Macedonia's sole cement producer, Cementarnica Usje, said its net profit fell 35 per cent YoY to MKD110.8m (US$1.97m) in the first quarter of 2017.

The company's operating revenue declined six per cent to MKD747.5m, whereas operating costs decreased four per cent to MKD562.9m.

Cementarnica Usje AD Skopje, owned by Greece-based Titan Cement Co SA via its subsidiary Titan Cement Netherlands BV, operates a single 1.4Mta integrated cement works in Usje, some 20km northeast of the capital, Skopje.