China Business Intelligence Network News: Green building materials refer to building materials products that can reduce the consumption of natural resources and reduce the impact on the ecological environment in the whole life cycle, and have the characteristics of energy saving, emission reduction, safety, convenience and recycling. In April 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other six departments issued a notice on comprehensively carrying out green building materials to the countryside, and the notice proposed to vigorously promote the high-quality development of the green building materials industry.
1. Definition of green building materials
Green building materials, also known as ecological building materials, environmental protection building materials and healthy building materials, refers to healthy, environmentally friendly, safe building materials, also known as "healthy building materials" or "environmental protection building materials" in the world, green building materials do not refer to a separate building materials products, but the evaluation of the "healthy, environmentally friendly, safe" character of building materials.
Green building materials can be roughly divided into three types: resource-saving, energy-saving, and environment-friendly. The details are shown in the figure:
Source: Compiled by China Business Industry Research Institute
Second, the development policy of the green building materials industry
In recent years, China's green building materials industry has been highly valued by governments at all levels and supported by national industrial policies. The state has successively introduced a number of policies to encourage the development and innovation of the green building materials industry, "implementation plan for the high-quality development of the green building materials industry", "notice on the recovery and expansion of consumption measures", "notice on several measures to promote household consumption" and other industrial policies for the development of the green building materials industry to provide a clear, broad market prospects, for enterprises to provide a good production and operation environment. Details are as follows:
Third, the development status of the green building materials industry
1. Carbon emissions in the construction sector
According to the research report on China's building energy consumption, the proportion of carbon emissions generated in the production stage of building materials is the largest, as high as 55.7%, the carbon emissions in the building operation stage account for 42.9%, and the carbon emissions in the building operation stage account for 2.0%. It can be seen that it is urgent to start carbon emission reduction from the field of building materials and promote the green transformation and upgrading of building materials, and green building materials are becoming the development trend and industry consensus of the construction industry.
Data source: China Building Energy Consumption Research Report (2021), compiled by China Commercial Industry Research Institute
2. Operating income
Driven by the improvement of environmental awareness, the increase of policy support and technological innovation, more and more green building materials products have emerged in recent years. According to the "2025-2029 China Green Building Materials Industry In-depth Research and Analysis and Supply and Demand Pattern Forecast Report" released by the China Business Industry Research Institute, the operating income of green building materials products in 2022 will be nearly 170 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of more than 20%, and the operating income in 2023 will be about 200 billion yuan. Analysts at the China Business Industry Research Institute predict that the annual operating income of China's green building materials will reach 230 billion yuan in 2024 and more than 300 billion yuan by 2026.
Data source: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China Commercial Industry Research Institute
3. Provincial and municipal rankings
According to the "2025-2029 China Green Building Materials Industry In-depth Research and Analysis and Supply and Demand Pattern Forecast Report" released by the China Business Industry Research Institute, as of the end of June 2023, a total of 5,059 valid green building materials product certifications have been issued across the country, an increase of 47% from the end of 2022. Among them, there are 10 provinces and cities with more than 200 certificates, and the top five are Guangdong Province, Zhejiang Province, Jiangsu Province, Shandong Province and Hebei Province, with 614, 590, 527, 431 and 299 certificates respectively.
Data source: China Commercial Industry Research Institute
4. Proportion of project investment
At present, among the new investment projects of China's green building materials, the project with an investment of more than 1 billion yuan is the largest, accounting for 31%. Projects with an investment of 200 million to 500 million yuan accounted for 27%, ranking second. followed by projects with an investment of 1-200 million, projects with an investment of less than 100 million, and projects with an investment of 5-1 billion, accounting for 16%, 14%, and 12% respectively.
Data source: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China Commercial Industry Research Institute
Fourth, the key enterprises in the green building materials industry
1. Three trees
The main business of 3TREES Coatings Co., Ltd. is the R&D, production and sales of architectural coatings (wall coatings), wood coatings and waterproof materials, floor materials, insulation materials, integrated boards, and Kiev materials. Up to now, more than 300 green products of 3Trees have been awarded the "China Green Building Materials Product Certification".
In 2023, the operating income will be 12.476 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.04%, and the net profit attributable to the parent company will be 174 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 47.27%. In 2023, the main products include engineering wall paint and home improvement wall paint, accounting for 37.48%, 21.09% and 19.43% of the base materials and auxiliary materials of the overall revenue, respectively.
