The board of directors of Asia Cement (China) Holdings Corporation informed shareholders of the company and potential investors that, based on the company's preliminary review of the management accounts of the Group, it is expected that the unaudited profit attributable to equity holders of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2017 will increase substantially as compared with that of the same period in 2016. The Board considers that the expected increase was primarily due to the increase in average selling price of the Group's products.