China Aggregates Association publishes the price and output of the national aggregates in May 2023 (from some are representative companies).

Aggregates prices in Beijing, Hunan, Chengdu, Qingdao, and many ports in the Yangtze River all showed a downward trend. After the price rebounded in March, the price of sand and gravel in the Yangtze River port continued to fall in April and May. Dongting Lake sand and Poyang Lake sand dropped by more than 10 yuan/ton on average compared with that of March.

Manufactured sand and gravel in Beijing fell by 5 yuan/ton; in Chengdu, Sichuan and Tianfu New District and other regions, manufactured sand and gravel both fell by 3 yuan/ton in May; the price of manufactured sand in Hunan generally fell by 2-6 yuan/ton; Qingdao Both the river sand and manufactured sand in Laoshan city dropped by 10 yuan/square, the price of river sand in May was 198 yuan/square, and the price of high-quality manufactured sand (ball mill) was 150 yuan/square.

The aggregates price of Zhejiao Mining Zhoushan Mine and Gansu Tianshui rose. Zhejiao Mining Zhoushan Mine (5-16) rose 14.3 yuan/ton to 59.3 yuan/ton; Gansu Tianshui manufactured sand continued to rise, and the price of manufactured sand in May was 69.8 yuan/ton (including tax).
Affected by rainy weather and slow project funds in May, the construction of infrastructure projects slowed down and demand declined. Recently, according to the information released by the National Climate Center, in the middle and late June, the Jiangnan area(regions south of the Yangtze River) and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River have entered the rainy season. Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan and many other places have launched a four-level flood control response!

On the morning of June 15, 2023, the State Council Information Office held a press conference to introduce the operation of the national economy in May 2023. In terms of sectors, infrastructure investment increased by 7.5% year-on-year, and real estate development investment decreased by 7.2%.

Generally speaking, affected by the weather and the slow recovery of real estate, the price of aggregates fluctuated in May. The follow-up market demand will still rely on infrastructure.

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