China fills vacant cement market in Japan and will expand Southeast Asia

After the Great East Japan Earthquake, many manufacturers of emergency products in Zhejiang were busy supplying various kinds of materials to Japan. However, the production technology of these export materials was not very difficult and the technical content was not too great. Therefore, the profitability of the products It is limited.

After Japan suffered a major earthquake, the future reconstruction of the disaster will have a huge impact on certain industries. For example, the demand for cement and building materials in the construction sector will increase significantly. So, for the most basic cement industry in the field of construction, does Zhejiang Cement have a chance? The reporter cast this issue to Wang Huakang, secretary general of the Hangzhou Cement Industry Association. Wang Huakang said that recently he is also thinking about this issue.

In general, the demand for cement is reflected in half a year or even longer after the earthquake. Wang Huakang also believes that Hangzhou cement is not able to reflect supply and demand changes as emergency supplies, so it can only be a guess at the moment. “Japan itself is a cement exporter, with relatively overcapacity of cement, and it is exported to countries such as Southeast Asia each year. After the earthquake, perhaps their domestic demand just solved their own excess capacity. If they are short of supply, they may With China's imports, the nearest Bohai Sea area has the most chance, and coincidentally Shandong is a big cement province, and Zhejiang's chances are not obvious."

Wang Huakang continued to analyze: “Although Zhejiang Cement may not enter the Japanese market, but Japan Cement will form a market vacancy in Southeast Asia (maybe in the future), Zhejiang Cement has a chance. Even though this is only the current thinking, but for the cement companies in Zhejiang It is possible to make preparations in advance and even advance the development of the Southeast Asian market in advance. Perhaps it is possible to find a way out.” Wang Huakang said that opportunities are often reserved for companies with preparations.