OCC Chairman Ma Weiping Visits Huaxin Cement Huangshi Company

On March 27, OCC Chairman Ma Weiping and his delegation visited Huaxin Cement (Huangshi) Co., Ltd. and were warmly welcomed by General Manager Qi Liang. The two sides had a detailed exchange on the situation and future trend of the cement industry in Hubei Province.

Qi Liang said that the current downward trend in cement market demand is obvious. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the national cement output in 2024 was 1.8 billion tons, down 9.5% from the same period last year. Domestic cement demand is expected to drop to about 1.6 billion tons this year, and will continue to decline in the future, and may even decline to 1 billion tons in the future. Faced with such a situation, how to survive in the cement industry is a serious problem.

Qi Liang believes that from the current point of view, cement enterprises must strengthen self-restraint, according to the approved production capacity, strictly prohibit overproduction, in this regard, the government should do a good job of restraint, the industry should do a good job of supervision. On this basis, the industry should also allocate production according to the total demand. That is to say, according to the macroeconomic situation, the annual demand decline ratio of the regional market is predicted, and then each enterprise reduces production or staggers peak production on the basis of the previous year according to the proportion.

Lacquer Liang said that the decisive factor in the source of enterprise benefits is price, and in the current industry situation, price maintenance requires enterprises to do a good job of self-restraint.

Ma Weiping said that facing the current predicament with a scientific and rational attitude is the key to breaking the cement industry. In the future, the demand for cement will continue to decline, the market capacity will continue to compress, and the number of enterprises will inevitably decrease. Cement industry must strengthen industry self-discipline, strengthen enterprise cooperation, large enterprises should stress the pattern, small and medium-sized enterprises should stress integrity. At the same time, enterprises should adhere to the blade introversion, constantly reduce costs and increase efficiency, control costs and win strategic initiative. Effectively control the supply, jointly shut down the kiln and limit production, and maintain reasonable profits.