Cement News tagged: Corporate
Dalmia Bharat Group to challenge NCLAT ruling
Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd has petitioned the Supreme Court, challenging the appellate tribunal's ruling to support UltraTech's plan for Binani Cement over the latter's acquisition by Dalmia Bharat Group. The matter is now due for a special hearing on Monday 19 November. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) ruled that approval had been given to UltraTech's acquisition of Binani...
Dandot Cement of Pakistan expects investment from new buyer
In its newly-released 2018 annual report, Pakistan-based Dandot Cement Co says it has received a firm intention from Calicom Industries (Pvt) Ltd to acquire control and 63,542,787 voting shares (67 per cent of paid up capital) of the company. The new buyer is expected to invest in the modernisation of electrical equipment at its facilities. The report adds that on 5 November 2018, the fi...
Sephaku Cement looks to cost-cutting measures despite net profit rise
Sephaku Holdings is embarking on a cost-reduction programme to reduce head office expenses over the next year. The initiative is in response to the current declining demand due to the depressed macro-economic performance. Initially, the board of directors have been cut from 10 to seven by not replacing Mpho Makwana, Rose Raisibe Matiju and Kennet Capes who resigned their positions recently....
JK Lakshmi reports 41% fall in net profit
India’s JK Lakshmi Cement has reported a 41 per cent YoY fall in net profit for the 2QFY18-19 ended 30 September, to INR78.1m (US$1.08m) from INR132.3m. However, total income rose 9.2 per cent to INR8.66bn, compared to INR7.93bn of the year-ago period. The company also recorded production and sales growth of 13 per cent in the second quarter.
Mangalam Cement records 22% income increase
India-based Mangalam Cement Ltd has announced a 22.4 per cent YoY increase in total income to INR2.91bn (US$40.3m) for the 2QFY18-19, rising from INR2.38bn. Net profit advanced 191.8 per cent to INR31.25m from INR10.71m in the year-ago period. In the six-month period ended 30 September, total income was up 3.2 per cent YoY at INR5.5bn. However, the company also recorded a net loss of INR121m...
Kuwait Portland Cement reports KWD7.8m in 9M profit
Kuwait Portland Cement has posted a net profit of KWD2.4m (US$7.9m) in 3Q18, down 23.1 per cent when compared with KWD3.12 in 3Q17, according to a company statement on the Kuwaiti stock exchange. For the 9M18, profits fell 4.5 per cent to KWD7.82m from KWD8.19m in the year-ago period. Operating profits fell five per cent YoY to KWD5.4m.
APO Cement announces job layoffs
APO Cement is laying off 30 per cent of their regular employees and up to 40 per cent of their contractual workers. The announcement came as a shock to employees after the workers' general assembly meeting. The lay-offs will come into effect on 13 December 2018 and will last for at least six months. The decision stems from the suspension of the quarry operations of Apo Land and Quarry Corp (A...
UltraTech's bid for Binani approved by NCLAT
A bid submitted by India’s UltraTech Cement to acquire Binani Cement has received approval from the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). A two-member bench of NCLAT, headed by Chairman Justice S J Mukhopadhaya, approved the company’s resolution plan and said that the plan submitted by Dalmia Bharat’s Rajputana Properties was “discriminatory” against some financial creditors, acco...
WCA General Assembly to be held in December
The General Assembly of the World Cement Association (WCA) will be held on Wednesday, 5 December 2018 in the Royal Garden Hotel, London. CEOs and senior executives from WCA member companies will come together at its second General Assembly to discuss the global challenges facing the cement industry and to outline a plan for the future. The association, representing a total cement capacity of...
Semen Indonesia to buy LafargeHolcim’s Indonesian unit
Indonesia's largest cement producer, Semen Indonesia, is buying the local business of LafargeHolcim for around US$940m. LafargeHolcim is disposing of its entire 80.6 per cent shareholding in Holcim Indonesia. The transaction will merge the operations of Indonesia's largest and third-largest players, representing a significant consolidation in the industry. PT Semen Indonesia currently holds ...
Votorantim Cimentos sells 75% share in Shree Digvijay Cement
Votorantim Cimentos has agreed the sale of its 75 per cent stake in Shree Digvijay Cement Co Ltd (SDCCL) to Indian private equity firm True North. The sale requires the completion of a mandatory open offer to the minority shareholders of SDCCL. The acquisition would add to True North's other investments in the building materials sector namely, RDC Concrete (“RDC”), a manufacturer of ready-mix...
Star Cement records 45% rise in net profit
India’s Star Cement Ltd has reported a 28.7 per cent YoY rise in net sales to INR3.62bn (US$49.98m) for the 2QFY18-19 ended 30 September, from INR2.81bn of the year-ago period. Net profit advanced 45.4 per cent to INR381.7m from INR262.6m. In the first six months of the FY18-19, net sales increased 20.2 per cent YoY to INR8.81bn. However, net profit fell 4.6 per cent to INR1.29bn, compared wi...
Gulf Cement 9M profit down
UAE-based Gulf Cement reported a 9.3 per cent fall in revenues in the 9M18 to AED371.7m (US$101.2m) from AED409.8m in the year-ago period. Net profit fell 95 per cent from AED33.1m in the 9M17 to AED1.6m in the first nine months of 2018. The company attributed the decline in its net profit due to rising coal and gas prices. In addition, increased supply to the market resulted in falling sel...
Fujairah Cement Industries (FCI) sees fall in profit
Fujairah Cement Industries (FCI) saw its third-quarter profits fall by 95 per cent to AED0.3m (US$ 81,688) in the 3Q18, a sharp drop from AED6.2m reported in the year-ago period. In the January-September period, FCI reported profits of AED12.2m, down 55 per cent from AED27.1m in the 9M17. Earlier this year, the company had posted 1H profits of AED11.9m, representing a 43 per cent YoY drop.
Titan is looking to move its main quote to Brussels and the management to Cyprus
In the first nine months of 2018,Titan's turnover declined by 1.8 per cent to EUR1101.9m and EBITDA was down by 8.2 per cent to EUR196.9m, while in the third quarter EBITDA was ahead by 3.2 per cent to EUR74.7m. The pretax profit advanced by 11.5 per cent to EUR65.9m and the net attributable profit recovered strongly, rising by 51.8 per cent to EUR50.2m in the 9M18. Net debt at the end of Sept...
Eagle Cement sees 6% rise in 9M net profit
Eagle Cement Corp reported in the 9M18 net sales of PHP12.2bn (US$229.2m), up nine per cent YoY from PHP11.2bn in the 9M17. Strong sales and stable prices supported the rise in net sales. Net profit of the Philippine cement producer advanced by six per cent to PHP3.5bn from PHP3.3bn in the year-ago period. Despite higher input costs, EBITDA rose by three per cent while margins increased by...