Cement Net Weekly Report: The expected price increase of cement in the Yangtze River Delta in East China has failed, and some market transactions continue to decline (6.1-6.5)

2026-06-05 16:13:37

Since the beginning of the month, the transaction price in some areas such as northern Anhui and northern Jiangsu has continued to drop by 10-20 yuan/ton. The original price increase expectation in the Yangtze River Delta region has been frustrated, and the market lacks upward momentum. It is expected that the market will remain weak and stable in the short term.

According to China Cement Market Data Center, the market demand has further shrunk due to the interference of multiple factors such as high school entrance examination, busy farming and rainy weather. In addition, there is still no unified plan to stop kilns at the wrong peak in the region, and the competition is becoming more and more fierce. Since the beginning of the month, the transaction price in some areas such as northern Anhui and northern Jiangsu has continued to drop by 10-20 yuan/ton. The original price increase expectation in the Yangtze River Delta region has been frustrated, and the market lacks upward momentum. It is expected that the market will remain weak and stable in the short term.

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According to China Cement Net Market Data Center, major enterprises in the Yangtze River Delta region in East China originally planned to raise the price of cement and clinker by 30 yuan/ton from the 15th. At present, due to factors such as rainy season, busy farming and shutdown of high school entrance examination, it is difficult for demand to improve significantly. In addition, the off-peak shutdown of kilns has not been fully unified, and the plan to push up the price has been stranded again.

2026-06-18 16:05:29

Since the beginning of the month, the transaction price in some areas such as northern Anhui and northern Jiangsu has continued to drop by 10-20 yuan/ton. The original price increase expectation in the Yangtze River Delta region has been frustrated, and the market lacks upward momentum. It is expected that the market will remain weak and stable in the short term.

2026-06-05 16:13:37

The price of raw materials such as coal has risen, the cost pressure of enterprises has intensified, and many major enterprises in the middle and late ten days may have the willingness to push up the price, but under the pressure of the traditional off-season, such as the high temperature of Meiyu and the busy farming season, there is great resistance to the price increase, and the implementation remains to be observed.

2026-05-15 17:00:36

Cement prices in many provinces in East China have generally fallen back to the low level before the rise, and the market does not rule out the possibility of further downward pressure due to the impact of the traditional off-season of high temperature and Meiyu.

2026-05-09 16:04:34

In terms of cement prices, cement prices in the Yangtze River Delta, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Anhui and other markets continued to show a steady and sporadic downward trend. In addition, after pushing up the cement price by 50 yuan/ton in Shandong, the actual transaction price has begun to loosen and fall.

2026-04-30 15:47:35

This week, cement prices in most markets, such as the Yangtze River Delta and Jiangxi, continued to loosen and decline, and large areas have basically fallen back to the level before the March rise, with local transaction prices or lower.

2026-04-24 16:04:24

Since the middle of the year, cement prices in large areas of the Yangtze River Delta, such as southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and along the Yangtze River, have fallen back by 10-20 yuan/ton. Driven by the shutdown of kilns, the leading enterprises in Shandong have pushed up the cement price by about 50 yuan/ton against the trend since 14-16 days, and the implementation remains to be observed.

2026-04-17 16:09:18

According to China Cement Network Market Data Center news, after the Qingming Festival, the impact of rain weather, coupled with the weakening of kiln shutdown in April, most clinker lines began to resume operation, inventory has rebounded. Cement prices in some markets in the Yangtze River Delta region began to loosen and decline by about 10-15 yuan/ton, and the overall market may face downward pressure.

2026-04-10 19:08:50

According to the statistics of highway construction investment from January to May 2026, the cumulative investment in China since the beginning of the year has reached a certain scale, with a cumulative year-on-year rate of -9.40%. There are obvious differences in investment in different regions, with investment in some regions showing a year-on-year growth trend, while investment in some regions is declining. Among them, the investment in Tianjin increased significantly year-on-year, reaching 50.00%; the investment in Henan decreased significantly year-on-year, reaching -47.90%. In Inner Mongolia, Hubei, Guangxi and other places, the change of investment is relatively small, less than 1%.