2. Oriental Yuhong
The main business of Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof Technology Co., Ltd. is the research and development, production, sales and waterproof engineering construction of new building waterproof materials. At present, it has formed a building materials system service provider with the main waterproof business as the core, civil building materials, architectural coatings, special mortars, construction powders, energy-saving and thermal insulation, building repair, nonwovens, special films and other diversified businesses as the extension.
In 2023, the operating income will be 32.823 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.15%, and the net profit attributable to the parent company will be 2.273 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.22%. In 2023, the main products include waterproofing membranes, coatings, and mortar powders, accounting for 40.56%, 29.51%, and 12.79% of the overall revenue, respectively.
3. Beijing New Building Materials
The main business of Beixin Group Building Materials Co., Ltd. is to focus on the three major product systems of gypsum board, waterproof system and coating, to strengthen and expand the gypsum board and gypsum board + business, and to accelerate the strengthening and expansion of the waterproof and coating business. The main products are gypsum board, keel, waterproof membrane, waterproof coating, waterproof engineering.
In 2023, the operating income will be 22.426 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 11.27%, and the net profit attributable to the parent company will be 3.524 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.37%. In 2023, the main products include gypsum board, keel, and waterproof membrane, accounting for 61.38%, 12.42%, and 10.21% of the overall revenue, respectively.
4. Conch new material
The main business of Conch (Anhui) Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection New Materials Co., Ltd. is engaged in the research and development, production and sales of plastic profiles, aluminum profiles, doors and windows, SCR denitrification catalysts and other products. The products include white, color, wood grain co-extrusion, wood-plastic composite and laminated profiles, as well as system doors and windows, passive windows, roller shutters, shutters, etc., which are mainly used for door and window processing and decoration and house decoration.
In 2023, the operating income will be 5.796 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.61%, and the net profit loss attributable to the parent company will be 19 million yuan. In 2023, the main products include aluminum profiles, plastic profiles and plates, accounting for 46.27% and 31.14% of the overall revenue, respectively.
5. Honglu steel structure
The main business of Anhui Honglu Steel Structure (Group) Co., Ltd. is steel structure manufacturing and sales business, production and sales of other supporting building materials, and general contracting business of steel structure prefabricated construction projects. The main products of Honglu Steel Structure include steel structure series products and enclosure products.
In 2023, the operating income will be 23.539 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 18.6%, and the net profit attributable to the parent company will be 1.179 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.38%. In 2023, the main products include H-shaped steel structure, box-shaped cross structure, and secondary structure, accounting for 57.98%, 19.57%, and 10.26% of the overall revenue, respectively.
Fifth, the development prospects of the green building materials industry
1. Policies are favorable for the development of the industry
In terms of policy, the mainland has introduced a number of policies related to green building materials to help the development of the industry. The policy clearly supports the high-quality development of the green building materials industry, such as the "Action Plan for Promoting the Production and Application of Green Building Materials" and the "Implementation Plan for Green Building Materials Product Certification" and other policy documents, aiming to promote the production and application of green building materials. The introduction of these policies provides a strong guarantee for the rapid development of the green building materials industry.
2. Technological innovation drives the development of the industry
With the continuous progress of science and technology, the production technology of green building materials is also constantly innovating and improving. The new green building materials not only have better environmental performance, but also meet higher building requirements and aesthetic standards. With the continuous emergence of new materials and new processes, the performance of green building materials will be further improved, and the promotion of technological innovation will make the competitiveness of green building materials in the market continue to increase.
3. Environmental protection needs to promote the development of the industry
With the improvement of global climate change and environmental protection awareness, green buildings and green building materials have become an important development trend in the construction industry. Green building materials use environmentally friendly and sustainable raw materials and production processes, which helps to reduce environmental pollution and waste of resources, and meets the environmental protection needs of the current society.
For more information, please refer to the "Research Report on Market Prospects and Investment Opportunities of China's Green Building Materials Industry" released by the China Commercial Industry Research Institute, and the China Commercial Industry Research Institute also provides industrial big data, industrial intelligence, industry research reports, industry white papers, industry status certificates, feasibility study reports, industrial planning, industrial chain investment map, industrial investment guidelines, industrial chain investment investigation & promotion meetings, "15th Five-Year Plan" and other consulting services.