Asia & Pacific Rim

Mr. Song Zhiping, Chairman of CNBM, met with a delegation led by Mr. Peter Bakker, President and CEO of WBCSD.

This year’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work will be held on 28 April.

China’s property investment growth quickened to 6.2% in the first three months of 2016.

Claudius Peters has already sold 76 ETA coolers worldwide.

Chinese courts have ordered cash-strapped Shandong Shanshui Cement Group Ltd to pay back its creditors 2.4 billion yuan.

Chip Mong Group have awarded a new contract to Gebr Pfeiffer for three mills.

Sika has seen growth through 1Q16

According to Timetric’s CIC Centre, global airport construction activity continues to be high

Vortex Global Limited has announces the appointment of Brolton Group Pty Ltd. as its exclusive agent in Australia.

Sandvik’s distributor, PV Mining, held a successful customer day in Thailand.

The emerging world will continue to outperform the advanced economies.

BRE China has been officially launched at a ceremony in Shenzhen.

The dry bulk market will keep on suffering however, at least until the start of 2017 and possibly well after that.

According to the Q1 2016 update of Timetric’s Construction Risk Index, risk has risen marginally across the 50 countries covered.

LafargeHolcim is confident that a rally will continue in emerging markets even as others see raw materials faltering.