Based on the latest data from Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China, from January to June, the gross industrial output value of China building materials industry was RMB 1,55 trillion yuan. And the growth speed of industrial added value reached 27.2 percent calculated at fixed price.
In first half year, cement products manufacturing reached to 261.2 billion yuan, and the industry added value increased 50.5 percent compared to the corresponded period previous year. The output of plate glass was 380 million weight cases, increased 19.1 percent compared to same time last year. Building and sanitary ceramics industry reached to 170.1 billion yuan, the industrial added value increased 24.3 percent against the correspondence time last year. Fiberglass products and reinforced plastics manufacturing completed 76 billion yuan and was up by 28.5 percent.
In June, the cost price of China building material and non-mineral products rose 0.25 percent against last month, and increased 5.96 percent compared to the same time last year. The averagerate during January to June rose 4.96 percent against same period previous year. Among them, the average cost price of general cement in June was 325.43 yuan per ton, increased 1.07 yuan compared to last month, and was up 57.24 yuan against correspondent period last year.
In the first half year, building materials industry completed 399 billion yuan of fixed investment, year-on-year growth of 31.9 percent, the growth rate dropped 0.6 percent. The national cement industry completed 65.4 billion investment, and was of 15.3 percent year-on-year drop. In recent years, the west and center region of China have changed its development trend from high energy-consuming industries to low energy-consuming and high value-added industries. Among the fixed investment in east of China during January to June, cement products, building technical glass, fiberglass products and reinforced plastics, light building materials, waterproof materials, building stone, nonmetalliferous ore processing and other new low energy-consuming industries occupied more than 50 percent.
