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China: Data from the National Development and Reform Commission reports that the profits of local cement companies more than doubled to US$64bn in 2018 compared to 2017. Cement output grew by 3% year-on-year to 2.18Bnt, according to the Xinhua News Agency. Cement sector growth has been attributed to rising cement prices. In December 2018 the average price of cement was 10.6% higher than at the same time in 2017.

China: Cement producers will be forced to pay fees for captive power plants under new legislation introduced by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). The move was introduced in a draft plan in March 2018 in order to reduce electricity prices for industrial and commercial users, according to Reuters. The new regulations are also intended to cut down on pollution from coal-powered plants used by the cement sector as well as steel and aluminium producers. The size of fees paid by onsite power plants will be decided by provincial governments.

China: Cement production has fallen by 0.5% year-on-year to 1.5Bt in the first eight months of 2017. This compares to a rise of 2.5% in the same period in 2016, according to data from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). The Xinhua News Agency has also reported that the property sector stagnated in major cities due to government moves to prevent speculation.

China: The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) is considering aiming for a 10% cut in cement production. The Chinese state planning body announced on 6 March 2017 that it is pushing to cut production capacity in a number of industries including coal, steel and cement, according to the Nikkei Asian Review. Some sources place Chinese cement production capacity at up to 3.5Bnt/yr and 30% of this is believed to be surplus. The commission intends to cut production capacity through market control and legislation. The change in policy from the NDRC coincides with the third consecutive year that China’s annual target for real economic growth has been lowered.

China: Cement output grew by 2.6% year-on-year to 1.77Bnt in the first nine months of 2016, according to data from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). This is compared to a 4.7% drop in output that was noted for the same period in 2015 compared to 2014. Figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) show that property sector investment rose by 5.8% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2016, a faster rate than earlier in the year, supported by interest rate cuts and lower deposits.

China: China has decided to implement a tiered electricity pricing system for the cement plants to promote 'structural adjustment' in the cement industry, according to a circular released by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) according to Chinese state news.

The tiered electricity pricing system for the domestic cement industry will be based on comprehensive electricity consumption of clinker (cement) and implemented on an annual basis from 1 January to 31 December. Local governments will also be able to implement the system and raise the electricity prices for cement plants.

China: Profits made by the cement industry have fallen by 67.6% year-on-year to US$521m for the first quarter of 2015 according to statistics released by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). Cement output fell slightly by 3.4% year-on-year to 428Mt in the same period.

China: China's building materials sector remained sluggish as the property market showed no signs of warming, according to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). Cement output rose by 3.6% year-on-year to 1.14Bnt in the first half of 2014, slowing by 6.1% points from the expansion seen during the same period of 2013. The data pointed to the continuing weakness in the property market. The average home price in 70 Chinese cities fell by 0.47% during June 2014, the second consecutive monthly drop after a 0.15% fall in May 2014.

China: China intends to stop the production of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) 32.5 grade cement. Liu Ming, an official of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), made the comment at a forum according to the Xinhua news agency.

Stopping production of OPC 32.5 grade cement would reduce the country's total cement output by 340Mt/yr, accounting for 11% of the total output. The large amount of OPC 32.5 grade cement had led the overcapacity of the cement industry.

China: The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) had finalised details of an overall plan to reduce overcapacity in the cement industry according to Xin Renzhou, an official with the MIIT interviewed by an affiliate of the Xinhua News Agency.

Xin said that the plan would require higher standards for environmental controls including fuel efficiency measures. Cement plants failing to comply with the new requirements will be ordered to make changes or face losing market access. Jing Xiaobo, another official from the MIIT, added that the through the plan China also intends to reduce overcapacity mby expanding domestic demand, accelerating its decommissioning strategy and optimising organisational structures in cement producers.

In addition to joint efforts between the MITT and the NDRC, the China Banking Regulatory Commission and other related authorities will issue a series of supporting policies on curbing overcapacity, and adopting more commercial measures to strictly control the output capacity of major industries, such as the cement industry.