Thailand: Siam Cement Group (SCG) says that government-mandated coronavirus restrictions have reduced local cement demand by 20%. Roongrote Rangsiyopash, the president and chief executive of SCG, said that the construction sector expected a slowdown due to the closure of construction worker camps, according to the Bangkok Post newspaper.
The group’s building materials business sales rose by 4% year-on-year to US$2.81bn in the first half of 2021. Its earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) grew by 3% to US$399m. Overall, the group’s sales and earnings increased significantly across all business lines.