Asia & Pacific Rim

The company will deliver three new Siwertell ship unloaders to Jurong Port in Singapore to help ensure the environment-friendly handling of Singapore’s cement imports.

The company’s results for the second financial quarter show a 10% rise in standalone net profit.

The company has made Vietnam the new regional HQ of its cement business.

In view of the growing disruption in the region caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, South and Southeast Asia’s construction industry is now expected to contract by 4.3% says GlobalData.

The company reports that India’s construction sector is now expected to contract by 7.5% in 2020, due to the already weakened industry being further damaged by the COVID-19 lockdown.

The company has supplied Petra Cement in the Philippines with a ready2grind system.

According to GlobalData, Gulf construction companies must rethink their strategies to prepare for the new GCC construction market in a post-COVID-19 world.

The company has introduced initiatives that will minimise physical interactions and improve productivity at construction worksites.

Zlatko Todorcevski has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Managing Director of Boral Limited, effective 1 July 2020.

The company posted net profit of US$9.7 million in 2019, but expects a potential decrease of 10% in demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

For the greenfield project in Thanh Thang, LOESCHE will supply two vertical roller mills type LM 53.3+3 CS.

Manila Bulletin reports that the company will continue to supply food packs to vulnerable communities, despite the easing of quarantine restrictions.

The plant is currently under construction and will produce cement in Porac, near Angeles City in the Central Luzon region.

According to GlobalData, the Hong Kong construction industry was in dire straits in 2019 as political unrest disrupted the market – the COVID-19 induced economic weakness is now expected to further exacerbate the scenario.

The COVID-19-induced economic uncertainty has disrupted Singapore’s construction industry, with output now expected to plummet by 14.1% in 2020, according to GlobalData.