Siam Cement '09 strategy: focus on Africa & ME exports

SCT, the trading and export arm of Thailand's Siam Cement Group, said the decline in exports will keep total sales for this year somewhere between 0% and 5% below last year's figure of Bt70 billion, managing director Kalin Sarasin said. [$]

Presently, 80% of Siam City Cements sales are generated from the local market. Kantanit said the company was trying to keep exports at 20% of sales by increasing sales to countries with high economic growth, such as Vietnam and parts of the Middle East, The Nation reported. [/PAID]{/reg}