Asia & Pacific Rim

Hong Kong’s construction industry has been expanding at a rapid pace and is set to maintain a healthy growth in the next five years.

The negative indicators seen at the end of 2014 were not overcome in 2015.

BIMCO expects transported volumes to diminish as they traditionally do from the fourth quarter to the first.

Registration for the IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference is now available for purchase.

Vietnam is a leading global producer of construction materials.

The company is attending bauma 2016 after a successful year.

Mikhail Senichev, Tebodin, Russia, details the company’s role in LafargeHolcim’s newest cement plant in Ferzikovo, Russia.

Sika has released its financial results for 4Q15.

ABB has announced it has secured an order from Tianjin Cement Industry Design & Research Institute Co. Ltd for a highly energy efficient variable-speed drive solution.

Timetric predicts that the construction industry in Singapore will expand.

China Shanshui’s dollar bonds due for repayment in 2020 rose after the cement maker announced that it would repay them early.

A new report from Research and Market indicates that the future of the calcium carbonate industry is positive.

South Korea's antitrust watchdog has announced that it has fined six local cement makers a combined US$167.6 million.

ASTM’s board is made up of 25 leaders from an array of companies, associations and government bodies worldwide.

BIMCO reports on the shipping market in 2015, and looks forward to 2016.