Recently, with the moderate recovery of market demand in many places, cement enterprises continue to stagger peak and shut down kilns, coupled with the long-term low level of cement prices, the operating pressure of cement enterprises has increased significantly. In order to improve the profitability, cement enterprises actively push up the price of cement.
October 15, some leading enterprises in the province have again notified Hangjiahu and Shaoxing in northern Zhejiang to raise the price of various kinds of cement by 30 yuan/ton, and the implementation remains to be observed.
In addition, it is reported that after the price of central and southern Zhejiang and coastal markets rose by 20 yuan/ton compared with September, the actual turnover generally declined secretly, with the mainstream range of about 10 yuan/ton. After
October, the high temperature weather in Jiangsu area gradually receded, the construction progress of the construction site was faster than previous period, the terminal demand showed a good trend, coupled with the pressure of enterprise operation, the strong willingness to raise prices. Since October 15, some leading enterprises in the province have again notified Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou to raise the price of all kinds of cement by about 30 yuan/ton, while the rest of the enterprises are still on the sidelines. Driven
by this, it is expected that in the short term, the rest of the surrounding markets in the province will follow up the notification increase, and the overall implementation remains to be tracked. According to the market feedback
in Guangxi
, the market demand in Guangxi has slightly warmed up, coupled with the continuous peak staggering and kiln shutdown, the inventory pressure of some enterprises has eased. In order to improve profitability, some leading enterprises in the province notified an increase in cement prices by 30 yuan/ton on October 13, while the rest of the industry followed up with a larger increase in expectations.
At present, the overall market demand and sales are still insufficient, and the implementation of this increase remains to be observed. According to market feedback from
Hunan
, driven by the traditional peak season in the near future, the off-peak production continues to be implemented, coupled with the long-term low price of cement in the region, the pressure of enterprise operation is greater, and the willingness to push up is enhanced. Since October 11, mainstream enterprises in Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan and other places in Hunan have again notified an increase in cement prices by 30 yuan/ton, and on October 13, the surrounding markets such as Yongzhou and Chenzhou have followed up the notification.
But current bulk cement and Henan
According to the feedback from the market, the price of cement in Henan fluctuates frequently recently." On October 12, the leading enterprises again notified the increase of cement price by 30 yuan/ton.
Although the overall market demand is weak, coupled with the impact of continuous rain, some downstream construction sites are in a state of shutdown, the market demand is generally declining, the enterprise inventory is running at a high level, the actual transaction follow-up is fatigue, and the landing effect of this round of price increase needs to be further observed.
According to market feedback, many enterprises in Guanzhong area of Shaanxi Province issued a notice on October 11 announcing an increase of 60 yuan/ton in cement price due to the rising price of raw materials and other factors. In order to alleviate the pressure of enterprise operation.
Previously, the price of cement in Guanzhong area continued to be depressed, so most manufacturers were optimistic about the price increase. However, the current construction market demand is insufficient, and the construction cycle has entered the fourth quarter stage, the actual implementation of the price increase remains to be observed.