Asia & Pacific Rim

Both Vietnamese domestic cement consumption and exports grew in 2017, boosting the country’s cement shipments by 6% on the previous year.

More than 250 t of machinery is to be provided by AUMUND Fördertechnik to Almalyk Mining and Processing in Uzbekistan.

Korean lime producer, Daesung MDI, has ordered a second lime kiln from Maerz Offenbau AG.

Mechel, a Russian mining company, and Chinese cement maker, Jidong Cement, have signed a long-term coal supply agreement.

A new production line at CEMEX Philippines’ subsidiary, SOLID Cement Corp., has received its environmental certificate.

Adelaide Brighton has signed new gas and electricity contracts for the supply of energy to its South Australian operations.

CRH has reported continued growth in earnings over the first nine months of the year, despite weather-related disruption in the US and challenging market conditions in the Philippines.

Australian building materials company, Adelaide Brighton, is to supply construction materials – including cement – to the first major concrete road project in South Australia.

Weak performance in Brazil helped to drag Votorantim’s earnings down year-on-year in 3Q17, despite positive results from elsewhere.

Buzzi Unicem has announced its results for the period ending 30 September 2017.

Cementir continued to reap the benefit of acquisitions made last year, announcing cement sales up 26.2% in 3Q17.

Three workers died in a fire in a fuel tank at Lafarge Malaysia’s Rawang cement plant.

HeidelbergCement saw cement and clinker sales up 2% in 3Q17 on positive reports from all geographies except North and East Europe and Central Asia.

Quarterly earnings fell in 3Q17, continuing a tough year for the cement maker amid challenging market conditions.

Net income at Cemex Holdings Philippines has fallen by two thirds so far in 2017, despite a slight pick up in business in 3Q17.