{{Short description|Chinese building materials company}} {{distinguish|text=China National Building Material Group, the parent company}} {{Infobox company | name = China National Building Material | logo = | type = [[public company|public]] | traded_as = {{hkex|03323}} | foundation = 1984 | founder = | location_city = [[Beijing]] | location_country = [[People's Republic of China]] | location = | origins = | key_people = [[Chairman]]: Mr. Song Zhi Ping | area_served = [[People's Republic of China]] | industry = [[Building materials]] | products = Cement, [[Gypsum]], [[Fiber glass]] | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | num_employees = 100,000 people | parent = China National Building Material Group | divisions = | subsid = | owner = | slogan = | homepage = [https://www.cnbm.com.cn www.cnbm.com.cn/] }} {{chinese | title = China National Building Material Co., Ltd. | s = 中国建材股份 | s2 = 中国建材 }} [[File:Power_Plaza,_Gongzhufen_(20240321094325).jpg | thumb | right | alt=Two identical square buildings. They are grey with a series of identical rectangle windows on each side. Large red Mandarin characters are in the upper left corner of each building. | Power Plaza, which houses CNBM Headquarters ]] '''China National Building Material Co., Ltd.''' or '''CNBM''' is a public traded company, engaging in [[cement]], lightweight [[building materials]], [[glass fiber]] and [[fibre-reinforced plastic]] products and [[engineering]] service businesses.
CNBM is currently the largest cement and [[gypsum]] board producer in China. It is also the largest glass fiber producer in [[Asia]].
CNBM was listed on the [[Hong Kong Stock Exchange]] under [[Initial public offering|IPO]] on 23 March 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cnbmltd.com/english/zgjc/index.htm |title=China National Building Material Company - About Us |access-date=2008-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114120031/http://cnbmltd.com/english/zgjc/index.htm |archive-date=2018-11-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
CNBM joined the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index from 10 March 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://main.hsi.com.hk/hsicom/announce/20080215e.pdf |title=CNBM joined Hang Seng China Enterprises Index |access-date=2008-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031181623/http://main.hsi.com.hk/hsicom/announce/20080215e.pdf |archive-date=2008-10-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In October 2013 CNBM entered into an agreement with Qatari Investors Group to expand the Al Khaliji Cement plant. Al Khaliji, a subsidiary of Qatari Investors Group, is planning to double clinker and production capacity at the plant to 12,000tpd and 14,000tpd, respectively. FLSmidth is to supply equipment and machinery for the US$190m expansion.<ref name="CemNet.com">{{cite web |url =http://www.cemnet.com/Corporate/story/153211/china-national-building-materials-cnbm-.html |title =China National Building Materials (CNBM) |date =28 October 2013 |website =CemNet.com |publisher =International Cement Review |accessdate =31 October 2013 }}</ref>
In 2013, CNBM acquires China manufacturer of solar [[photovoltaics]] modules, Jetion Solar. <ref>{{cite web |url = http://jetionsolar.com/about/?108.html |title = About Us |website = jetionsolar.com |publisher = Jetion Solar |accessdate = 1 November 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170305001608/http://jetionsolar.com/about/?108.html |archive-date = 5 March 2017 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
In 2014, CNBM acquires German [[thin-film solar cell]] manufacturer, Avancis.<ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2014/SEP/CNBM_020914.shtml |title =China's CNBM completes acquisition of Germany's Avancis |date =2 September 2014 |website =semiconductor-today.com |publisher =Semiconductor Today |accessdate =1 November 2016 }}</ref>
In the middle of 2014, CNBM took over all of the risks and benefits for 10 Ukrainian solar power plants, namely, Voskhod Solar, Neptun Solar, Franko Solar, Franko PV, Dunayskaya SES-1, Dunayskaya SES-2, Priozernaya-1, Priozernaya-2, Limanskaya Energy-1 and Limanskaya Energy-2.<ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.unian.info/economics/1175302-chinas-cnbm-allowed-to-buy-solar-power-plants-in-ukraine.html |title =China's CNBM allowed to buy solar power plants in Ukraine |date =5 November 2015 |website =unian.info |publisher =Unian |accessdate =1 November 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url =http://ukranews.com/publication/1772-vtoroy-kytayskyy-shans |title =Второй китайский шанс |date =21 September 2016 |website =ukranews.com |publisher =Ukrainian News |language = Russian |trans-title=Second chance chinese |accessdate =1 November 2016 }}</ref>
In 2015, CNBM begun work on a new 1.5 GW [[Copper indium gallium selenide solar cells|CIGS]] [[Semiconductor fabrication plant|fab]] in Bengbu, Anhui province, China, in what promises to become one of the largest CIGS manufacturing facilities in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2015/oct/cnbm_201015.shtml |title =CNBM breaks ground for largest CIGS solar module production plant in China |date =20 October 2015 |website =semiconductor-today.com |publisher =Semiconductor Today |accessdate =1 November 2016 }}</ref>
In 2016, UK solar developers WElink Energy and British Solar Renewables (BSR) have signed a £1.1 billion deal with CNBM to develop solar energy projects and zero-carbon homes in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/news/welink_energy_bsr_sign_1.1_billion_solar_and_efficient_homes_deal_9023 |title =WElink Energy, BSR sign £1.1 billion solar and efficient homes deal with CNBM |date =15 January 2016 |website =solarpowerportal.co.uk |publisher =Solar Power Portal |accessdate =1 November 2016 }}</ref>
The parent company of China National Building Material is China National Building Material Group (established in 1984), is a [[state-owned enterprise]] administered by the [[State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council]].
==See also== *[[Advanced materials industry in China]] * [[Chinese drywall]]
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== External links == *[http://www.cnbm.com.cn/ China National Building Material Group] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080612212512/http://www.cnbmltd.com/english/ China National Building Material Company Limited]
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