Cement Net Weekly Report: Cement Price Index Kiln Shutdown Intensified in the 31st Week, Cement and Clinker Prices in Many Provinces Start to Rise (8.18-8.22)

On August 22, the National Cement Price Index (CEMPI) closed at 105.21 points, up 1.7% annually and down 8.47% year-on-year. On August 22, the Yangtze River Basin Cement Price Index (YRCEMPI) closed at 100.12 points, up 4.55% annually.

This week, many markets across the country began to push up prices, and the implementation remains to be tracked. In order to restore the profit, the market in North China and South Hebei increased by 30 yuan/ton, and the rest of the market was temporarily stable and wait-and-see; the price in the Northeast market fell after the rise, and the transaction has basically fallen back to the level before the rise; the price in the Northwest Ningxia market increased by 50 yuan/ton, and the implementation was to wait and see; the kiln shutdown in the East China market was strengthened, and the price increased by 20-30 yuan/ton, but the low demand was difficult to change, and it was difficult to implement in full; In the central and southern markets, the implementation of pushing up in the two lakes is not good, and Guangdong and Guangxi are hovering at a low level; in the southwest markets, the market is trying to push up, but the market activity is insufficient, and the implementation remains to be observed.

On August 22, the national clinker price index (CLKPI) closed at 104.53 points, up 0.62% from the previous month.

Figure 1: Trend of cement price index (point)

Figure 2: Trend of clinker price index (point)