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Thailand

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Political instability has negatively affected Thai business confidence and cement consumption, which peaked in 2005. However, exports remain strong, particularly to the Middle East, and provide some relief for domestic cement producers.

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Siam City Cement 1Q sales rise, net profit hit by higher costs, Thailand
13 May 2013
Siam City Cement Co (SCCC), Thailand’s second-largest cement producer, reported a decline in operating and net profit for the 1Q13 despite a rise in sales as higher electricity and transport costs...
Cement at the heart of Europe
13 May 2013
A recent study by the Boston Consulting Group for CEMBUREAU claims that the cement industry has a key role to play in helping Europe achieve its goals of developing a sustainable, resource efficie...
Siam Cement appoints Chinese contractor for new Indonesian plant
10 May 2013
Siam Cement Group (SCG) of Thailand has signed an agreement with China-based Anhui Conch Design & Research Institute for the construction of a greenfield plant in West Java, Indonesia. The Chines...
Italian and French winters again disrupt Italcementi
07 May 2013
Italcementi's first-quarter turnover declined by 9.3 per cent to €964.8m and the running EBITDA fell by 32.7 per cent to €88.5m. The €21.3m trading profit a year earlier dropped to a €16.5m loss a...
Siam City Cement adds water management to Sustainability Roadmap, Thailand
02 May 2013
Thailand's second-largest producer Siam City Cement (SCCC) is to add water management and conservation to its Sustainable Development Roadmap and plans to spend THB58.7m (US$2m) on water conservat...
Falcon Cement to increase capacity, Bahrain
01 May 2013
Falcon Cement Company, Bahrain’s sole integrated cement facility, has signed an advisory and engineering service agreement with LV Technology Public Company of Thailand, to increase capacity and...
Siam Cement Group to lift capacity by 4.5Mta in two years
25 April 2013
Siam Cement Group plans to spend US$1.5bn to expand cement production capacity in Southeast Asia by 4.5Mta over the next two years. President and chief executive of Siam Cement Kan Trakhulhoon ...
Siam Cement first quarter net profit rises 47% YoY, Thailand
24 April 2013
Siam Cement reported a 47 per cent is first quarter net profit, mainly due to advances in its cement and petrochemical business. The Thai conglomerate posted a net profit of THB8.8bn (US$805m) f...