The board of directors of the West China Cement Limited announced to its shareholders of the Company and potential investors that, based on the preliminary review of the unaudited management accounts of the Group up until 30 November 2018, the Company expects to record a substantial increase in net profit for the year ended 31 December 2018 as compared to the corresponding period of 2017. It is because the cement average selling prices have increased moderately in 2018 as compared to 2017. As a result, revenue of the Group for the eleven months ended 30 November 2018 recorded an increase of approximately 28% as compared to that for the eleven months ended 30 November 2017.