Concrete Weekly Report: Demand Continues to Be Low, National Commercial Concrete Prices Bottom (8.4-8.8)

2025-08-08 11:21:10

On August 8, the National Concrete Price Index (CEMPI) closed at 93.45 points, down 0.24% annually and 18.74% year-on-year.

On August 8, the National Concrete Price Index (CEMPI) closed at 93.45 points, down 0.24% annually and 18.74% year-on-year.

The national concrete market as a whole continues to be weak, with weak demand and price pressure coexisting. In most areas, the construction progress was affected by high temperature and rainfall, and the projects were reduced due to the shortage of funds, and the shipments of mixing stations were hovering at a low level. The price of raw materials continued to decline, the cost support weakened, and many places adopted the strategy of "price for quantity". The regional differentiation is obvious: the demand in Xinjiang increases due to the support of key projects, the competition in Guangdong stabilizes due to the reduction of foreign enterprises, and the price of Yunnan and Guizhou may rise due to the price of cement; while the demand in Northeast, Northwest (except Xinjiang), Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and Chongqing is low, and the price is weak. Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Shanxi and Inner Mongolia show a weak balance, while Shandong and Fujian have lowered their prices due to fierce competition. The short-term market is hard to see a rebound, and is expected to continue weak consolidation.



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On August 8, the National Concrete Price Index (CEMPI) closed at 93.45 points, down 0.24% annually and 18.74% year-on-year.

2025-08-08 11:21:10

Pacific Cement announced on the 28th that it would acquire assets such as California Ready-Mixed Concrete Plant from Vulcan Company of the United States for $712 million (about 100 billion yen), the largest acquisition in its history. It is planned to be completed in December 2025, with sales of about $520 million in fiscal year 2024. After the acquisition, there will be 110 ready-mixed concrete factories in the United States, which can be expanded to northern California. Demand for infrastructure and housing in the United States is booming, while the domestic cement market in Japan is shrinking, so the company takes this opportunity to improve its profitability in the U.S. market, and says the acquisition has nothing to do with Trump's visit to Japan.