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

What is happening in the cement industry?

2026-05-13 07:07:03

Zhou Yuxian also pointed out that the China Cement Association has reported to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other departments on the "capacity withdrawal fund scheme". After the improvement of the fund scheme, opinions will be sought and some regions will be selected for pilot projects, and enterprises intending to withdraw will be allowed to withdraw orderly through special funds, so as to reduce the pain of market-oriented liquidation.

2026-05-12 19:10:48

On the issue of production capacity, Li Qunfeng judged that although off-peak production can reduce production in the short term, it can not effectively reduce production capacity, and the long-term stability of the industry requires that the production capacity rate be maintained at about 80%. Citing the experience of Japan and South Korea, he pointed out that in the process of transformation and upgrading of the cement industry, the two countries have successfully got rid of the disputes of interests in the industry and entered a stable and benign development pattern through four major measures, namely, government legislation to reduce production capacity, enterprise integration to enhance concentration, leading enterprises to take the initiative to reduce production, and green transformation to open up new increments, which is a mature path.

2026-05-12 18:03:30

Cement Industry Air Pollutant Emission Standard "No.1 Amendment" will be implemented on May 1! Compulsory New National Standard "Safety Technical Code for Working in Confined Space" GB 46768-2025! Effective May 1!

2026-05-07 11:27:08

In March 2026, the cement market in Peru continued to grow strongly. The national cement shipment volume reached 1.117 million tons, an increase of 16.8% over the same period last year, reflecting the strong demand of the construction industry.

2026-04-30 14:26:47

In March 2026, the Brazilian cement market recovered significantly, with the national cement sales volume reaching 5.789 million tons, an increase of 9.1% over the same period last year, reversing the downturn at the beginning of the year.

2026-04-30 14:22:43

What is happening in the cement industry?

2026-04-29 07:02:03

Among them, "15 days" is the baseline task, and "X days" is organized by the Provincial Cement Association in the middle and late May to determine whether additional days are needed, depending on factors such as production and marketing inventory of enterprises in the province, market supply and demand, etc.

2026-04-28 17:02:42

This trip to Southeast Asia, with market expansion as the core, integrates industry exchanges, customer cooperation and project guarantee, further consolidates the company's overseas market foundation and expands its international business territory.

2026-04-28 14:09:34

After investigation, it was found that the 13 cement companies involved in the case, under the convening, planning, manipulation and command of the Provincial Cement Association, negotiated many times to raise the cement price and reached a consensus. Finally, the companies involved in the case actually raised the cement price by 20 to 30 yuan per ton.

2026-04-28 09:08:21

This conference is a milestone event for the 10th anniversary of WCA. The consensus and cooperation reached at the conference will provide important guidance for the world cement industry to cope with changes, deepen innovation and promote green transformation. In the future, the World Cement Association will continue to uphold the concept of "openness, inclusiveness, sharing and win-win", build a higher level of international exchange platform, join hands with global partners, innovate in the turbulence, advance in the changing situation, do a good job in industry services, and build a new future for the sustainable development of the cement industry.

2026-04-27 17:00:52

On April 24, the ancient city of Xiangyang was full of spring. The 8th Second General Meeting of Hubei Cement Industry Association and Annual Meeting of Cement Enterprises of the whole province, which attracted the attention of the cement industry of the whole province, was successfully held in Xiangyang City. The theme of this conference is "Facing the new situation, seizing new opportunities, and working together to promote the steady and far-reaching development of Hubei Cement", aiming at gathering industry consensus and discussing strategies to deal with multiple challenges such as downward demand, overcapacity and green transformation in the first year of the 15th Five-Year Plan.

2026-04-27 11:51:58

On April 19-22, 2026, the 2026 Annual Conference of the World Cement Association was held in Bangkok, Thailand. During the conference, WCA Chairman Wei Rushan delivered a keynote speech. The full text is as follows.

2026-04-24 20:00:04

In March 2026, Argentina's cement market recovered, with a monthly consumption of 825,900 tons, an increase of 11.6% over the same period last year. Imports surged to 198000 tons, up 224.6% year-on-year.

