Concrete Weekly Report: Weak Recovery of Commercial Concrete Market in Northwest China Under Pressure

At present, the concrete market in Northwest China maintains a weak recovery trend, the overall demand is limited by the resumption of infrastructure projects, the housing construction downturn and financial pressure are still the main constraints, and the market price continues to be stable and weak. Although

Gansu and Ningxia tried to push up the transmission cost pressure through cement, concrete enterprises generally operated secretly to reduce and guarantee the volume due to insufficient downstream receiving volume, and the actual transaction price was still low and volatile. Guanzhong region of Shaanxi relied on key projects to maintain a stable price center, but the capacity utilization rate was generally lower than 50%; Xinjiang's market is suppressed by overcapacity in southern Xinjiang, and the increase in infrastructure construction has limited boost to prices. The short-term market is still facing a situation of weak supply and demand.