Qilianshan Cement Holds Work Conference for the First Half of 2025: Make Every Effort to Fight the "Protracted War" of Cost Reduction

On July 25, Qilian Mountain Cement held a working conference in Lanzhou in the first half of 2025 to convey the spirit of the working conference in the first half of the year, summarize the work in the first half of the year, analyze and judge the current situation, deploy and arrange the key tasks in the second half of the year, and ensure the high-quality completion of the year-round goals and tasks. yuan Dong, head of the inspection team of the Party Committee of China Building Materials Co., Ltd. and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of China Building Materials Investment, attended the meeting. Luo Hongji, Secretary of the Party Committee of the

Group Company, made a speech from four aspects: the review of the work in the first half of the year, the judgment of the current situation, the next work arrangement and some thoughts on the work.

Luo Hongji pointed out that in the first half of 2025, facing the complex and severe situation of the contradiction between supply and demand in the regional market, the continuous deterioration of the competition pattern and the further pressure on the industry ecology, the company adhered to the guidanc e of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, comprehensively promoted the in-depth implementation of the spirit of learning and education stipulated in the Eight Provisions of the Central Committee, and strived to build a well-off society in an all-round way. Actively use Chairman Zhou Yuxian's methodology of "addition, subtraction, multiplication and division", implement the "36-character" working principle of Tianshan Material, continuously deepen the "1399" working measures, focus on the "nine-character policy" and fight the "nine major battles". New victories have been won in the six major battles of marketing "hard battle", cost reduction "protracted war", project "breakthrough war", intellectual reform "transformation war", coordinated "quality improvement war" and Party building "positional war".

Luo Hongji pointed out that the current global economy has entered a "recession period", the cement industry has entered a "downward period", regulatory policies have entered a "penetration period", enterprise contradictions have entered an "outbreak period", and the "four phases" superposition has brought challenges and pressures to the development of cement enterprises. But at the same time, we should also see the favorable factors such as the coexistence of crisis and opportunity, the start of Yajiang Hydropower Century Project, the release of heavy signals from "anti-involution" competition, and the establishment of a national cement clinker production capacity control and carbon emission management platform. In this regard, the company should maintain its strength and calm response, turn pressure into motivation, and change passivity into initiative.

Luo Hongji emphasized that we should adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, study and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the CPC and the 2nd and 3rd Plenary Sessions of the 20th Central Committee of the CPC, make good use of the methodology of "addition, subtraction, multiplication and division" in accordance with the decision-making arrangements of China Building Materials Group, focus on the working principle of "36 words" of Tianshan Materials, and focus on the "36 words" of Tianshan Materials. Continue to deepen the "1399" work measures, in accordance with the "nine-character policy", fight the "nine major battles", consolidate the foundation and cultivate the yuan, move forward under pressure, make every effort to ensure the successful achievement of the annual goal, and continue to write a new chapter of high-quality development of the company.

Focus on the following nine key tasks:

· Vigorously promote the "tough battle"

of marketing · Strive to break through the "breakout battle"

of project development · Make every effort to fight the "protracted battle"

of cost reduction · Focus on deepening the "upgrade battle"

of internal reform · Concentrate on tackling the problem of digital intelligence empowerment "Transformation War"

, "Defense War"

of Strong Safety and Green, "War of Annihilation"

of Resolving Risks and Preventing Risks, "War of Quality Improvement"

of Joint Efforts to Enhance Coordinated Supervision, and "Positional War"

of Party Building We should make good use of it, firmly embrace informatization, digitalization and intellectualization, promote the integration and development of digital economy and traditional industries, foster and strengthen new industries, let old trees sprout, and let traditional industries glow with new momentum. We should abandon inertial thinking and empiricism, not be bound by tradition, not be burdened by stereotypes, not be bound by experience, take the initiative to emancipate the mind and gather new momentum for reform. We should resolutely implement "anti-involution", resolutely oppose price war, strengthen the leading role of large enterprises in the industry, constantly enhance the recognition of the concept of industry development and the transmission of industrial value, better implement the resolution of excess capacity, and further promote the self-discipline of the regional cement industry.

At the meeting, Vice President Wang Jianbo arranged and deployed the key marketing work in the second half of the year, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Yang Hu analyzed and deployed the key work of financial management and investment development in the second half of the year, and Secretary of Discipline Inspection Commission Wu Zhongkui made the theme of "Strict Management is Love".

The meeting adhered to problem-oriented, goal-oriented and results-oriented, focusing on operation management, cost reduction and efficiency, cost control, commercial concrete business, marketing business, idle assets, safety and environmental protection and other professional departments. This paper makes a comprehensive comparative analysis of the ranking and actual completion of the indicators of 17 subsidiaries in the group company and Tianshan Material System, compared with the budget value and compared with the same period. Through on-site leadership questions, senior expert analysis, relevant responsible person answers, functional department verification and other ways, we can accurately help subsidiaries face up to the gap, investigate problems, formulate measures, and make every effort to accomplish the objectives and tasks of the second half of the year with high quality. More than 130 people attended the meeting, including members of the leading group of

the group company, company specialists, senior experts, responsible workers and above managers of the headquarters, party and government leaders of subsidiaries, project leaders of Longnan, Zhangye and Jiayuguan, financial departments, commercial concrete companies and sales companies.