Building materials industry will continue steady growth, while further intensify structural adjustment. In the first half, building material added value increased 12.1%, the growth rate with the same period last year. Building products industry, deep processing industry continues to maintain rapid growth. In the first half, building materials industry, deep processing industry growth rate although the past several years of rapid growth fell, but still maintain a rapid growth. Traditional building materials industry production growth slowed. Cement, plate glass and other traditional industries affected by excess capacity and insufficient demand effects, production declined.

In the first half, producing 1.1 billion tons of cement, an increase of 9.7%; flat glass 390 million weight cases, an increase of 10.8%. Cement prices low volatility, flat glass prices rose steadily. According to the Building Materials Federation statistics, in June, focusing on ex-cement building materials enterprises were 338.95 yuan / ton, last month fell 3.68 yuan / ton. Ex-factory price 63.81 yuan monthly flat glass / weight box, last month rose 1.4 yuan / weight box. Profit status gradually restored. In the first half, building materials industry realized profits rose by 18.2% (last year was down 9%); main business income margin of 6%, an increase of 0.1 percentage points. Investment slowdown, but to optimize the structure. In the first half, building materials industry investment in fixed assets grew 13.9% year on year growth rate down 5.5 percentage points. Among them, the overcapacity of cement, flat glass industry investment in negative growth, stone mining and processing, light building materials, technical glass, glass fiber and products, glass reinforced composites low energy investment in low-emission industries rapid growth, the growth rate were 20% or more.

Currently, the building materials industry to accelerate the pace of structural adjustment, the second half is expected to remain stable, while the production of basic and further adjusting structure, promoting transformation, improve the quality of growth and efficiency.

The chemical industry in general will continue to show slow stabilization running posture. In the first half, the chemical industry realized an added value up 11.8% year on year growth rate down 0.2 percentage points, 0.4 percentage points lower than the first quarter. The main products, caustic soda production increased by 4.7%, fertilizer, pesticide production rose by 8.6% and 4.7%, synthetic rubber production increased by 6.1%, soda ash production fell 0.3%. The main products and lower prices. According soda Association statistics, in the first half, soda ash (heavy ash) average price of 1372 yuan / ton, down 16.9%.

According to the chlor-alkali Association statistics, in the first half, the average price of 6472 yuan PVC / ton, down 5.3%. According to the Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association statistics, in the first half, urea, natural rubber (SCR10) and MAP average decline of 9.8% year on year respectively, 13.6 and 16.8%. Profitability is still poor. In the first half, the chemical industry profit growth of 10.6% (compared to 18.9% drop). Chemical industry, the main business income margin was 4.6%, down 0.1 percentage points; corporate loss was 15.1%, an expansion of 0.5 percentage points; enterprises suffered losses totaling 40.6 billion yuan, an increase of 13.7%.

Currently, the chemical industry overcapacity contradictions, product prices overall downward trend has not changed, only the decline narrowed, many of them near the line products at cost. In the second half, real estate, textile and automotive major downstream industry's growth is unlikely to accelerate growth, the demand situation is unlikely to improve, is expected to slow the chemical industry will continue to follow the development trend of stabilization.