Malaysian cement prices edge up in August
The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) reported mixed trends in building materials for August 2025, with cement prices inching higher while steel costs fell on an annual b...
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Quang Ninh Cement achieves double certification win
Quang Ninh Cement Co’s Lam Thach plant in Halong Bay region, northern Vietnam, is the first cement plant in the country’s cement industry to have received both CE and NF certifi...
YTL Cement urges smarter approach to sustainable construction
At the Sustainable Construction Symposium 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, YTL Cement Group executive director, Rachel Yeoh, called for the industry to “work smart with purpose” alongside ...
Vietnam cement firms post surprise profits
Vietnam’s cement industry has staged a sharp recovery in the 2Q25, with several major producers posting unexpected profits after a loss-making first quarter. Vicem Ha Tien Cemen...
Southeast Cement reports 30% drop in July revenue
Taiwan-based Southeast Cement Co Ltd posted revenues of TWD190.75m (US$6.39m) in July 2025, down 30.4 per cent from TWD274.186m in July 2025. In the first seven months of the ye...
USA raises Vietnam cement import tariffs to 20%
The USA has increased its tariffs on cement imported from Vietnam to 20 per cent. The new tariff is effective from 1 August and replace the previous 10 per cent rate. The step i...
Vietnam's cement market expands 18% in June
In June 2025 Vietnamese cement sales increased 18 per cent YoY but fell six per cent MoM to 6,629,134t, according to the country's cement association, VNCA. Of this total VICEM ...
Malaysian building materials sector sees mixed price trends in June
The unit price index for steel slipped between -1.0 and -3.1 per cent MoM in June 2025. Pahang saw the most significant decline at -3.1 per cent, followed by Sibu (-2.5 per cent...
CTP completes San Miguel pollution control order
CTP Team has successfully designed and delivered an air emissions control system and a heat exchanger to the Calatagan plant ( San Miguel ), a greenfield cement project built fr...
Sri Lanka's cement market picks up but challenges remain
Sri Lanka’s cement industry is showing early signs of a resurgence, with domestic demand rising to 4.71Mt in the past year, up from 3.96Mt a year ago, reports Tokyo Cement Group...