Jing Shiqing was elected Vice President of the Ninth Council of China Cement Association

What is happening in the cement industry?

2025-11-06 07:01:33

South Korea's cement industry is in trouble because of the downturn in the construction market. Cement shipments in the first half of 2025 were 18.88 million tons, down 17.4% from the same period last year, the first time in 33 years below 20 million tons, and the performance of enterprises also declined sharply. However, third-quarter results are expected to improve. In order to get rid of the predicament, enterprises have taken positive actions, such as the merger of Korea-Japan Cement, the development of new products of Korea-Japan Cement, and the expansion of exports of enterprises. However, industry stakeholders pointed out that these efforts are limited, only the recovery of the real estate and construction market, the performance of the cement industry can really improve.

2025-11-05 15:00:53

In 2025, Russia's cement production and consumption continued to decline for nine consecutive months. Compared with the same period in 2024, the output and consumption in August decreased by 10.3% and 10.9% respectively, and decreased by 9.3% and 9.5% respectively from January to August; the consumption in September decreased by 11.8% year-on-year, and decreased by 9.5% from January to September. However, the price of cement rose by 63 rubles/ton to 9594.1 rubles/ton. In September, the volume of cement railway transportation decreased by 13.4% compared with the same period last year. From January to September, the import volume increased by 1.7% and the export volume increased by 7.9%. The Russian Cement Association believes that the growth rate of the construction industry will slow down in 2025, and the cement industry will also slow down.

2025-11-04 13:18:16

Now President Zhou, the industry leader, has resumed actively exploring the establishment of a market-oriented capacity withdrawal fund, which should be carefully considered, and I believe that it is necessary to explore the truth, not just talk.

2025-11-04 10:41:34

In the third quarter of 2025, Vietnam's domestic cement sales were about 18 million tons, only 79% of the second quarter. Sales fell as adverse weather hampered operations and logistics, such as Typhoons Gaji and Bulalo, which affected transportation and construction activities, and as higher electricity, fuel and raw material costs squeezed profits, with some producers scaling back to maintain production lines. However, cement and clinker exports reached nearly 9.5 million tons in the same period, as strong demand in Africa and Eastern Europe offset some of the market decline. However, the export prospects are challenging, and the US tax and Taiwan's anti-dumping duties affect competitiveness and pricing.

2025-11-04 10:29:34

Wu Yunfeng, a fourth-level researcher of Raw Material Industry Department of Gansu Provincial Industry and Information Technology Department, and Liu Jibin, Executive Vice President of China Cement Association and President of Provincial Cement Association, attended the meeting and made speeches. More than 30 leaders of cement enterprises from all over the province gathered together to exchange and discuss key issues of industry development.

2025-11-03 17:10:36

What is happening in the cement industry?

2025-11-01 07:02:05

On the afternoon of October 29, 2025, Zhou Yuxian, President of China Cement Association, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Building Materials Group, attended a symposium on high-quality development of cement industry in three provinces and one region of Pan-Northeast China in Shenyang, Liaoning Province. Representatives of industry associations in Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia and major cement enterprises in the region participated in the meeting.

2025-10-31 16:44:24

On October 23, China Cement Association organized the "Working Conference on Implementing Steady Growth of Cement Industry" through online meetings. Zhou Yuxian, president of China Cement Association, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. Nearly 150 principal leaders of trade associations from all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities attended the meeting.

2025-10-24 09:48:48

On October 22, the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Henan Province issued the Notice of the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Henan Province and the Department of Ecological Environment of Henan Province on the Implementation of Peak Staggering Production in the Cement Industry of Henan Province in 2025-2026 (hereinafter referred to as the Notice). The Notice requires that all cement clinker production enterprises in the province should participate in peak staggering production.

2025-10-23 09:44:08

From 0:00 on November 1, 2025 to 24:00 on March 31, 2026, peak shifting production will be implemented for 5 months. Staggered peak shutdown is a cycle from 0 o'clock on the starting date to 24 o'clock on the ending date (including kiln drying time). According to the requirement of "promoting the normalization of national cement peak staggering production area and time", the Cement Association of the Autonomous Region should organize peak staggering production in summer and autumn in a self-disciplined way according to air quality, market supply and demand, and regional differences.

2025-10-22 15:01:29

On October 16, 2025, the Department of Raw Materials Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology organized the "Symposium on Steady Growth of Cement Industry" in Beijing. Zhou Yuxian, President of China Cement Association, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Building Materials Group Co., Ltd., was invited to attend the symposium and make a speech. Zhou Yuxian said that the goal of the cement industry is high-quality sustainable development, and the key to high-quality development is profitability.

