Vicem Hoang Mai Cement JSC is seeking approval from its parent company Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) to revise its 2013 pretax target upwards by 4.65 per cent.

The company hopes to raise its target to VND90bn (US$4.29m) from the initial VND86bn, its chief accountant, Tran Minh Son, told the Dau Tu Chung Khoan newspaper.

Last year Hoang Mai Cement achieved a net profit of VND112.72bn (US$5.39m) on revenue of VND1.53trn last year, down 13 and up 8.07 per cent, respectively.