Laos quarry blast kills one and injuries 20 people
A Chinese-operated cement plant in northern Laos caused the death of at least one person and injuries to 20 others when it started blasting operations at a quarry in Luang Praba...
Laos
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Lao government revokes cement import licence
The Loa Ministry of Industry and Commerce has directed the departments of industry and commerce throughout the country to stop issuing import licences for cement. In future ceme...
Lao Cement Co opens on Lao stock exchange
Lao Cement Co has opened for trading on the Lao Securities Exchange. The company’s participation in the Lao stock market will help to boost socio-economic development, create jo...
Hongshi Holding issues bond for cement plant project
Hongshi Holding Group Co Ltd has issued a "Belt and Road" (B&R) construction corporate bond on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), which was also the first B&R construction corpo...
Anhui Conch to resume Indonesian project with US$240m credit
Anhui Conch Cement has issued guarantees for loans likely to include US$90m facility provided by the company’s Indonesian branch, according to Anhui Conch investor relations. Th...
Vietnam April exports up 6.7%
Vietnam exported more than 1.9Mt of cement and clinker, reflecting an export value of US$67.4m, according to the country’s Customs Department. This represents a YoY increase of ...
Laos: 5000tpd plant to be completed by 2018
Vientiane Hongshi Saythirath Cement Co is due to begin construction on its new 5000tpd dry-process plant in Vientiane’s Hinhuep district, with completion estimated for 2018. The...
SE Asia towards oversupply? Premium
The southeast Asian cement market has seen rapid demand growth in recent years. Backed by favourable macroeconomic trends, it is likely to remain one of the fastest-growing ceme...
SCG forecasts regional capacity will hit 292Mta by 2018
In a presentation to investors earlier this month, Siam Cement Group (SCG) disclosed that it expects capacity in Thailand and nearby markets will reach 292Mta in two years' time...
Anhui Conch
With cement demand shrinking in its home market, Anhui Conch is ramping up its business overseas. In January-September 2015, China reported a five per cent YoY fall in cement pr...