en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Chinese industry standard "Green Factory Evaluation Requirements for the Industrial Ceramics Industry" has entered the approval and public comment stage. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently published a notice soliciting public comments on 51 industry standards, including "2020-1593T-JC Green Factory Evaluation Requirements for the Industrial Ceramics Industry," a building materials industry standard. This standard specifies the evaluation index system and evaluation results for green factories in the industrial ceramics industry, applicable to the creation and evaluation of green factories in alumina ball/ceramic lining production enterprises. The public comment period runs from June 30, 2026, to July 29, 2026.
The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Department of Industry and Information Technology released the "Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Industrial Sector Green and Low-Carbon Advanced Technology Promotion Catalog (2026)" on July 2, aiming to promote green transformation in the region's industrial sector and guide enterprises to adopt advanced green and low-carbon new processes, technologies, and equipment. Multiple technologies applicable to the building materials industry, including energy-saving technology for oxygen-enriched cement clinker calcination systems, full-condition intelligent optimization control technology for cement production lines, and key technologies for preparing activated aluminosilicate cementitious materials for cement, were included in the catalog.
The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council announced the evaluation results of the progress and effectiveness of the "Science and Technology Reform Action" and "Double Hundred Action" for central enterprises in 2025. Subsidiaries of China National Building Material Group were rated as "3 Benchmarks" and "4 Excellent." Among them, Sinoma International Engineering Co., Ltd., Beijing Composite Materials Co., Ltd., and Shandong Industrial Ceramics Research & Design Institute Co., Ltd. were rated as "Benchmarks."
Conch Cement (600585) issued an announcement on July 3 disclosing the progress of its A-share share repurchase. The company had previously disclosed a repurchase plan on May 27, planning to use 600 million to 1 billion yuan of its own funds to repurchase A-shares, with a repurchase price cap of 27.71 yuan per share and a repurchase implementation period from May 29 to August 25. As of June 30, 2026, the company had repurchased a total of 2.2 million A-shares through centralized bidding, accounting for 0.0415% of the company's total share capital, with transaction prices ranging from 19.26 yuan per share to 20.33 yuan per share, and a total transaction amount of 43,808,898 yuan.
China Glass (03300) issued an announcement on July 3 stating that its indirect non-wholly owned subsidiary, Linyi Zhongbo, signed a transfer agreement with an independent third party, Inner Mongolia Yujing, to sell a production capacity indicator for 500 tons of flat glass per day, with a total transaction consideration of 75 million yuan. This sale is part of the group's strategy to exit domestic production lines that have been suspended and focus on overseas business. The production capacity indicator has no book value, and after deducting costs, the transaction is expected to generate approximately 71 million yuan in gains, with the funds to be used to supplement the group's working capital.
Xizang Kaitou Haitong Cement Co., Ltd. recently secured the first special loan for carbon quota procurement in the Tibet Autonomous Region. Under the guidance of the People's Bank of China Tibet Autonomous Region Branch, China Everbright Bank Lhasa Branch provided the company with a special loan of 5 million yuan, which will be specifically used for carbon quota procurement and carbon compliance-related work. Haitong Cement stated that it will continue to deepen energy-saving and carbon-reduction technological upgrades and steadily advance the construction of a green production system.
Keda Manufacturing (600499) issued an announcement on June 30 stating that the company and its subsidiaries had received a notice of acceptance from the Guangdong Provincial People's Procuratorate. The plaintiff, Feng Jun, submitted a supervision application due to dissatisfaction with the second-instance verdict in a joint venture contract dispute case, and the procuratorate has formally accepted the case. The dispute began in 2021 when Feng Jun filed a lawsuit alleging that Keda Lithium had failed to pay patent technology consulting fees. In 2022, the first-instance verdict ordered Keda Lithium to pay Feng Jun 90.571 million yuan in technology consulting fees, with Keda Manufacturing bearing joint liability. The company appealed the verdict, and in 2023, the Guangdong High Court overturned the original verdict in the second instance, dismissing all of the opposing party's claims. The case is currently under review, and it remains unclear whether the supervision application will be supported.
Tianrui Cement Group issued an announcement on July 3 proposing to contract out the operations of Tianrui Group Ningling Cement Co., Ltd., Tianrui Group Yuzhou Cement Co., Ltd. (Yuzhou Phase I only, excluding Yuzhou Qianjing), Pingdingshan Tianrui Yaodian Cement Co., Ltd., and Haicheng No.1 Cement Co., Ltd. The contractor will have autonomy over salary and reward determination, employment, and raw material procurement, but must operate in compliance with the law and accept the group's supervision and management in areas such as safety, quality, environmental protection, and taxation, and must not damage the "Tianrui" brand. The contract period will be determined through negotiation between the parties.
The Guizhou Province Anshui City Ecological Environment Bureau released a public notice on July 2 regarding the acceptance of the "Guanling Autonomous County Tian Shun Xiang Concrete Co., Ltd. Annual 300,000 Cubic Meter Commercial Concrete Project." This is a new project with a total investment of 10 million yuan, located in Fanjiazhai Group, Kangzhai Village, Yongning Town, Guanling Autonomous County, covering a total area of 2,000 square meters. The construction mainly includes one commercial concrete production line and supporting auxiliary projects, with an annual output of 300,000 cubic meters of commercial concrete.
Conch Cement (600585) recently issued an announcement stating that the company's board of directors received a written resignation report from employee director Fan Zhan on July 3, who resigned due to personal job changes. On the same day, Weng Changyi was elected and appointed as an employee director of the tenth board of directors through employee recommendation, with a term effective from July 3 until the expiration of the tenth board of directors. Born in 1980, Weng Changyi is a process engineer who previously served as the factory manager of the manufacturing branch of Anhui Chizhou Conch Cement Co., Ltd. and currently serves as the head of the company's Safety and Environmental Protection Department.
KITO Ceramics Group signed contracts in 51 new cities in the first half of 2026, covering more than 60 regions in core cities across China, including Qingdao, Hefei, Fuzhou, and Wuxi. The group stated that its counter-cyclical expansion stems from its differentiated positioning in three dimensions: products, brand, and terminal empowerment. Its flagship product, Candy Glaze, has undergone 12 years of continuous iteration, and the newly upgraded Candy Glaze 9.0·Healing Series will debut soon. The group has deepened international cooperation with Torrecid and Italy's ABK Group, focusing on designer channels to capture the high-end market.
Hongtao Ceramics recently signed a national strategic cooperation agreement with Yezhifeng Decoration Group, aiming to integrate the entire chain of building materials supply chain and home decoration services. This cooperation covers nearly 60 key regions across 17 provinces in China, achieving deep three-dimensional synergy in products, channels, and services. The two parties will advance core initiatives such as jointly customizing exclusive product lineups, upgrading offline scenario-based displays, unifying terminal service standards, and improving the full-process delivery system.
