According to market feedback, the temperature in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region has risen recently, construction sites have resumed work one after another, cement market demand has obviously warmed up, and sales have shown a steady upward trend.
In order to improve the operating conditions of enterprises and enhance the level of profitability, major cement enterprises in northern Hebei have been notified to raise the price of cement by 100 yuan/ton from March 4.
It is reported that the implementation of cement price increase in southern Hebei is not as expected, so the actual implementation effect of this round of price increase is still uncertain, and the specific situation needs further follow-up observation.
Northeast China is still in the stage of off-peak production in winter, and the production cost of enterprises continues to run at a high level. In addition, the price of cement has fallen in the early stage. In order to lay a price foundation for the follow-up market and improve the level of profitability, the major cement enterprises in the three northeastern provinces notified on March 1 to raise the price of cement by 50 yuan/ton.
It is reported that enterprises in the region are discussing follow-up plans to stop kilns, but the market is only initially started, and the follow-up situation needs further follow-up observation.
It is understood that from November 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025, for five consecutive months (a total of 151 days), all cement clinker production lines in the three northeastern provinces will be shut down during the heating period.