September, the price of cement in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai and Anhui in the Yangtze River Delta rose by 20-30 yuan/ton, but due to the low market demand, insufficient shipments and rising inventory pressure, the price of cement in the Yangtze River Delta rose by 20-30 yuan/ton. Cement prices in Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other provinces have fallen back to the level before the price increase. By October 15, the price of cement in the Yangtze River Delta had pushed up the price of cement by 20-30 yuan/ton again.
In Jiangsu, from October 15, the price of cement in Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou and other places in southern Jiangsu was increased by about 30 yuan/ton. In Zhejiang, on October 15, the price of cement in Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Huzhou, Shaoxing and other places was increased by about 30 yuan/ton. On October 17, the price of cement in Jinquli and other places was increased by 20 yuan/ton; In Anhui, on October 15-16, the price of cement around Chaohu Lake was raised by 30 yuan/ton. In terms of
storage capacity, the current storage capacity ratio of Jiangsu is 77.5%, which is 10 percentage points higher than that of the same period last year; the current storage capacity ratio of Zhejiang is 70%, which is 2.5 percentage points higher than that of the same period last year; the current storage capacity ratio of Anhui is 77.5%, which is 10 percentage points higher than that of the same period last year. The current inventory pressure of the three provinces is significantly higher than that of the same period last year.
Overall, the current inventory pressure is high, the current round of price increases is still being implemented, many enterprises hold a wait-and-see attitude, the final implementation remains to be observed.