Annie Dang . Articles NCIA doubles tile output in Australia - bucks trend with falling construction materials productio Ceramic tile manufacturer, National Ceramic Industries Australia (NCIA) has received New South Wales Government approval for a multi-million dollar factory expansion plan for its Rutherford-based tile manufacturing facility. Boral sells Indonesian interests to focus on core products Building and construction material supplier Boral yesterday announced that it will sell the Indonesian Construction Materials Business for US$135 million (approximately A$127 million) as part of its strategy to divest non-cores assets to focus on core product portfolios. Low demand sees Shinagawa cut production Refractory and insulating materials manufacturer Shinagawa Refractories Australasia is offering voluntary redundancies at its Unanderra, NSW, office due to depreciating building market demand.