Asia & Pacific Rim

Taiwan Cement believes a partnership with Turkish conglomerate Sanko Holding S.A. will help boost its international visibility.

RHI Magnesita, the leading global supplier of high-grade refractory products, systems and services, is set to increase investment in the Chinese market by investing above $ 20 million in its dolomite plant in Chizhou, Anhui Province in China.

China Resources Cement and Siemens signed a strategic cooperation agreement at the first Belt and Road International Summit.

The CEO and President of CEMEX Philippines, Ignacio Mijares, confirmed the company’s support for the local economy in a meeting with the provincial governor of Cebu.

Japanese cement production was up 3.6% in April, continuing a recovery after a poor first two months of the year.

Non-Executive Director, Mr Graeme Pettigrew, and, CEO, Martin Brydon, are set to retire.

Adelaide Brighton sings a contract with BHP Billiton Limited to continue supplying cement and lime for BHP’s Olympic Dam mine.

FLSmidth will supply fourOK™ vertical roller mills to three regional customers to meet the Philippines growing cement demand.

CNBM has announced its chairman, Song Zhiping, is to step down at the next company annual general meeting in June.

Filipino packaging manufacturer and supplier to the cement industry, Sakomoto, has installed a new AD*STAR conversion line – the 300th such installation globally.

Holcim Phillippines, a cement manufacturing company, releases its 1Q18 performance results.

Kazakh cement production, Steppe Cement, has reported a significant increase in year-on-year sales in 1Q18, although prices slid.

Japanese cement production recovered slightly in March after two consecutive monthly declines.

Anhui Conch completed a range of optimization projects at various of its subsidiaries last year, boosting capacity and reducing energy costs.

Japanese cement production fell in February 2018, as both domestic sales and exports contracted year on year.