The No. 3 kiln in the Hualien plant was finished and commenced production with an annual yield of 1.6 million tons of cement by utilizing KHD PYRORAPID equipment and peripherals, the most efficient cement-producing equipment with the highest yield and quality, and the lowest cost and heat-generation.

Issued US$66 million worth of Asia Cement Global Depositary Receipts (GDR). It set a precedent, becoming the first privately-owned Taiwan company to issue GDRs.

Asia Cement and Far Eastern General Contractor Inc. jointly invested in Ya Li Precast & Prestressed Concrete Industries Ltd., producing various types of precast concrete blocks.