2026-04-24 13:27:01

Peru cement market grows strongly in February 2026. The national cement shipment volume reached 1.044 million tons, an increase of 10.9% over the same period.

2026-04-16 16:54:34

In February 2026, the Brazilian cement market was impacted by seasonal and climatic factors, and the national sales volume dropped by 5% to 4.881 million tons.

2026-04-16 16:52:36

In February 2026, the Argentine cement market continued its downward trend. Domestic demand contracted by 5.3% year-on-year to 696 thousand and 500 tons.

2026-04-16 16:37:50

Under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, the relevant departments in all regions should set up the idea of "a chess game" and implement the opinions in accordance with the actual situation. Party committees and governments at all levels should strengthen organizational leadership and promptly study and solve major problems.

2026-04-15 13:20:13

Generally speaking, the recovery of market demand was slow, the shutdown time of cement kilns in some areas continued to extend in April, and the utilization rate of production capacity was at a low level.

2026-04-15 09:17:32

At present, 7 cement clinker production lines have completed the announcement of capacity replenishment and replacement plan, and 2 production lines are being publicized. The cumulative capacity in the area has been replenished by 10834 tons per day, and the capacity has been reduced by 11266 tons per day (including 6300 tons per day of clinker capacity transferred to the outside of the area), and 6 clinker production lines have been reduced.

2026-04-13 14:04:42

Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association (BCMA) submitted a pre-budget proposal to the National Tax Administration, calling for comprehensive tax reform to help the industry cope with rising costs and declining capacity utilization.

2026-04-10 16:01:18

The two-day industry event has come to a successful conclusion. I sincerely thank all the guests for their full participation and support.

2026-04-10 11:22:20

Faced with the current complex and severe situation of the cement industry, how to reshape the industrial structure in the stock competition has become the core topic of heated discussion among the participants.

2026-04-09 22:53:09

On April 9, the 15th China Cement Industry Summit was held in Hangzhou, and Yao Hairong, Vice President of Zhejiang Cement Association, delivered a speech.

2026-04-09 21:42:00

On April 9, the 15th China Cement Industry Summit and TOP100 Award Ceremony hosted by China Cement Network was held in Hangzhou, with the theme of "Reconstruction of Stock Game Competition and Elimination Pattern".

2026-04-09 17:40:37

On behalf of Zhejiang industry colleagues, Yao Hairong issued three proposals to the whole industry: first, stick to the red line and build a safe chassis; second, strengthen self-discipline and reshape the industry ecology; third, deepen co-governance and cultivate new quality productivity. Zhejiang has taken the lead in implementing the requirements of compliance production, but Zhejiang alone can not change the overall situation of the industry. It calls on the surrounding provinces to participate in the production of compliance and peak staggering, and gradually realize the coordination of Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi, the integration of the Yangtze River Delta and even the whole country.

2026-04-09 09:23:56

On April 3, Zhejiang Cement Association deliberated and approved the Measures for the Control of Clinker Production Compliance in Cement Industry, which was implemented on a trial basis in April.

2026-04-07 10:06:33

On April 3, the Fourth Congress of the Eighth Session of Zhejiang Cement Association was held in Hangzhou. The meeting summarized the work of the past year and deployed the key tasks of the next stage, especially highlighting the promotion and implementation of compliance production policies. Ding Zhengping of China Cement Association, Shu Junlong, Deputy Director of Atmospheric Department of Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, Liu Lexiong, Deputy Director of Quality Supervision Department of Provincial Market Supervision and Administration, and Dong Hao, Cadre of Material Industry Department of Provincial Economic and Credit Department, attended the meeting for guidance. A total of 92 delegates attended the meeting.

2026-04-07 09:31:45

On April 2, Zhejiang Cement Association held the fourth board meeting of the eighth session. The meeting discussed and adopted the Measures for Compliance Production Control of Clinker Output in Zhejiang Cement Industry, which was deliberated and adopted at the Fourth Congress of the Eighth Session held on April 3.

2026-04-07 09:31:39

What is happening in the cement industry?

2026-04-01 07:06:09

In April 2026, the number of days of off-peak production and kiln shutdown for each clinker production line in Sichuan Province is "15 + X" days.

