South Korean cement producers look to expand exports
South Korea’s cement industry is accelerating exports as it grapples with soaring raw material costs and a sharp downturn in domestic construction. While exporting offers only ...
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Heidelberg Materials Managing Board visits Asia Cement Pukrang plant
The Heidelberg Materials' Managing Board has visited the Asia Cement Pukrang plant, in Thailand, in the framework of a visit in southeast Asia, which will also include the ...
South Korea cement industry boosts use of alternative fuels as demand declines
Amid a prolonged slump in the construction sector and rising costs from high exchange rates and electricity prices, Korea's cement industry is increasingly turning to alternati...
Factory in the forest
At its 5Mta Hualien plant in Taiwan, Asia Cement showcases its new circular economy solutions as well as its biodiversity restoration programme. The company’s drive for sustai...
Mixed bag of results for Taiwanese producers in June
Taiwanese cement producers have seen a mixed bag of results for June as well as the opening six months of the year. Universal Cement has reported revenue in June 2023 o...
Mixed January-March results for Taiwan’s cement producers
Taiwan-based Asia Cement Corp saw its revenue slip by 0.1 per cent to TWD8152.982m (US$267.17m) in March 2023 from TWD8160.414m in March 2022. In the January-March 2023 perio...
Asia Cement forecasts 75% fall in profit
Asia Cement (China) Holdings Corp has issued a profit warning stating that its unaudited profit attributable to equity holders for 2022 is expected to decline by approximately...
WBA claims few science-based biodiversity assessments are carried out
The World Benchmarking Alliance’s (WBA) new Nature Benchmark has analysed around 400 companies on their operations impact on nature and biodiversity, including many from the co...
South Korean cement output slashed as truckers strike
This week the South Korean government stepped in with a presidential executive order to force striking cement truck drivers in the country to go back to work. Some 76 teams o...
Asian outlook on carbon capture, utilisation and storage
This week Asia Cement announced that it would be employing TCRK's Arago Cement Process to utilise captured CO2, cement kiln dust and by-pass particles in the cement production ...