Macedonia’s sole cement producer Cementarnica Usje AD Skopje said its net profit for the first nine months of 2014 climbed by 13 per cent to MKD1.25bn (EUR20.2m).

Operating revenue rose six per cent to MKD3.1bn through the first nine months of this year, while operating costs remained flat at some MKD1.9bn, the company said in an unconsolidated financial statement to the Macedonian Stock Exchange.

Usje is owned by Greek cement major Titan Cement, which releases its nine-month results tomorrow.