Cement News tagged: Corporate
Carribbean Cement 9M revenues up 8%, net profit down 28%
Caribbean Cement Co Ltd reported revenues of JMD13.239bn (US$98.4m) in 9M18, up 7.9 per cent from JMD12.265bn in the year-ago period. EBITDA rose 58.8 per cent from JMD2.429bn in 9M17 to JMD3.857bn in 9M18 on the back of lower operational costs and increased plant efficiency. Operating profit advanced to JMD3.081bn, up 49.6 per cent when compared to 9M17. However, net finance costs of JMD1...
Aditya Birla Group announces US$5bn capex plan
India's Aditya Birla Group, parent of UltraTech Cement, has announced US$5bn capex plans over the next three years for its businesses both in the domestic market and abroad. "Our capex plans over the next three years is about US$5bn across our businesses both in the country as well as in the US. Aleris, which Novelis is acquiring, is also another aluminium rolled product player, will attract...
Bilfinger awarded Bardon Hill contract by Aggregate Industries
Bilfinger, a Germany-based industrial services provider, has won an order from Aggregate Industries to assist with the expansion of Bardon Hill quarry in the UK. The contract includes the development, delivery, installation and networking of the electrical infrastructure of the many components and technology platforms required for the project, according to a press release. "The expansion of ...
LafargeHolcim 3Q18 sales grow by 5.8%
LafargeHolcim reports that its 3Q18 results saw like-for-like net sales grow by 5.8 per cent and by 5.1 per cent in the first nine months of 2018 compared to the prior-year period. Growth was driven by increased demand as well as sales price increases. Recurring EBITDA grew over-proportionally by a very strong 8.1 percent in 3Q18 compared to 3Q17. Steep cost inflation in energy and logistics...
Cemex's gearing continues to decline to 89%
During the first nine months of the year, Cemex cement shipments improved by 3.2 per cent to 52.69Mt, while ready-mixed concrete deliveries advanced by 3.7 per cent to 40.07Mm² and aggregates shipments by two per cent to 112.59Mt. The company’s turnover was seven per cent higher at US$10,933.1m, while EBITDA was a marginal 0.4 per cent ahead at US$1956m. The trading profit improved by one per ...
Pioneer Cement sees profits fall by 38% in 1QFY19
Pioneer Cement Ltd (PCL) announced its financial results for the 1QFY19 on 25 October. It posted a profit fall to PKR257m (US$1.93m), down by 38.4 per cent YoY, as compared to PKR417m reported in the same period last year. According to PCL's notification to Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), company sales during the quarter increased by 2.5 per cent YoY to PKR3.23bn from PKR3.15bn reported duri...
Cemex Latin American Holdings sees weak volumes
Cemex Latin American Holdings saw turnover for the first nine months decline by 8.6 per cent to US$848.5m and EBITDA fell by 22.3 per cent to US$187.7m, with the margin coming down from 26.1 to 22.1 per cent. The trading profit declined by 29.7 per cent to US$129.2m. After a 7.7 per cent reduction in financial expenses to US$42.9m and other items, the pretax profit came off by 26.1 per cent to...
Carthage Cement records 29% increase in turnover
Tunisia’s Carthage Cement has recorded a 29 per cent YoY increase in turnover to TND171.5m (US$59.84m) for the 9M18. This means that the company has reached the annual turnover for 2017 within the first nine months of 2018, according to the African Manager. Clinker exports exceeded TND40m, therefore consisting of 24 per cent of the total turnover. Despite an 18 per cent decline in the 3Q18, t...
PT Holcim Indonesia Tbk shares rise steeply
The stock price of PT Holcim Indonesia Tbk rose steeply in trading this week. Rumours related to the divestment of shares owned by LafargeHolcim in Indonesia raised optimism in the company’s shares. According to CNBC Indonesia, Thursday, 25 October trading took the company’s share price up by 10.87 per cent to IDR1785/share (US$0.118/share). Trading volume was also quite large reaching 47.02...
DG Khan Cement 1QFY19 earnings fall by 85%
DG Khan Cement Company Ltd (DGKC) of Pakistan announced its financial results for 1QFY19 with unconsolidated earnings falling at PKR418m (US$3.1m), down by a substantial 85 per cent YoY, as compared to PKR2.84bn reported in the same period last year, says a filling of company to Pakistan Stock Exchange on 25 October. Company net sales increased by nine per cent to PKR8.18bn YoY, likely due...
Refratechnik joint venture strengthens its raw material resources
Refratechnik, Haicheng Guotian Mining and Yingkou Jinlong Refractories have signed a joint venture contract for the production of high-grade caustic calcined magnesia (CCM) and dead burned magnesia (DBM) in Pailou town, Haicheng, China. Yingkou Jinlong Refractories is a long-standing partner of Refratechnik in China and Haicheng Guotian Mining is an existing CCM and DBM producer in Haicheng ...
SCG announces 7% increase in revenue
Thailand’s Siam Cement Group (SCG) has announced a seven per cent YoY increase in revenue to THB361bn (US$10.95bn) for the first nine months of 2018. However, profits fell 19 per cent to THB34.3bn mainly due to reduced performance in the chemicals business and asset impairments in the third quarter. The company’s revenue from exports advanced seven per cent to THB97.9bn in the 9M18, accountin...
Romania's Competition Council launches cement market investigation
Romania's Competition Council (RCC) is investigating possible anti-competitive practices between the three domestic market cement producers – Holcim Romania, CRH Ciment Romania and HeidelbergCement Romania. It is reported in the Romania Insider that the three companies are suspected of having split the local market in terms of market shares, product offer, production sales levels, technical d...
New Carthage majority shareholder known by end November
The new majority shareholder for Carthage Cement is expected to be named at the end of November. In April Al Karama Holdings prequalified five candidates interested in acquiring the 50.52 per cent majority stake in the Tunisia-based cement producer: Omnium Industries and Promotion (Morocco), a SECIL-Soc des Ciments de Gabes consortium, Eurocem Ltd (Malta), Cementos Portland Valderrivas (Spai...
Ambuja Cement records 13% net profit rise for 3Q18
India’s Ambuja Cement has announced a 12.7 per cent YoY increase in consolidated net profit to INR3.96bn (US$54.08m) for the 3Q18, ended 30 September. Total income rose by 11.8 per cent to INR60.97bn, compared to INR54.51bn of the year-ago period. Net profit was supported by an 8.7 per cent growth in cement sales volumes to 5.46Mt from 5.02Mt. "Our continued focus on growing the topline wi...
Dewan Cement reports fall in profit 1QFY19
Pakistan's Dewan Cement Ltd (DCL) on 25 October announced that it earned PKR184m (US$1.37m) in 1QFY19, down by 24.8 per cent YoY, as compared to PKR245m reported in the same period last year. According to DCL's notification to Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), company sales during the quarter declined by 2.3 per cent YoY to PKR2.91bn from PKR2.98bn of same period last year. The gross profits...