The construction materials industry is gradually recovering, with emerging materials experiencing rapid growth.

According to National Bureau of Statistics data, from January to May this year, the value added of building materials industry above a certain scale increased by 0.2% year-on-year, down by 0.4 percentage points from the same period last year, and 6.0 percentage points lower than the growth rate of the national industrial value added. The output of 12 products with a high correlation with the industrial sector and terminal consumption, such as flat glass, glass fiber yarn, composite materials, sanitary ceramics, and light-weight building materials, maintained year-on-year growth. Meanwhile, the output of 19 products, which are more affected by the real estate and infrastructure construction markets, such as cement, commercial concrete, marble slabs, and thermal insulation and soundproofing products, saw a year-on-year decrease.

Wuhan Hankou Electric Furnace Co., Ltd. has been dedicated to the research, development, production, and technological upgrades of new building materials equipment for many years. Among them, the perlite expansion furnace and vitrified microbead production line have been mass-produced in the building materials industry.