Cement people network correspondent news, recently conch cement Guangxi regional enterprises have successively notified to reduce cement prices. Fusui Conch Company lowered the price of bagged cement of various varieties by 30 yuan / ton at 8 o'clock on May 17. Xingye Conch and Beiliu Conch lowered the price of bagged cement in various regions by 30 yuan / ton at 8 a.m. on May 21.
Cement prices fell for 9 consecutive rounds, with a cumulative decline of 14.4~24.6 yuan / ton
According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, since the beginning of this year, P.O42.5 packaging cement in the circulation field has experienced 8 rounds of decline, with a cumulative decline of 14.4 yuan / ton. In mid-May, the quotation was 419.4 yuan / ton. It was down 10.8 yuan/ton from early January.
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Quotation of P.O42.5 packaging cement in the field of circulation
Unit: yuan/ton
Source: National Institute of Statistics
Bulk cement has experienced nine rounds of decline, with a cumulative decline of 24.6 yuan / ton, and the quotation in mid-May was 373.8 yuan / ton, the lowest price this year, down 16.5 yuan / ton from early January.
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Circulation field P.O42.5 bulk cement quotation
Unit: yuan/ton
Source: National Institute of Statistics
The market was surprised by the quotation of 185 yuan / ton of cement
According to market feedback, the current transaction price of 42.5 packaging cement market in Henan Yubei area has been as low as 235 yuan / ton, and 32.5 packaging has been as low as 185 yuan / ton.
Due to the certain price difference between different enterprises in various regions and adjacent areas, sales managers of enterprises often feedback the "low-price cement impact" to the cement network. At the same time, major brand enterprises, including low-cost leading enterprises Conch Cement and Red Lion Cement, implemented rebate concessions, and the actual transaction price was lower.
In order to cope with the rainy season in June and welcome the peak summer, some major brand enterprises in some regions cut prices in advance to make profits. Around May 26, major brand enterprises in Nanjing, Jiangsu notified a reduction of 25 yuan / ton; Sichuan Suining, Leshan, Meishan, Nanchong, Guang'an major brand enterprises notified a reduction of 20 yuan / ton; Major brand enterprises in Shandong Rizhao, Linyi, Binzhou, Tai'an, Weifang, Dongying, Zaozhuang, Dezhou and Jinan notified a reduction of 10-20 yuan / ton. Major brand enterprises in northwest Yunnan will be lowered by 20-50 yuan / ton. At the same time, the monthly price adjustment of fly ash in Zhejiang Ningbo, Jiaxing, Taizhou and other markets was reduced by 3~20 yuan / ton...
The falling market price has led to a sharp narrowing of the profits of cement enterprises in many regions, superimposed on the peak shutdown of kilns in some regions, and the increase in management costs, and some enterprises are on the verge of loss.
Cement prices in more than 10 regions fell endlessly, with the highest drop of 150 yuan / ton
According to the monitoring data of the information center of the cement network, cement prices in more than 10 regions have fallen continuously since mid-to-late February, and the Beijing area has fallen by 150 yuan / ton.
P.O42.5 bulk cement reference quotation
Unit: yuan/ton
Remarks: The data source is manually collected by the information center of cement people, for reference only, if it does not match the actual transaction, please refer to the actual transaction
According to the monitoring data of the information center of the cement people's network, the market that has fallen endlessly is mainly concentrated in the past two months. Among them, Jiangsu Nanjing, Wuxi, Changzhou, Nantong, Xuzhou, Lianyungang; Shandong Zaozhuang, Rizhao, Jinan, Tai'an, Jining, Weifang; Chaozhou, Meizhou, Guangdong; More than 20 regions, including Yulin in Guangxi, Zhangzhou in Fujian, Chengdu in Sichuan and Zhengzhou in Henan, have lowered cement prices several times since mid-April.
Henan Zhengzhou, Shandong Zaozhuang, Jiangsu Changzhou and Shanghai have experienced at least five price declines, of which Zhengzhou has fallen by 135 yuan / ton, Shanghai by 90 yuan / ton, Zaozhuang by 70 yuan / ton, and Changzhou by 50 yuan / ton.
P.O42.5 Bulk cement declined
Remarks: The data source is manually collected by the information center of cement people, for reference only, if it does not match the actual transaction, please refer to the actual transaction
Relevant industry insiders told Cement People Network: The current situation of national cement falling endlessly has a lot to do with the policy of conch cement "only competing but not compatible". Conch Cement is not afraid of a price war, even if the price of cement plummets, they are not afraid. They can take this opportunity to consolidate the market and seize market share.
Previously, Yang Jun, chairman of Conch Cement, also said that he would do some mergers and reorganizations at the right time and place, in the absence of layout and efficiency, first stabilize the company's share, and if the market-oriented enterprise loses its share, everything will be gone.
From the current market feedback in various regions, the quotation of conch in various regions is not low, but if the price contract concession part is calculated, the quotation of conch in various regions is not high, and some regions even approach or break through its cost bottom line. "Open dispute" has evolved into "dark fight", low-price strategy, loss-making sales, in order to stabilize market share, to ensure equipment operation rate, to relieve inventory pressure, in order to meet the upcoming traditional off-season, the price decline or will continue...