en.Wedoany.com Reported - On April 2nd, the Henan Provincial Development and Reform Commission of China released the list of key provincial construction projects for 2026. A total of 1,418 key projects have been arranged, with a total investment of approximately 3.2 trillion yuan, and an annual planned investment target exceeding 1 trillion yuan. This large-scale investment plan will unleash sustained, large-scale, and rigid demand for the sand and gravel industry, becoming a significant support for the industry's stable growth.
These key projects cover six core areas, characterized by their large scale, wide coverage, and strong momentum. Among them, infrastructure construction includes 210 projects with a total investment of 1 trillion yuan and an annual planned investment of 171 billion yuan. Projects such as the Nanyang-Xinyang-Hefei high-speed railway, the Zhengzhou-Luoyang expressway, and the Sha-Ying River "Connecting Ports to Industrial Parks" project will serve as the traditional infrastructure drivers for boosting sand and gravel demand. Industrial transformation and development projects are the most numerous, reaching 992, with a total investment of 1.8 trillion yuan and an annual planned investment of 543.8 billion yuan, accounting for 67.5% of the annual investment for all projects. Manufacturing projects constitute over 57%, while new industry projects account for 64.9%, covering areas such as new energy components, power batteries, and port logistics hubs, making them the main force of project investment. Furthermore, there are also layouts in areas including innovation-driven capability enhancement, new infrastructure, green and low-carbon transformation, and improvement of people's livelihoods and social undertakings, forming a pattern of coordinated advancement across multiple sectors.
The massive project investment will directly drive sand and gravel consumption. In large-scale infrastructure areas like high-speed railways, expressways, and ports, the demand for sand and gravel will continue to grow, providing long-term orders for sand and gravel enterprises. Simultaneously, people's livelihood projects such as urban renewal and urban village renovation will also continuously release demand, helping to improve the current situation in the sand and gravel industry characterized by "demand contraction and price pressure."
Key projects impose higher requirements on the quality and supply stability of sand and gravel, which will compel the sand and gravel industry to improve quality and upgrade. Leading enterprises possessing green mine qualifications and large-scale production capacity are expected to secure more orders, while small and medium-sized production capacity with outdated technology and substandard environmental protection will accelerate their exit, further increasing industry concentration. High-standard demand will also drive enterprises to promote green processes such as dry sand making, increase research and development of high-quality aggregates and special aggregates, and promote the industry's transition from "extensive supply" to "high-quality supply."
Henan has abundant local sand and gravel resources. Manufactured sand made from granite, basalt, etc., features high strength and strong wear resistance, making it suitable for infrastructure needs. The concentrated construction of key projects will effectively absorb local compliant production capacity and improve capacity utilization. At the same time, the construction of projects such as the Sha-Ying River "Connecting Ports to Industrial Parks" project and the Zhoukou national-level port logistics hub will improve the multimodal transport system of "highway + railway + waterway," significantly reducing sand and gravel transportation costs. According to estimates, waterway transportation costs are only 1/4 of railway costs and 1/15 of highway costs. This will expand the radiation range of Henan's sand and gravel to surrounding provinces and enhance its voice in the regional market.
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