Southeast Asian advances
Southeast Asia continues to be a hive of cement activity and recent commentary by local producers suggests the prospects remain promising for certain key markets through 2014. ...
Southeast Asia
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Vietnam Jan-Feb sales rise 6.7% YoY
Vietnam sold 8.4Mt of cement in the first two months of this year, up 6.7 per cent from a year earlier, the Ministry of Construction said. Of the total, 5.3Mt of cement was s...
Record profits for Holcim Philippines
Holcim Philippines registered record earnings and sales last year amid strong market conditions and effective cost management. Meanwhile, the company has said it will delay the...
Indonesian president inaugurates Tonasa V project
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia has officially inaugurated Semen Tonasa’s Line V project and power plant in Pangkajene Island District, South Sulawesi. Semen T...
Thailand: Siam City Cement anticipates flat domestic demand in 2014
Siam City Cement Co (SCCC) posted flat volumes in the fourth quarter of last year and expects demand to remain subdued during 2014 due to the postponement of infrastructure and...
Vietnam export sales hit new high
Ministry of Construction (MoC), said cement output in 2013 hit 70Mt while sales rose 14 per cent YoY to 61Mt. Cement exports reached a record high of more than 14Mt during the ...
Indonesia: January sales decline on floods
Cement sales in Indonesia declined by 0.3 per cent to 4.64Mta as heavy rains triggered extensive flooding, causing disruption to construction activity and distribution networks...
Philippine cement sales advance 6% in 2013
Philippine cement sales increased by 5.9 per cent YoY on the back of increased infrastructure activity, the Cement Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (CeMAP) has said...
Semen Indonesia plans IDR4trn capex in 2014
Semen Indonesia plans to spend IDR4trn (US$328.81m) to construct two plants in Rembang (Central Java) and Indarung (West Sumatra), the company’s CEO, Dwi Sutjipto, has said. I...
Indonesian demand expected to rise by 6-7%
Indonesian cement consumption is expected to grow at a similar rate to 2013 despite cement price increases, as producers look to compensate for higher electricity costs and low...