Driven by the rapidly growing domestic investment in fixed assets in the first three quarters of 2006, the production and sales volume of China's cement reached 872 million tons, up by 23.3% over the same period of last year. As one of main energies, coal remains a stable price, yet cement price as well as the gross profit margin are both recovering. Cement industry achieved a total profit of RMB 8.3 billion, 2.3 times than that of the last year, which indicates obvious resuscitation and prosperity of the industry. Along with the coming of the year's second construction peak season, cement price has kept an apparently rising momentum ever since October, especially in South China. It is estimated that the cement production volume in 2006 will exceed 1.2 billion tons, and the sales revenue will be over RMB 300 billion with total profit of RMB 11 billion.

Variation of China's Cement Output, 1991-2006

In 2006, the predominant features of cement industry are as follows: (1) the macro control over China's cement industry began to bear fruit, blindness investment was kept within limits and the structure was further optimized. From Jan to Aug of 2006, the fixed assets investment in China's cement industry is RMB 23.2 billion, down by 2.63% over the same period of last year; (2) the merger & reorganization of China's cement enterprises is accelerating, and acquisitions among of foreign funded enterprises and domestic enterprises are becoming increasingly furious.

China's macro economy will keep good momentum in 2007 and it is estimated that the GDP growth rate will be around 9%. Considering the 2008 Olympics Games and the implementation of socialist new rural construction.

ResearchInChina believes that the continuous prosperity of cement industry will be expected. Meanwhile, the merger and reorganization in cement industry will also be further implemented.

Table of content

 1. Retrospect on China Cement Industry in 2006
1.1 Macro Control Came into Effect and Blindness Investment was restrained
1.2 Recovered Industry Prosperity and Profit
1.3 Ever-Quickening Merger and Reorganization

2 Forecast of China Cement Industry in 2007
2.1 Supply Will Be Controlled Reasonably
2.2 Demand Will Increase Steadily
2.3 Merger & Acquisition Will Continue

3. Major Listed Companies
3.1 Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited
3.3 Huaxin Cement Co., Ltd.
3.3 Jidong Cement Co., Ltd.
3.4 Xinjiang Tianshan Cement Co., Ltd.
3.5 Sichuan Shuangma Cement Co., Ltd.

Selected charts

Quarterly Investment in Fixed Assets and the Growth Speed
Variation of China's Cement Output, 1991-2006
Total Profit of China's Domestic Cement Industry
Structure of China's Cement Products by Technique, 2001-2006
Price Analysis of Domestic Major Cement Products
Prices of P.O42.5 and P.O32.5 Cement in East China
Prices of P.O42.5 and P.O32.5 Cement in South China
Prices of P.O42.5 and P.O32.5 Cement in North China
Prices of P.O42.5 and P.O32.5 Cement in Southwest China
Prices of P.O42.5 and P.O32.5 Cement in Northeast China
Prices of P.O42.5 and P.O32.5 Cement in Northwest China
Quarterly Profit and Gross Profit Margin of Cement Industry
Coal Transfer Price in Qinhuangdao
Fixed Assets Investment Growth Speed by Region, 2006Q1-2006Q3
Schedule of China's Cement Industry Control Policies in Recent Years
Analysis on China's Domestic Regional Cement Markets by Province
Merger & Acquisition of China's Cement Industry in Recent Years
Regional Distribution of Listed Cement Companies
Foreign Capital Invested in China Cement Industry
 

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