Cement Net Video: 73 Coal Mines Stop Production! Shanxi coal price rises, cement cost is under pressure

2026-05-25 17:01:00

Coal is the core fuel for cement production. For every 100 yuan/ton increase in coal price, the cost of cement will rise by about 10 to 13 yuan/ton.

On May 22, a gas explosion occurred in Liushenyu Coal Mine of Tongzhou Group, Shanxi Province. After the accident, Shanxi Province immediately started coal mine safety rectification, and many coal mines stopped production for self-examination.

It is reported that as of May 25, 73 coking coal mines in the province had stopped production for self-inspection, involving a total annual production capacity of about 78.9 million tons, with an average daily output reduction of nearly 290000 tons. Even if calculated according to the shortest shutdown cycle, the cumulative output reduction in this round will exceed 1 million tons. As soon as the news of the shutdown came out, many coal mines in Shanxi adjusted their prices one after another, with a maximum increase of 50 yuan/ton.

Coal is the core fuel for cement production. For every 100 yuan/ton increase in coal price, the cost of cement will rise by about 10 to 13 yuan/ton. This round of coal price increase will increase the cost pressure of cement enterprises.

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Coal is the core fuel for cement production. For every 100 yuan/ton increase in coal price, the cost of cement will rise by about 10 to 13 yuan/ton.

2026-05-25 17:01:00

On May 22, the Zhejiang Cement Industry Quality Conference was held in Hangzhou. The purpose of the meeting is to summarize the quality work of the cement industry in the whole province in 2025, and to conduct special training on the new version of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Cement Product Production License, the new version of the Cement Quality Management Regulations and the newly revised original records of the provincial cement unified account. Vice President and Secretary-General Yao Hairong presided over the meeting and made a concluding speech. A total of 116 representatives from cement enterprises and quality inspection agencies in the province participated in the meeting.