Entering September, the domestic cement industry ushered in a traditional peak season, and many parts of the country began a centralized cement price increase model. Currently, 17 provinces in seven major regions across the country have simultaneously implemented price adjustment policies, forming a rare overall upward pattern during the year. The coverage, enterprise participation, and regional price spreads in this round all hit new phased highs during the year. According to monitoring data from the Centennial Construction Network, this round of price increases covered the country's core production and marketing regions, and the regional increases are characterized by significant differentiation. Among them, the Southwest region led the country in terms of increase of 100 yuan/ton in cement, the biggest increase in the country; the northern region steadily followed, with prices rising by 50 yuan/ton in Shijiazhuang, Hebei and eastern Inner Mongolia, while in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu and other places remained at 30 yuan/ton to 50 yuan/ton; in East China, the increase was relatively moderate, with Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi and other provinces increasing by only 10 yuan/ton to 20 yuan/ton. “The combination of rising coal costs, shrinking supply from kilns due to false peaks, and improved demand during the “Golden Nine Silver Ten” peak season has driven a concentrated rise in cement prices across the country. Among them, rising coal costs are the main driver.” Jiang Yuanlin, a senior analyst at Centennial Construction Network, said in an interview with reporters.

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