UAE cement producer Gulf Cement reported a 38.2 per cent fall in net profit attributable to shareholders to AED8.4m (US$2.29m) in the 2Q18 when compared with AED13.6m in the year-ago quarter.

Total operating revenues during the second quarter decreased to AED108.8m, down 25.9 per cent from AED146.9m in 2Q17.