China Resources Cement said its profit attributable to owners dropped 68.9 per cent YoY to HK$635m (US$81.9m) for the six months ended 30 June 2012.

Turnover was  up 9.8 per cent from a year earlier to HK$11.03bn. Consolidated gross margin was 20.8 per cent, representing a decrease of 12.3 percentage points from 33.1 per cent for the corresponding period last year.