Bosnia-based Tvornica Cementa Kakanj (TCK) net profit rose by 6.25 per cent to BAM8.5m (EUR4.3m) in the first half of 2014 compared to BAM8m a year earlier, the company said on Friday.

The HeidelbergCement group company said first-half operating income decreased by 1.5 per cent YoY to BAM31.9m while operating costs fell to BAM23.2m from BAM24.5m.

TCK is based in Kakanj, in the Muslim-Croat Federation, one of the two autonomous entities that form Bosnia and Herzegovina.