On July 25, the National Cement Price Index (CEMPI) closed at 105.29 points, down 1.58% annually and 11.30% year-on-year. In July 25th, the Yangtze River Basin Cement Price Index (YRCEMPI) closed at 97.74 points, down 2.23%.
This week, the national cement market continued to operate weakly, with obvious regional differentiation characteristics. The market in North China pushed up the fatigue, the price in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region was weak and stable, and the price in Shanxi and Inner Mongolia remained low and fluctuated due to the pressure of high inventory; the peak-staggering production in Northeast China was difficult to compete with the weak demand, and the price rise was hindered; the price increase plan in the Yangtze River Delta region of East China was stranded, the overall price was low and stable, and the demand in Fujian, Jiangxi and other places was further weakened due to the typhoon; Under the impact of continuous rainfall in the central and southern market, the price in Guangdong and Guangxi has reached the bottom and stabilized, while the price in Hunan and Hubei has fallen; the price in the southwest region has reached the bottom range, the price in Sichuan and Chongqing has failed to rise, and there are still signs of loosening in Yunnan and Guizhou; the overall market in the northwest is depressed, the price in Guanzhong of Shaanxi continues to decline, and the inventory pressure in Gansu, Qinghai and other places is high.
On July 25, the national clinker price index (CLKPI) closed at 104.52 points, down 0.22% from the previous month.
Figure 1: Trend of cement price index (point)
Figure 2: Trend of clinker price index (point)