2026-03-31 13:56:27

On March 31, Sichuan Cement Association issued the Notice on Effectively Performing Peak-Staggered Production in April 2026, which requires that in April 2026, the number of days of kiln shutdown for peak-staggered production of each clinker production line in Sichuan Province is "15 + X" days. Among them, "15 days" is the baseline task, and "X days" is organized by the Provincial Cement Association in the middle and late April to determine whether additional days are needed, depending on factors such as production and marketing inventory of enterprises in the province, market supply and demand, and so on.

2026-03-31 13:03:30

Inner Mongolia approved the replacement of production capacity of two enterprises: 1,300t/d for Lumeng Special Cement and 1,200t/d for Qingneng New Material, both of which are from the 2,500t/d production line of Xintianshan at a ratio of 1.5: 1.

2026-03-30 18:29:39

On March 25, 2026, Sichuan Cement Association organized the standardized laboratory review activity of Sichuan Zizhong Southwest Cement Co., Ltd. Three experts from the Provincial Cement Association formed the on-site review expert group of the standardization laboratory, namely, Dai Huiying, Zhu Mingfu and Chen Ni of the Provincial Cement Association. Du Yunlong, Secretary-General of Sichuan Cement Association, Guo Xinghua, responsible person of Zizhong Southwest, Li Fuyao, vice president of production (management representative), Lin Hong, deputy director of the Quality Control Department and director of the laboratory, Zhang Min, technician of the Quality Control Department, Yang Qian, analysis monitor of the Quality Inspection Department, Meng Guangmei, control monitor of the Quality Control Department, and Zhang Haiying, quality controller of the Quality Control Department, participated in the activity.

2026-03-26 16:46:41

On March 24, the Notice of the Department of Economy and Information Technology of Sichuan Province and the Department of Ecological Environment of Sichuan Province on the Regulation and Control of Cement Production Capacity in 2026 (hereinafter referred to as the Notice) was issued.

2026-03-26 10:17:14

On March 23, 2026, Sichuan Cement Association organized the standardized laboratory review activity of Panzhihua Ruida Cement Co., Ltd. Three experts from the Provincial Cement Association formed the on-site review expert group of the standardization laboratory, namely, Dai Huiying, Zhu Mingfu and Chen Ni of the Provincial Cement Association. Du Yunlong, Secretary-General of Sichuan Cement Association, Yan Shunjin, General Manager of Ruida Cement, Zheng Xiangwang, Deputy General Manager (Management Representative), Leng Shunyu, Director of Laboratory, He Shougang, Factory Cement Administrator, Zhuang Xuemei, Zheng Yalan, Technician and Statistician, Zhang Lan, Analysis Team Leader, and Chen Xiaoyan, Physical Inspection Team Leader, participated in the activity.

2026-03-25 13:55:54

On March 12, the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region issued a public announcement, disclosing the capacity replacement plan of two cement clinker production lines. According to the announcement, the production line of Chifeng Lumeng Special Cement Co., Ltd. with a daily output of 2867 tons and the production line of Ordos Qingneng New Materials Co., Ltd. with a daily output of 3300 tons will obtain the required indicators from Xintianshan Cement Group Co., Ltd. of Arukhorqin Banner by means of supplementary capacity replacement.

2026-03-13 16:44:17

On the afternoon of March 9, 2026, the first president's office meeting of Hubei Cement Industry Association in 2026 was successfully held. The meeting was presided over by Gui Tongsheng, President of the Association, attended by Vice President, Secretary-General and representatives of key cement enterprises in the province, Li Chen, Deputy Secretary-General of China Cement Association, and Dong Shijie, Director of Policy Research Department. The meeting focused on the current key work of the industry, focusing on the promotion of phosphogypsum sulphuric acid co-production cement project, cement production capacity management and normal peak staggering production, and formed a clear consensus and work deployment.

2026-03-13 16:18:11

Russia's cement industry is suffering its worst demand contraction in years. Production fell by about 10% in 2025, and sales hit a record low in January 2026, plunging by nearly a third year-on-year.

