Concrete Weekly Report: Weak Operation of Concrete Market in East China (8.18-8.22)

2025-08-22 16:40:21

From August 12 to 15, cement enterprises in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai completed a new round of general increase: Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou took the lead in raising the high grade by 30 yuan/ton, followed by Shanghai, Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Huzhou and Shaoxing. However, due to the impact of high temperature and typhoon, the terminal demand is still weak, the shipment of concrete is hovering at a low level, and the implementation results are doubtful. If the acceptance of downstream projects is insufficient in the coming week, or the construction recovery after the typhoon is not as expected, the market will return to the open and dark stability, and the cost of concrete will be difficult to obtain substantial support.

Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai: From August 12 to 15, cement enterprises in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai completed a new round of general increase: Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou took the lead in raising the high grade by 30 yuan/ton, followed by Shanghai, Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Huzhou and Shaoxing. However, due to the impact of high temperature and typhoon, the terminal demand is still weak, the shipment of concrete is hovering at a low level, and the implementation results are doubtful. If the acceptance of downstream projects is insufficient in the coming week, or the construction recovery after the typhoon is not as expected, the market will return to the open and dark stability, and the cost of concrete will be difficult to obtain substantial support.

Anhui: The concrete market in Anhui continues to operate under pressure, and the overall price is stable and weak. In terms of raw materials, driven by the surrounding market, the price of cement and clinker has increased tentatively, which has formed a certain support for the cost of concrete, but the transmission to the concrete end is still fatigue. At present, the high temperature weather continues, the capital is tight and other factors, the progress of downstream construction projects is generally slow, the new construction projects of housing and infrastructure are insufficient, the shipments of concrete enterprises remain low, and the contradiction between supply and demand in the market is prominent. Most enterprises are mainly wait-and-see, and the short-term market is difficult to improve significantly, and is expected to continue to be weak and stable.

Fujian: Affected by the recent high temperature and indirect rain weather, the terminal demand performance was sluggish, the shipment volume of commercial mixing enterprises remained low, and the shipment volume of most enterprises was only about several hundred square meters. In August, the price of raw materials such as cement, sand and gravel in the region was still declining slightly. From the concrete quotation point of view, although there are signs of cost reduction, the profit margin of commercial mixing enterprises is not large at present, the quotation is stable and small on the whole, and the local area is fine-tuned according to the supply-demand relationship.

Jiangxi: Recently, the price of concrete in Jiangxi continued the pattern of weak volatility, with a slight adjustment in the local market, but the mainstream transaction price as a whole was the same as last week, and the price continued to hover in the low range. Demand-side performance is still weak, the progress of downstream construction projects is slow, the number of new projects is small, the average shipment volume of commercial mixing enterprises has declined significantly year-on-year, and it is expected that the price will remain under pressure in the short term, and the rebound momentum is insufficient.

Shandong: The overall market price of concrete in Shandong remained weak and stable. Despite the recent increase in the price of raw materials such as cement, the supporting role of the cost side on the concrete market has not yet been fully demonstrated, and there is still a certain lag in price transmission. On the demand side, the performance of the terminal market is still weak. At present, the competition among enterprises is fierce, and most manufacturers choose stable price strategies to maintain shipments. In the short term, the upward momentum of concrete prices is insufficient.

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From August 12 to 15, cement enterprises in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai completed a new round of general increase: Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou took the lead in raising the high grade by 30 yuan/ton, followed by Shanghai, Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Huzhou and Shaoxing. However, due to the impact of high temperature and typhoon, the terminal demand is still weak, the shipment of concrete is hovering at a low level, and the implementation results are doubtful. If the acceptance of downstream projects is insufficient in the coming week, or the construction recovery after the typhoon is not as expected, the market will return to the open and dark stability, and the cost of concrete will be difficult to obtain substantial support.

2025-08-22 16:40:21