Asia & Pacific Rim

The size of containerships has rapidly growing in the last couple of years with new ships being built in the league of 18 000 - 20 000 TEU.

HeidelbergCement has received 454 applications for its research competition.

Richard Goodmanson, non-executive director of Rio Tinto, will be retiring from the board this year.

Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index increased for the tenth straight session on 25 February.

Sika has announced its results for FY15

China’s southern province of Guangdong is planning to expand the number of industries to be included in its carbon-trading exchange.

Yoo Gyeong CM awarded its first contract for its KyungNam terminal to Loesche GmbH.

Taiheiyo Cement Corporation’s CSR Report 2015 has been honoured with an ‘Excellence prize for special recognition’

Real estate investment affects more than 40 other sectors in China including cement.

Temsa Construction Machinery has announced that they will partner with Japanese Marubeni Corporation.

Nigerian conglomerate BUA Group is currently undergoing talks with China's Sinoma to build two cement plants in East Africa.

The Tabsakae Granite Co. Ltd, in the Prachuap Khiri Khan region of Thailand, has operated a complete mobile crushing and screening plant since March 2015.

The global gypsum market is valued at US$1.49 billion in 2016.

Challenging market conditions impacted the financial performance in 2015.

Sika has expanded its presence in Southeast Asia by opening two new production plants.