2025-10-22 09:05:22

On October 16, 2025, the Department of Raw Materials Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology organized a "Symposium on Steady Growth of the Cement Industry" in Beijing to exchange new situations and problems in the operation of the cement industry and listen to opinions and suggestions on the current and next work of the industry. Zhou Yuxian, President of China Cement Association, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Building Materials Group Co., Ltd., was invited to attend the symposium and make a speech.

2025-10-21 13:08:41

Recently, the Department of Raw Materials Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology organized a symposium on the steady growth of the cement industry. China Building Materials Federation, China Cement Association, China National Building Materials Group Co., Ltd., Anhui Conch Group Co., Ltd., BBMG Jidong Cement Group Co., Ltd., Hongshi Cement Co., Ltd., China Resources Building Materials Technology Holdings Co., Ltd., Huaxin Cement Co., Ltd., Shanshui Cement Group Co., Ltd., Tianrui Group Cement Co., Ltd., Jilin Yatai (Group) Co., Ltd. and Gezhouba Group Cement Co., Ltd. attended the meeting.

2025-10-20 16:57:21

Sichuan Cement Association reviewed the standardized laboratory of Mianzhu Aodong Cement Company to ensure that it continued to meet industry standards and improve the level of quality control.

2025-10-17 16:11:11

On October 11, 2025, Sichuan Cement Association organized the standardized laboratory review activity of Sichuan Chongzhou Southwest Cement Co., Ltd. Three experts from the Provincial Cement Association formed the expert working group for the on-site review of the standardized laboratory, namely, Li Jinghong, Zhu Mingfu and Zhang Kui of the Provincial Cement Association.

2025-10-13 09:30:16

On the morning of September 26, 2025, the launching ceremony of yuanzhi Group's New Material Intelligent Manufacturing Base was solemnly held in the New Energy Industrial Park of Huian Economic Development Zone, Fujian Province. The theme of this event is "Zhijing Future, Carbon Cable New Course", which aims to promote the industrialization of green new material technology, deepen the collaborative innovation of industry, University and research, and help achieve the national "double carbon" goal.

2025-09-29 16:26:02

In order to adapt to the implementation of the national cement standard GB175-2023, improve the quality of cement products, fully implement the main responsibility of enterprises, strictly control the factory gate, continuously enhance the competitiveness of enterprises, carry forward the spirit of craftsmen, bravely climb the quality peak, and give full play to the leading role of benchmarking demonstration. From September 21 to 25, 2025, Liangshan Prefecture of Sichuan Province held the "Seventh Cement Product Quality Improvement Skills Competition of Liangshan Prefecture". The event was organized by Liangshan Cement Industry Association, and leaders of Liangshan Market Supervision and Administration Bureau, Economic and Information Bureau, Comprehensive Testing Center and other relevant departments were invited to attend, and Ningnan Baihetan Cement Co., Ltd.

2025-09-29 15:28:37

What is happening in the cement industry?

2025-09-29 07:02:03

On the afternoon of September 26, 2025, the communication meeting on ecological construction of cement industry in Hubei, Hunan and Chongqing (Hubei, Hunan and Chongqing) was held in Wuhan, Hubei Province. Wang Jianchao, Executive Vice President of China Cement Association, Zhang Zhenkun, Executive Director of Yadong Cement, Yang Dan, General Manager of Gezhouba Cement, Du Ping, Vice President of Huaxin Cement, and Liu Zonghu, Vice President of Tianshan Materials, attended the meeting. The chairmen of cement associations of two provinces and one city and the heads of major cement enterprises in the region attended the meeting.

2025-09-28 16:52:21

On September 25, 2025, the Third Council Meeting of the Fifth Session of Sichuan Cement Association and the Meeting of Heads of Major Enterprises were held in Chengdu.

2025-09-28 16:21:16

The cement industry in Hebei Province has thoroughly implemented the "Steady Growth Work Program" to promote transformation and upgrading and promote sustainable development of the industry.

2025-09-28 09:04:21

Wang Jianchao pointed out that the market problem has existed for a long time and cannot be solved in the short term. In the face of the current situation faced by the cement industry, peak staggering production is still the most effective way to solve the contradiction between supply and demand in the short term. We must strengthen industry self-discipline, accurately stagger the peak, rigidly shut down the kiln, enhance mutual trust and jointly safeguard the industry ecology.

2025-09-24 16:40:25

On September 23, the 14th China Cement Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Technology Exchange Conference and the 6th Intelligent Summit Forum were held in Zibo, Shandong Province.

2025-09-23 21:15:30

Under the current situation, the cement industry should effectively manage the "involution" chaos in accordance with the law and regulations, oppose low-price and disorderly competition, and promote the orderly withdrawal of backward production capacity.

