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Siam Cement outlines Southeast Asian expansion plans26 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsThailand’s Siam Cement Group has outlined further details of plans to expand its cement presence in Southeast Asia. According to reports in The Nation, the group is to invest THB11bn to set up a cement plant in West Java, Indonesia with a capacity of 1.8Mta which is scheduled to commence operations in 2015. The board has also approved a THB5.5bn (US$ 357m) investment to increase capacity of the group’s Kampot Cement plant in Cambodia by about 0.9Mta, with the additional output expecte... |
Siam Cement net profit down, approves investment, Thailand24 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement PCL said Wednesday its third-quarter net profit fell 13 per cent from a year earlier, mainly because of higher expenses and cost of sales. Meanwhile, its board has approved THB16.5bn (US$53.6m) worth of cement investments to increase its footprint in Southeast Asia. The company posted a net profit of THB6.42bn (US$208.8m) for the three months ended 30 September, compared with THB7.38bn in the same period a year earlier, its filing to the Stock Exchange of Thailand showed. Sa... |
Gresik sets aside US$300m for regional expansion31 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia’s largest cement maker, PT Semen Gresik, has US$300m to expand its business to the regional markets of Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam, the company’s chief executive Dwi Soetjipto has said. Speaking to the Jakarta Globe, he said: “Expansion overseas is still in the process.” Previously, Dwi indicated that the company was looking at acquiring stakes in cement producers in Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand as it seeks to extend its regional reach. He also told the Investor ... |
Thang Long Cement plans to increase exports, Vietnam29 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsVietnam-based producer Thang Long Cement JSC plans to double monthly cement exports to Cambodia from its Hiep Phuoc grinding plant to 10,000 due to increased demand in the neighbouring market. Since the start of this year, the company has shipped around 5000t and 2000t of cement to Cambodia and Indonesia, respectively from the grinding facility, according to the company’s director Mai Anh Tai. Thang Long Cement plans to export around a further 150,000t of cement to these two markets betwe... |