SunSirs: China Building Materials Markets Intelligence (August 19, 2025)
August 19 2025 14:06:37     SunSirs (Selena)Paper board: The Shanghai Stock Exchange announced that the offset printing paper futures will be listed for trading starting from September 10, 2025 (Wednesday), with a call auction from 08:55 to 09:00 on the same day and an opening at 09:00. The trading margin is 8% of the contract value (hedging trading margin is 7% of the contract value); The limit up and limit down range is ± 6%, and the limit up and limit down range on the first day is twice that.
Asphalt: During the week of August 18th, the total inventory of asphalt in 104 social warehouses in China was 1.802 million tons, a decrease of 1.7% compared to August 14th. 54 domestic asphalt sample factories have a total inventory of 770,000 tons, an increase of 3.2% compared to August 14th.
Cement: According to data from the General Administration of Customs, in July 2025, China exported 1.01 million tons of cement and cement clinker, a year-on-year increase of 117.4%; From January to July, the cumulative export volume was 5.16 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 60.3%.
Wood: According to data from the General Administration of Customs, in July 2025, China imported 3.62 million tons of wood and its products, a year-on-year decrease of 17.8%; From January to July, the cumulative imports were 26.68 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 13.5%.
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