Cement prices in central China’s Henan province in the first half of July rose by 5.61 per cent than the second half of June to CNY 309/t following the coal and electricity price rises, according to the provincial commerce department.
 
Of all cement products, prices of Ordinary Portland cement were CNY 288/t on average, an increase of 5.11 percent than the second half of June; portland blast-furnace slag cement prices averaged CNY 350 per ton, equivalent to that in the second half of June; and prices of compound portland cement gained 9.61 percent to CNY 283 per ton.