Vietnam monthly output up 27% YoY
Vietnam is estimated to have produced 5.2Mt of cement in January, down 8.1 per cent from December 2014 but up 27 per cent from a year ago, according to the government's General...
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All eyes on the ASEAN
The southeast Asian cement markets of the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand are set for continued growth in 2015, while elsewhere in the region there is plenty to keep investor...
Indocement expects 5-6% sales rise
PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk, part of the HeidelbergCement Group, said sales would rise 5-6 per cent this year on hopes of strong demand from the infrastructure sector, K...
Acting Semen Indonesia CEO named new head
PT Semen Indonesia Tbk on Friday appointed acting chief executive officer, Suparni, as its new head. His term will expire in 2019. Suparni, who goes by one name only, had bee...
SCG positive on Thai demand outlook
Thai cement demand is expected to increase by six per cent in 2015 after remaining flat last year, and prices are expected to hold relatively steady despite new capacity on the...
Vicem sales exceed full-year target
State-owned Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) sales rose by 3.2 per cent from a year ago and exceeded the year’s target by 5.7 per cent boosted by higher exports. F...
Lafarge Malaysia contract win and new mill purchase positive
Lafarge Malaysia’s recently-awarded MYR254m (US$72.6m) concrete supply contract and its purchase of a cement mill from Lafarge Ciment (Romania) are being viewed as positive for...
Indonesian: expected sales rebound ahead
Indonesian cement demand growth is expected to slow in 2014 but sales are anticipated to rebound next year as new projects get underway. For full-year 2014 the Indonesian Ce...
Vietnam Jan-Nov cement sales up 16%
Cement sales in Vietnam jumped 16 per cent YoY to 64.46Mt in the first 11 months of this year, fulfilling the whole-year target, according to the government’s data. Of the s...
Lawyer defends Semen Indonesia's Rembang plant, Indonesia
Noted lawyer Adnan Buyung Nasution, who is legally representing PT Semen Indonesia, is trying to bring together stakeholders to realise the construction of a cement plant in Re...