China: Tangshan Jidong’s net profit in the first half of 2020 was US$140m, down by 33% year-on-year from US$210m to US$246m. Cement sales fell by 14% to US$1.58bn from US$1.83bn, while clinker sales fell by 11% to US$218m from US$246m. The Hebei Province-based group attributed the sales fall to the effects of the coronavirus lockdown in early 2020.
