18th Annual Asia CemenTrade

With Brexit still very much unfolding, the extent of economic and political uncertainty has risen, and what is the impact on global economies, including emerging markets of Asia? With a volatile economic outlook, how will the global cement market look for the rest of 2016 and into 2017? With China’s falling cement consumption and producers turning to overseas markets to drive margins, what is the impact on regional producers, especially export driven markets? Cement competition is heating up in Indonesia, Vietnam & Myanmar especially with new cement capacities coming on-stream this year. What are the strategies adopted by local cement players to stay competitive? Where are the growth markets in Asia? How are the rest of the world performing – will Africa continue to shine given the persistently low oil & commodities prices? Will cement demand in USA continue to rise? Is there any bright spots in Latin America & Europe?