Cement Net Monthly Report: Weak Operation of National Concrete Market, Weak Demand and Collapse of Cost (5.1-5.31)

2026-06-03 14:02:16

By the end of May, the National Concrete Price Index (CONCPI) closed at 89.44 points, down 0.5% from the previous month, and down 9.97% from the same period last year.

In May, the national concrete market as a whole continued to be weak, with weak demand, insufficient cost support and low price consolidation. In North China, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region was affected by the sluggish terminal, rainfall and the fluctuation of cement at a low level, and it was difficult to increase the price without increasing the volume; in Northeast China, the cost was fatigue, the demand was low, stable and weak stalemate; in most parts of Northwest China, the demand was weak, the transaction was light, stable and weak, and the local high was stable; in East China, due to rainfall and capital constraints, the cost collapsed, resulting in a decline in the transaction; Due to the regional differentiation in the central and southern regions, the concrete market in most regions continued to be weak, with a slight increase in some areas; the price of raw materials declined slightly due to the weak southwest, overcast and rainy weather.

By the end of May, the National Concrete Price Index (CONCPI) closed at 89.44 points, down 0.5% from the previous month, and down 9.97% from the same period last year.

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By the end of May, the National Concrete Price Index (CONCPI) closed at 89.44 points, down 0.5% from the previous month, and down 9.97% from the same period last year.

2026-06-03 14:02:16

On June 30, the Economic and Credit Department of Hubei Province announced four capacity replacement schemes for phosphogypsum acid co-production cement clinker projects, with a total annual clinker production capacity of 2.35 million tons, all of which are equivalent replacement projects, all of which come from Huaxin Building Materials, and all of which started construction within the year.