Cement prices double in two years! Why did the construction site place an order early?
He told reporters that the construction site has just started construction in the past two days and he is currently contacting concrete companies in four places to place orders.
How do downstream enterprises respond to the high cement prices? Cement prices are high and downstream enterprises place orders in advance at 02:02 △ Xing Yuzhuang, a raw material purchaser at a real estate construction site in Weifang, Shandong Province, is a video from the CCTV Finance and Economics “Economic Information Broadcast” program.
Wang Guofeng, General Manager of Shandong Zibo Zhuangyuan Concrete Co., Ltd.: At that time, it was very tense.
Cement is the fundamental raw material of the construction industry, and the construction of buildings, roads, and bridges cannot be separated from cement.
Entering 2019, with the arrival of the traditional off-season in the cement industry, cement prices have slightly declined, but overall they are still operating at a high level.
There is no need to rush to purchase at this time in previous years, but there were several times when the concrete supply on the site was cut off in the fourth quarter of last year, The delay in the construction period has made him worried that this tense situation will continue this year.
Sometimes, cars had to wait in line for more than ten hours at the cement factory to get on top of each other, and I felt that the raw materials were a bit out of supply.
Although it has decreased compared to the high price of around 480 yuan/ton at the end of 2018, it is still more than 40 yuan/ton higher than the same period last year.
At present, the national average cement price remains at a high level of around 440 yuan/ton.
Data shows that throughout 2018, the average price of P.O42.5 bulk cement was 427 yuan/ton, an increase of 77 yuan/ton compared to 2017, and a year-on-year increase of 22%.
From the second half of 2016 to the end of 2018, cement prices continued to rise.
The rise in cement prices also brings pressure to downstream enterprises
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The reporter learned from multiple concrete mixing plants in Shandong that there was a shortage of cement supply at the end of 2018 when various construction sites were rushing to work.
The reason for the supply interruption and price increase of concrete on the construction site is mainly due to the tight supply of raw materials, and the main raw material for producing concrete is cement.
After the workers enter the site this year, they will have to rush back to the construction period and make an advance payment to ensure supply.
Over the past two years, the average price of bulk cement nationwide increased from 250 yuan/ton to over 480 yuan/ton, almost doubling.
In addition to tight supply, the price of cement has also seen a significant increase.
Xing Yuzhuang, a material officer for the Yangcheng Huijingwan project of Shandong Huabang Construction Group, said that the construction period has been delayed by about 20 days.