2025-09-23 13:18:19

I hope you will take this conference as an opportunity to promote green production through technological innovation, ensure environmental protection investment through collaborative self-discipline, and achieve "the same promotion of efficiency and environmental protection". It is believed that through our practical cooperation, we will inject new momentum into the energy-saving, environmental protection and intelligent transformation of the cement industry.

2025-09-23 09:31:33

The supervisory group reported the situation of ultra-low emission transformation and peak staggering production in Sichuan cement industry, sorted out the implementation status, existing problems and rectification measures one by one according to the schedule of ultra-low emission transformation projects, and put forward the work requirements. First, the transformation task should be completed in strict accordance with the schedule. Enterprises with rapid progress can consider the assessment and monitoring of ultra-low emission transformation as a whole, strive to publicize it as soon as possible, take the lead in completing the transformation task, and become the benchmark of ultra-low emission transformation in the cement industry of the whole province.

2025-09-22 11:13:19

The two sides introduced their respective personnel, their division of labor and the recent operation of the industry, and conducted detailed exchanges and in-depth discussions on the internal management, service work, industry development, capacity improvement, peak staggering production, capacity replacement and "anti-involution" promotion of the association.

2025-09-18 10:48:20

Hebei cement industry held a peak-staggered production publicity meeting to clarify the production control policy in 2025-2026 and promote the green transformation and sustainable development of the industry.

2025-09-18 09:19:14

On September 10, the Supreme People's Court issued five typical anti-monopoly cases, including the "anti-monopoly administrative penalty case" of the Horizontal Monopoly Agreement of the Cement Association.

2025-09-11 11:09:49

What is happening in the cement industry?

2025-09-11 07:01:08

The Supreme People's Court issued five typical anti-monopoly cases on the 10th.

2025-09-10 17:12:32

In the current situation, peak staggering production is still the most effective way to solve the contradiction between supply and demand in the short term.

2025-09-10 09:05:21

In the first half of 2025, Iran's economic growth was sluggish and close to zero due to geopolitical tensions, international sanctions, currency devaluation and inflation pressures. The related housing and infrastructure investment sectors did not perform well, and cement consumption was affected. According to the data of Iran Cement Association, Iran's cement consumption from January to July was 34.559 million tons, down 7.3% from the same period last year, highlighting that under the complex situation, Iran's economic downturn has had a negative impact on the cement industry, and the overall economy and related industries are facing severe challenges.

2025-09-08 10:30:07

The cement industry is currently facing two serious problems, one is the rapid decline in demand, and the other is the serious overcapacity. In this case, the association should not only take the initiative and actively appeal to the government to bring policy dividends to the industry, but also provide value-added services for member units according to the needs of members. To strengthen the work of "anti-involution and steady growth", we need more work from associations at all levels. I have a few suggestions for your reference:

2025-09-08 09:12:37

The purpose of the conference is to implement the requirements of the state on strengthening industry self-discipline and preventing "involution" vicious competition, to implement the specific actions of China Cement Association's "Opinions on Further Promoting the High-quality Development of" Anti-involution "and" Steady Growth "in the Cement Industry", and to build consensus, self-discipline linkage and seek common development in the critical period of cyclical adjustment of the industry.

2025-09-05 13:15:56

On the basis of intelligent operation, the production line has built an environmental intelligent integrated management and control platform, which includes five core modules: the first is the intelligent management and control module of CEMS system, which can detect the emission data and important equipment operation parameters of the main discharge outlets such as kiln head, kiln tail, coal mill and cement mill in real time, so as to realize the accurate calculation and control of the total pollutant discharge.

2025-09-04 09:08:45

In August 2025, large-scale protests and riots broke out throughout Indonesia, causing social unrest and unprecedented challenges for the cement industry. Previously, Indonesia's cement industry has been affected by infrastructure slowdown, weak demand and environmental pressure. The riots caused transport hubs to be blocked, affecting the supply of raw materials and the distribution of finished products, increasing production costs, delaying many projects and reducing construction demand. The stock market and bond market are under pressure, and the outflow of foreign capital delays the recovery of the industry. China's cement companies in Indonesia have also been hit. In the short term, the industry may decline and costs will rise. If the government quells the riots, it may take advantage of the rebound in infrastructure investment.

2025-09-01 09:55:26

Zhou Yuxian thanked all the distinguished guests for their arrival, pointing out that as a comprehensive strategic partner, cooperation between Indonesia and China has developed rapidly in recent years, the two sides support each other, and the traditional friendship has lasted for a long time. As a non-metallic material manufacturer and capital investment company, China Building Materials will unswervingly promote the high-quality development of international operations.

