Japan's cement industry expects historic decline
Japan’s domestic cement demand is approaching a historic low, with projections for fiscal 2026 falling to 30Mt. This figure sits below the levels recorded in 1964, the year of T...
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Japan aims for new heights in timber
The proposed W350 Project is expected to reach a height of approximately 350m. According to the developers, around 90 percent of the building’s structure will be made from timbe...
Tokuyama to exit cement sales business through transfer to Taiheiyo Cement
Japan-based Tokuyama Corp has announced plans to transfer its domestic cement and solidification agent sales business to Taiheiyo Cement , as part of a broader restructuring of ...
Taiheiyo Cement exits Chinese subsidiary with stake sale
Japan-based Taiheiyo Cement has announced the sale of its entire 88.51 per cent stake in Jiangnan-Onoda Midoro, its former cement manufacturing and sales subsidiary in China. Th...
Taiheiyo Cement records impairment losses on Philippines subsidiary, revises FY26 forecasts
Taiheiyo Cement has recorded impairment losses related to non-current assets at its consolidated subsidiary in the Philippines and recognised a loss on valuation of shares in th...
Sumitomo Osaka Cement to shut coal power plant
Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co has announced that it will record an extraordinary loss related to the planned closure of its coal-fired Ako Power Plant. In a disclosure covering 3QFY2...
UBE Mitsubishi Cement to halt kiln at Kyushu plant by 2027
Mitsubishi Materials has announced that UBE Mitsubishi Cement Corp , its 50:50 equity-method affiliate with UBE Corp, has approved a reorganisation of its domestic cement produc...
Taiheiyo Cement advances carbon-neutral strategy
Taiheiyo Cement has reported its strongest consolidated profit since the company’s formation in 1998, according to its newly released Taiheiyo Cement Report 2025. Group revenue ...
Taiheiyo Cement sees 1H25 profit fall as domestic volumes decline
Tokyo-listed Taiheiyo Cement Corp has reported weaker interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2025, citing subdued domestic demand and escalating cost pressures. N...
Tokyo Cement reports JPY16,322m turnover and JPY1,003m profit for 2Q25
Tokyo Cement Group reported a turnover of JPY16,322m (US$107m) and a profit after tax of JPY1003m for the second quarter ending 30 September 2025, compared to JPY13,833m and JPY...