Concrete Weekly Report: Concrete Market in Central and South China Is Stable and Small (7.14-7.18)

Guangdong and Guangxi: This week, the rainy weather in Guangdong has decreased, the demand has recovered compared with the previous period, and the shipment volume of commercial mixing enterprises is slightly better than that in June, but it is limited to the Pearl River Delta market. In terms of price, at present, the price of raw materials such as cement is low and stable, and the quotation of enterprises in the market of mixing stations in many places is also stable, and there is no obvious downward trend. Guangxi market is affected by the decline in the cost of raw materials, and there is also a slight downward trend in the mixed quotation in some markets.

Two lakes: This week, the concrete market in Hunan and Hubei continued to be weak, and the overall construction progress was further limited due to high temperature and other weather factors. The problem of capital shortage has not been improved, some projects have reduced the start-up intensity due to the difficulty of repayment, the market demand continues to be weak, the shipment volume of enterprises has not increased significantly compared with last week, and the inventory pressure continues to accumulate. In terms of price, the price of concrete in the two lakes region remained low, the market competition intensified, and some enterprises made small concessions to ease the financial pressure, but the overall transaction was still light. At present, the mainstream of C30 non-pumping tax-inclusive price in Hunan and Hubei is maintained at about 240-270 yuan per square meter.