2026-03-13 10:40:19

According to the Argentine Cement Association, the country's cement consumption in January 2026 was 788200 tons, down 5.3% from the same period in 2025, continuing the weak market situation.

2026-03-13 10:37:33

The downturn in South Korea's construction industry has cast a shadow over the cement industry. In 2025, the domestic sales of cement in Korea reached the lowest record in 34 years, only 38.1 million tons, a sharp drop of 12.8% compared with the previous year, falling below the 40 million tons mark for the first time and falling into the 30 million tons range, intuitively reflecting the deep contraction of construction activities..

2026-03-13 10:33:29

In 2025, Iran is facing multiple pressures such as geopolitical tensions, international sanctions, currency devaluation and inflation, and its economic growth is sluggish and close to zero. According to the data and estimates of Iran Cement Association, Iran's cement consumption will drop to 58.5 million tons in 2025, down 10% year-on-year.

2026-03-13 10:17:02

In 2025, Indonesia's domestic cement sales reached 63.912 million tons, down 1.5% year-on-year, showing a moderate contraction trend. Meanwhile, Indonesia exported 12.336 million tons of clinker, up 12.8% year-on-year, and 1.32 million tons of cement, up 32.2% year-on-year. From the perspective of export flow, Indonesian cement exports are mainly oriented to the East Timor market.

2026-03-11 16:24:41

From January to November 2025, Turkey's domestic cement sales reached 70.985 million tons, an increase of 8.0% over the same period last year, and domestic demand shrank slightly. At the same time, Turkey's cement exports have shaken off the downward trend of exports since 2023 and achieved substantial growth.

2026-03-11 16:18:00

In 2025, there is no obvious driving force for the growth of cement consumption, which is expected to decline by 1.6%, but moderate growth is expected to resume in 2026 and accelerate in 2027.

2026-03-11 16:09:27

On March 6, with the support of Zhejiang Economic and Credit Department, the Provincial Cement Association issued the implementation plan of compliance production of clinker production line, marking that the cement industry in Zhejiang Province started compliance production in the form of self-discipline.

2026-03-11 14:22:16

Following the enlarged meeting of the president of Zhejiang Cement Association on December 9, 2025 and the signing and issuance of the Proposal for Production of Zhejiang Cement Industry on Record Capacity by Cement Clinker Production Enterprises, on March 6, 2026, with the support of the Pro vincial Economic and Credit Department, Zhejiang Cement Association issued the Implementation Plan for Compliance Production of Zhejiang Cement Industry Clinker Production Line (Trial Implementation). It marks that the cement industry in Zhejiang Province has officially started compliance production in the form of self-discipline.

2026-03-11 13:13:09

On February 28, the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region issued the requirement of "Inner Mongolia continues to promote the normal peak staggering production of cement in the heating season of 2025-2026", which requires that the normal peak staggering production of cement in this heating season continue to be carried out for 5 months and 151 days, that is, from 0:00 on November 1, 2025 to 24:00 on March 31, 2026, and the normal peak staggering production of cement in this heating season. 100% of the cement clinker production lines in the whole region are required to participate in peak staggering production.

2026-02-28 16:12:03

Looking forward to 2026, cement enterprises will continue to promote the supplement of clinker production capacity, shrink the total clinker production capacity, reshape the market supply pattern, but the demand will continue to decline, off-peak production may be difficult to sustain, and the cement industry will eventually return to the law of the jungle. How to establish a new consensus and restore the healthy ecology of the industry in the game of the stock market is the key to meet the current challenges.

2026-02-25 09:27:46

On February 9, the enlarged meeting of the president of Zhejiang Cement Association was held in Hangzhou. Southern Cement Co., Ltd., Conch Zhejiang Region, Hongshi Holding Group Co., Ltd., Jiangshanhu Group Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Haolong Cement Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Jinyuan Cement Co., Ltd., Zhaoshan Group, Shangfeng Cement, Xindu Cement and other vice chairman units and representatives of enterprises attended the meeting. Dong Hao, Raw Material Department of Provincial Economic and Credit Department, was invited to attend the meeting. Yao Jixin, president of the association, presided over the meeting and made a concluding speech.

2026-02-10 19:44:55