, the transaction price of some enterprises still has a dark drop, and the implementation of this round of price push remains to be seen. According to market feedback from
Sichuan
, leading enterprises in Yibin and Luzhou regions have notified that the price of cement has been raised by 80 yuan/ton since February 19. The reason for the price increase may be the loss of enterprises caused by long-term low-price competition. Tight supply and demand and the strengthening of environmental protection policies are also driving forces. The market reaction varies, and the follow-up implementation remains to be observed.
Fujian
on the 18th, some major manufacturers in Fujian began to notify all parts of the country to raise the price of various types of cement by about 10 yuan/ton. According to the current market situation, workers have returned to work after the Glutinous Rice Balls for Lantern Festival, but due to the poor return of funds, most construction sites have not yet started, and the overall market demand has recovered slowly. In addition, the transaction price of some enterprises in the province is still declining after the festival, and the implementation of this round of price push remains to be seen.
Despite the strong willingness of enterprises to raise prices, the recovery of market demand is relatively slow, and in some areas, even due to problems such as capital repayment, the construction site start-up rate is low, and the actual implementation remains to be further observed.
It is reported that Jiang Xun, general manager of China Cement Network, said recently that from the trend of the national cement price index in recent years, the peak period of price rise is usually from March to May and from September to November every year. Although the price trend in 2023 broke this convention, in 2024, the cement price returned to the law of rising peak in March-May and September-November, which indicates that with the joint efforts of all parties in the industry, the annual cement price trend is returning to the normal track.
China Cement Network will hold the 14th China Cement Industry Summit and TOP100 Award Ceremony in Hangzhou on March 13-14, 2025 . At the same time, the "50 People Forum on Cement Economy" was held . This summit will bring together industry elites and multi-resources to discuss and deal with the difficulties faced by the industry from the perspectives of optimal allocation of supply side, precise docking of demand side, deep insight into macro-economy and frontier promotion of technological innovation, and jointly create a new chapter for the industry!
