Outlook on Chinas Building Materials IndustryChina International Economic Consultants (CIEC)April 15, 2002Development and Prospect of Chinas Building Materials Industry in 2001Building materials industry is closely related to the development cycle of the national economy. In recent years, China has implemented a series of policies such as the pro-active fiscal policy and the expansive monetary policy. Accordingly, the national economic growth has rallied. While the world economy generally slid by a wide margin, China still managed to achieve a relatively high GDP growth rate of 7.3% in 2001. Underpinned by the fast national economic growth, the economic operation quality of Chinas building materials industry continued to improve steadily in 2001 on the basis of a substantial rebound in 2000. According to latest monthly statistics, the basic economic operation situation of the building materials industry in 2001 were as follows: the yearly industrial added value hit 102.3 billion yuan (referring to state-owned industrial enterprises and non-state owned industrial enterprises with annual sales of over 5 million yuan, and the same below), up 11.65% over the previous year, which was slightly higher than the goal of 9-10% set at the end of 2000; the yearly sales revenue amounted to 314.6 billion yuan, up 11.07% over the previous year; the yearly profits totaled 11.891 billion yuan, up 26.81% over the previous year, which was slightly more than the goal of about 11 billion yuan set at the end of 2000; the annual import and export value of building materials and non-metallic mineral commodities stood at 5.672 billion US dollars, up 12.12% over the previous year, of which export accounted for 3.3 billion US dollars, up 15.11%; the output of cement reached 621 million tons, up 6.5% year on year; the production of plate glass hit 204 million weight crates, up 14.48% year on year.For 2002, the entire building materials industry will maintain steady growth supported by steady national economic growth. Numerous favorable factors will prop up overall growth of the building materials industry, although some unfavorable factors will restrain its further development. Structural adjustment amid control over aggregate output will still be the main tone for development of the countrys building materials industry in 2002. As China has entered the WTO, the domestic building materials industry will face fiercer competition and some sub-sectors will be affected to some extents.This Report will summarize the operating conditions of Chinas building materials industry in 2001, analyze and forecast its industrial developments in 2002, and specify the advantages and disadvantages of Chinas WTO membership on the building materials industry by employing authoritative data and materials.Content1.Development of Chinas Building Materials Industry in 200111.1 Aggregate Control Targets for the Building Materials Industry in 200111.2Overview of Industrial Operation21.2.1Aggregate Control Targets for the Building Materials Industry in First Half Year21.2.2 Annual Accomplishment of Main Economic Indicators of the Industry41.3Operations of 26 Key Building Materials Enterprises62.Operations of Sub-sectors in Building Materials Industry in 200182.1Glass and Glass Products Industry82.2Construction and Sanitary Ceramics Industry112.3Glass Fiber and Products Industry112.4Cement Industry133.Influences of WTO Entry on Chinas Building Materials Industry and Analysis of Countermeasures173.1General Influences on the Building Materials Industry173.1.1Analysis of Advantages and Disadvantages of Chinas Building Materials Industry173.1.2Influences of WTO Entry on Building Materials Industry Analysis of Opportunities and Challenges183.2 Influences on Main Sub-industries/Associated Industries193.2.1Main Sub-industries193.2.2Associated Industries Ceramic Machine-building Industry213.3Analysis of Countermeasures234.Analysis and Forecast of the Developments of Building Materials Industry in 2002264.1Targets and Main Work of the Building Materials Industry in 2002264.1.1Targets264.1.2Main Work264.2Favorable Factors for the Building Materials Industry in 2002284.3Unfavorable Factors for the Building Materials Industry in 2002295.Development Plans for Building Materials Industry305.1Tenth Five-Year Plan (2001-2005) for the Industry305.2 Tenth Five-year Plan for Main Sub-sectors305.2.1Construction and Sanitary Ceramics Industry305.2.2Cement Industry315.2.3Glass Industry336.Analysis of Listed Companies in Building Materials Industry356.1New Building Materials Block356.2Cement Block366.3Glass Block376.4Construction and Sanitary Ceramics Block387.Appendixes397.1 Tenth Five-Year Plan for the Building Materials Industry397.3 18 Standards for Building Materials Industry54