Concrete Weekly Report: Weak and Stable Concrete Market in North China (8.18-8.22)

2025-08-22 16:37:37

Since August 20, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region has started 15 days of environmental protection control simultaneously, that is, the cement clinker kiln has been shut down, and the mixing station and construction site have been partially shut down. Supply and demand contracted synchronously, and the mainstream quotations of cement and concrete maintained a weak and stable level in the early stage, with no short-term upward and downward momentum. At present, cement enterprises in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei intend to push up the prices of clinker and cement, but the specific follow-up trend will not be clear until the end of the kiln shutdown and the restart of demand.

Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei: Starting from August 20, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region will simultaneously start 15-day environmental protection control, that is, cement clinker kilns will be shut down, and mixing stations and construction sites will be partially shut down. Supply and demand contracted synchronously, and the mainstream quotations of cement and concrete maintained a weak and stable level in the early stage, with no short-term upward and downward momentum. At present, cement enterprises in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei intend to push up the prices of clinker and cement, but the specific follow-up trend will not be clear until the end of the kiln shutdown and the restart of demand.

Shanxi, Inner Mongolia: This week, the concrete market in Inner Mongolia and Shanxi showed a trend of differentiation: the stable price of cement in Inner Mongolia led to the overall stability of the concrete market, the supply and demand relationship was relatively balanced, and the price fluctuation was small. Recently, the concrete market in Shanxi has been in a dilemma of price chaos and coexistence of high and low prices. In order to alleviate the financial pressure, some enterprises have adopted the strategy of dumping at low prices, which has aggravated the imbalance of market competition.

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Since August 20, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region has started 15 days of environmental protection control simultaneously, that is, the cement clinker kiln has been shut down, and the mixing station and construction site have been partially shut down. Supply and demand contracted synchronously, and the mainstream quotations of cement and concrete maintained a weak and stable level in the early stage, with no short-term upward and downward momentum. At present, cement enterprises in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei intend to push up the prices of clinker and cement, but the specific follow-up trend will not be clear until the end of the kiln shutdown and the restart of demand.

2025-08-22 16:37:37

This week, the concrete market in Inner Mongolia continued the pattern of weak supply and demand. The demand for concrete in Shanxi is affected by insufficient demand for infrastructure, and the demand continues to be weak.

2025-08-15 16:13:28

On September 5, Chairman Shao Jun of China Cement Network and his delegation visited Ningde Conch Cement Co., Ltd. and were warmly received by General Manager Hong Xianli and others. The two sides exchanged views on the situation of Fujian cement market.