Cyprus’ Vassiliko Cement has seen an 8.9 per cent YoY increase in total income to EUR53.99 for the first six months of 2019, compared with EUR49.6m in the year-ago period. Profit after tax advanced 13.5 per cent to EUR10.1m from EUR8.9m in the 1H18.

The company expects to exceed the previous year’s total income of EUR97.9m in the full-year period.