Weekly Report of Cement Net: The transaction of concrete stagnated before the festival, and the market price declined steadily (1.13-1.17)

2025-01-17 17:17:59

Near the Spring Festival holiday, the downstream is generally closed for holidays, the concrete market is basically at a standstill, and the quotation of enterprises is steadily declining. From January 13 to January 17, the national concrete price index closed at 106.63 points, down 1.95% annually and 14.26% year-on-year.

From January 13 to January 17, the national concrete price index closed at 106.63 points, down 1.95% annually and 14.26% year-on-year. Regionally, local concrete prices in Qinghai, Liaoning, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hubei, Gansu, Shanghai, Guangdong, Jilin, Zhejiang, Hebei, Hainan, Guangxi, Jiangsu and Shandong have been reduced by 10-30 yuan per square meter, while concrete prices in other provinces and cities in China remain stable.

Figure 1: Trend

of Concrete Price Index in the Past Year Data Source: Cement Big Data (https://data.ccement.com/)

I. From the perspective of regional market conditions

, from January 10 to January 17, The concrete price index in Northeast China and Central South China fell by 3.70% and 2.94% respectively; the concrete price index in East China, Northwest China and North China fell by 1.84%, 1.10% and 0.77% respectively; the concrete price index in Southwest China remained stable.

Table 1: Comparison

of Concrete Price Indices in Six Regions Data Source: Cement Big Data (https://data.ccement.com/)

The concrete market in different regions is as follows:

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Correlation

Recently, the Hubei Provincial Economic and Credit Office issued the Announcement on the List of Cement Clinker Production Lines and Enterprises with Production Time Calculated by 330 Days and 270 Days, which shows that the annual production days of the 4500t/d new dry cement clinker production line (second line) of Huaxin Cement (Daye) Co., Ltd. are 330 days, and the annual production days of the second line of Huaxin Cement (Daye) Co., Ltd. It is also the only clinker line in Hubei Province whose annual production days are calculated according to 330 days.