ASEAN Builders Rotating Header Image

Construction News

Vietnam construction steel capacity to reach 7 million tonnes

Thanh Nien Daily reported that steel producers in Vietnam expect construction steel capacity to reach about 7 million tonnes in 2009, outpacing demand estimated at 4 million tonnes. Mr Pham Chi Cuong chairman of Vietnam Steel Association said that "The sector is likely to face an oversupply of steel as projects, mainly foreign invested ones, [...]

Illegal dredging causing landslides

Hanoi – Surging international demand for sand is leading to excessive dredging in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, damaging the terrain and the environment, officials said on Monday. The jump in sand excavation is fuelled by demand from Singapore’s construction industry, which is searching for new sources after Indonesia and Cambodia banned exports.