Concrete Weekly Report: Concrete in East China Continues to Be Weak, Cement Prices Fall and Demand Sluggish, Prices Fluctuate at Low Levels (7.21-7.25)

2025-07-25 16:03:14

This week, the concrete market in Anhui continued to be weak, and some regions were affected by the contradiction between supply and demand, and the price was slightly loosened. The demand-side performance continued to be sluggish. Affected by the high temperature weather and the slowdown of project progress, the shipments of commercial mixing enterprises remained low, the market competition pressure increased, and the market decline increased.

Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai: Recently, the concrete market in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai continues to be weak, and the overall price is under pressure. Despite the strong willingness of cement enterprises to raise prices, due to the continuous high temperature and rainy weather, the terminal construction progress slowed down and the demand performance was weak, resulting in the lack of actual transaction support for price increases. The price of concrete weakens synchronously with the cement market, and the price of quotations in many markets declines. In the short term, the price will still be dominated by low volatility.

Anhui: This week, the concrete market in Anhui continued to be weak, and some regions were affected by the contradiction between supply and demand, and the price was slightly loosened. The demand-side performance continued to be sluggish. Affected by the high temperature weather and the slowdown of project progress, the shipments of commercial mixing enterprises remained low, the market competition pressure increased, and the market decline increased.

Fujian: Affected by the typhoon weather, the construction of some construction sites in Fujian was suspended for a short time this week, the demand was further weakened, the shipment volume of mixing station enterprises was low, coupled with the impact of low-priced cement in the periphery of Jiangxi and Guangdong, the price of cement in some markets was under pressure. Affected by the reduction of cement cost, the price of concrete in Fujian has been weak recently, and preferential policies will be adopted to maintain market share in some areas with fierce competition.

Jiangxi: This week, the price of concrete in Jiangxi continued to be weak, the market quotation was stable as a whole, the local market was slightly loose, and the mainstream range of C30 non-pumping tax-inclusive price remained around 240-270 yuan/m3, with no significant fluctuation compared with last week. On the demand side, the performance was weak, and the shipment volume of concrete remained at a low level due to the high temperature and other weather as well as the slowdown in the progress of downstream projects. On the supply side, the production enthusiasm of enterprises was general, and some mixing stations mainly digested the inventory, so the pattern of weak supply and demand in the market continued.

Shandong: The market price of concrete in Shandong remained weak this week, and the demand side shrank further due to the high temperature and rainy weather. Construction demand in many places is only about 40% in April-May, sales of some enterprises declined year-on-year, and the market trading atmosphere is light. In terms of raw materials, cement and other prices are at a low level, and the overall cost support is weak. In order to ease the inventory pressure, enterprises generally increase preferential efforts to stimulate shipments. At present, the contradiction between supply and demand in the market is prominent, and prices are still expected to be dominated by low consolidation.

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This week, the concrete market in Anhui continued to be weak, and some regions were affected by the contradiction between supply and demand, and the price was slightly loosened. The demand-side performance continued to be sluggish. Affected by the high temperature weather and the slowdown of project progress, the shipments of commercial mixing enterprises remained low, the market competition pressure increased, and the market decline increased.

2025-07-25 16:03:14