2025-09-01 09:16:51

The meeting reported the implementation of peak-shifting production in the cement industry during the special protection period of air pollution prevention and control from 2024 to 2025, and interpreted the work plan of peak-shifting production in the cement industry during the special protection period of air pollution prevention and control from 2025 to 2026.

2025-08-29 16:12:25

According to the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI), Indonesia's domestic cement sales in the first half of 2025 were 27.7 million tons, down 2.5% from the same period last year. The slowdown in domestic infrastructure projects has led to a decline in overall demand for cement in Indonesia. From the perspective of regions, except for Sumatra and Maluku-Papua, which achieved growth in cement sales due to the demand for infrastructure projects, the sales of cement in other regions showed a downward trend, and the overall cement market was significantly affected by the progress of infrastructure projects.

2025-08-29 10:51:25

First, deepen market synergy and create a new pattern of win-win competition and cooperation. We will further strengthen the construction of a unified market and precision marketing, and orderly promote price recovery, cross-regional market synergy, product and customer structure adjustment, and the application of new products and new materials. We will strengthen communication with major competitive and cooperative enterprises, associations and governments to jointly maintain a healthy industry ecosystem, and further develop differentiated and integrated marketing of the whole industry chain to strengthen value-added services.

2025-08-28 13:14:39

On August 22, 2025, an exchange meeting on high-quality development of cement industry in Fujian and Jiangxi provinces was held in Shunchang, Fujian Province, with the theme of "focusing on the new policy of anti-involution and the consensus of Fujian-Jiangxi linkage". He Youdong, president of Fujian Building Materials Industry Association, attended the meeting, which was attended by more than 20 persons in charge of eight cement enterprises and sales teams from the cross-market areas of Fujian and Jiangxi provinces. The meeting was chaired by Zheng Guoming, Secretary-General of Fujian Building Materials Industry Association.

2025-08-26 18:56:26

The carbon footprint factor research project launched this time will establish a scientific and accurate carbon footprint factor database through accurate accounting and analysis of carbon emissions in the whole process of cement production, and provide strong data support for cement enterprises to formulate carbon emission reduction strategies. As a key area of carbon emissions, the carbon emission reduction work of the cement industry is crucial to the realization of the national "double carbon" goal.

2025-08-22 17:26:59

China Cement Association will take "capacity reduction, stable expectation and benefit increase" as the main line to promote peak staggering production, short-term output control, enhance concentration and long-term capacity reduction. And focus on: first, strive for policy support; second, strengthen policy supervision and implementation; third, control low-price disorderly competition; fourth, actively voice on behalf of the industry; fifth, promote scientific and technological innovation in the industry.

2025-08-22 15:36:30

On August 20, China Cement Association held a staff meeting in Beijing, which was attended by all employees of all departments, entity companies and heads of branches of the association. The meeting was chaired by Wang Yutao, Executive Vice President and Secretary-General of the Association, and President Zhou Yuxian made a speech.

2025-08-22 13:02:26

Nominated by President Zhou Yuxian, the First Meeting (Communication) of the Ninth Standing Council of China Cement Association voted to appoint Wang Jianchao and Liu Jibin as Executive Vice Presidents of China Cement Association.

2025-08-21 20:46:01

On August 14, 2025, Sichuan Cement Association organized a standardized laboratory review activity for Sichuan Kuangshan Cement Co., Ltd. Three experts from the Provincial Cement Association formed the expert working group for the on-site review of the standardized laboratory, namely Zhu Mingfu, Dai Huiying and Zhang Kui of the Provincial Cement Association. Tang Hongjun, Deputy General Manager of Sichuan Kuangshan Cement Co., Ltd., Yang Daiqing, Director of Laboratory, Tian Yiping, Process Engineer, Xiong Xinjun, Head of Physical Inspection Team, Liao Mei, Head of Analysis Team, and Zhang Chunmei, Head of Vehicle Control Team participated in the activity.

2025-08-15 17:09:56

Recently, Shandong Cement Industry Association issued the "Shandong Cement Clinker Enterprises Flood Season Staggered Peak Production Circular".

2025-08-08 14:09:17

The signing ceremony was presided over by Zhao Xingbao, Executive Secretary-General of Yunnan Cement Association, and the two sides jointly established the Yunnan Cement Quality Management Office. At the meeting, the two sides focused on standardizing the construction and management of standardized laboratories in cement production enterprises in Yunnan Province, strengthening the sense of quality integrity, strengthening the management of production process, consolidating the quality and technical basis, guiding cement production enterprises in Yunnan Province to implement the main responsibility of quality and safety, and jointly promoting the capacity building of standardized laboratories in cement production enterprises. Fully serve the high-quality development of cement production industry in Yunnan Province to negotiate and reach a consensus.

2025-08-06 10:35:38