Asia & Pacific Rim

A Timetric Construction Intelligence Centre report report shows that Asia-Pacific will invest over US$2.86 trillion in road and railway projects in the near future.

Positive economic developments are set to boost China’s weakened construction industry in the next few years, according to Timetric.

More details on the acquisition of Italian cement company Italcementi by HeidelbergCement, which will make HeidelbergCement the world’s second biggest cement producer.

German cement company HeidelbergCement has announced that it will acquire a 45% shareholding in Italian cement producer, Italcementi.

Weak demand and poor sales prices led to a decline in 2Q15 net profit after tax.

Bestway Cement has added a combined 13.5 MW of waste heat recovery power generation capacity across two plants.

Cemex’s results show that its controlling interest net income in 2Q15 increased by 50% since 2Q14.

Chris Hansford, Hansford Sensors, UK, explains how the installation and proper use of vibration monitoring can ensure manufacturers avoid downtime.

Chris Hansford, Hansford Sensors, UK, explains how the installation and proper use of vibration monitoring can ensure manufacturers avoid downtime.

Chris Hansford, Hansford Sensors, UK, explains how the installation and proper use of vibration monitoring can ensure manufacturers avoid downtime.

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc has announced that it plans to invest US$531 million in the cement business.

In an industry that is currently affected by cuts, Vinacomin Cement has maintained stable levels of cement consumption in the northern market of Vietnam.

UltraTech Cement Limited has announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended 30 June 2015.

Metso has bolstered its work connection with Siemens on a significant number of materials handling projects in China.

The Indian cement company, which is part of the LafargeHolcim group, reported a decline in cement sales volumes and revenues.