Weekly Report on Concrete: Weak Supply and Demand in Southwest Concrete Market (5.12-5.16)

2025-05-16 17:19:13

This week, the overall weak operation of the concrete market in Yunnan was mainly affected by the transmission of falling cement prices. Some mixing stations introduced preferential policies to compete for orders, and the number of new projects started in the current rainy season decreased. It is expected that the short-term market will remain weak in both volume and price.

Sichuan and Chongqing: This week, the market demand for concrete in Sichuan and Chongqing was weak, and the market price remained basically stable.

Yunnan: This week , the overall weak operation of the concrete market in Yunnan was mainly affected by the transmission of falling cement prices, and some mixing stations introduced preferential policies to compete for orders. With the advent of the rainy season, the number of new projects is decreasing, and it is expected that the short-term market will remain weak in both volume and price.

Guizhou: This week, the commercial mixed market demand in Guizhou remained weak, the downstream construction progress was restricted by the pressure of capital repayment, the new start-up projects were insufficient, and the overall shipment volume declined slightly compared with last week. In terms of price, there was a slight correction in the local market due to intensified competition, but the mainstream quotation was temporarily stable. It is expected that in the short term, the market demand will still be at a low level, the focus of manufacturers will be on account collection, the price will continue to be weak and stable, and there will be a small adjustment space in some areas.

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At the price level, after the price of raw material cement rose in the early stage, some markets have fallen recently, but because most of the concrete prices in Yunnan have been at a relatively low level, the space for further exploration is relatively limited. Based on this, the concrete market in Yunnan as a whole shows a weak and stable operation trend. However, in Guizhou region, the market demand and sales volume continue to be depressed, the number of new projects started is small, the construction progress is slow, the shipment volume is declining, and the price is weak.

2025-07-18 17:30:11

This week, the commercial mixed market in Guizhou continued to be depressed, the pressure of capital repayment of downstream construction sites did not ease, the number of new infrastructure and housing construction projects was still at a low level, the market demand side support was insufficient, and the overall market was weak.

2025-05-30 17:29:23

This week, the overall weak operation of the concrete market in Yunnan was mainly affected by the transmission of falling cement prices. Some mixing stations introduced preferential policies to compete for orders, and the number of new projects started in the current rainy season decreased. It is expected that the short-term market will remain weak in both volume and price.

2025-05-16 17:19:13

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