Cement News tagged: Corporate
Cemex helps build new Sinai tunnel connection
Through a joint venture with Orascom Construction and The Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co), Cemex is supplying 350,000m 3 of concrete and 160,000t of cement for the construction of two tunnels that extend from the outskirts of the city of Port-Said in northeast Egypt to the Sinai Peninsula, passing under the Suez Canal. The project is part of the Egyptian government's plan for the ...
Melón sees 12% rise in 1Q earnings
Chile-based Cemento Melón has increased its first-quarter earnings by 12 per cent to US$7m when compared with 1Q17, despite lower cement sales volumes, according to Diario Financiero Online. The company’s revenues edged up by one per cent to US$83m. Sales volumes fell by 6.5 per cent but the company attributed the higher earnings to “the implementation of operational excellence plans that ha...
Demerger of Century Textiles to UltraTech Cement
The Board of Directors of UltraTech Cement Ltd confirmed that Century Textiles will demerge its 'Cement Business' into UltraTech, in a company statement. "The transaction provides UltraTech the opportunity for further strengthening its presence in the highly fragmented, competitive and fast growing east and central markets and extending its footprint in the western and southern markets in ...
Lafarge Malaysia reports 3% fall in revenue for 1Q18
Lafarge Malaysia Bhd has announced that its net loss widened in the 1Q18 period, increasing to MYR68.73m (US$17.27m) from MYR48.93m of the previous year. Furthermore, revenue fell 2.7 per cent to MYR546.83m (1Q17: MYR561.85m). The results have been attributed to weak demand and a competitive market, according to a statement by the company. "Lower operating profit from the cement segment is ...
DG Khan Cement completes new 9000tpd Hub line
DG Khan Cement Co Ltd (DGKC), informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange that it has completed the installation of country's largest cement plant of 9000tpd at Hub, Baluchistan province, near Karachi. DGKC's Company Secretary, Khalid Mahmood Chohan told Cemnet that this greenfield project was set up at a cost of over PKR40bn (US$345.3m) and has installed the latest European technology. A notif...
Vicem announces 7% sales increase
Vietnam’s leading cement producer, Vicem, has announced a 6.7 per cent YoY increase in sales of clinker and cement to 9.2Mt for the first four months of 2018, according to Vietnam News. In the same period, the company’s clinker and cement output also increased five and 1.5 per cent to 6.49Mt and 7.24Mt, respectively. Vicem aims to produce 1.8Mt of clinker and 2.5Mt of cement in May alone, ...
Semen Indonesia sees 9% rise in 4M18 group sales
Semen Indonesia's export sales more than doubled in April to 279,945t from 118,401t in April 2017. Meanwhile, the company’s domestic cement sales remained largely stable in April at 2,116,468t. The group’s Vietnamese subsidiary, Than Long Cement JSC (TLCC), increased its sales by 3.1 per cent to 179,050t in April from 173,725t a year ago, while its exports advanced to 91,149t from 43,900t i...
UltraTech set to acquire Century Textiles' cement business
UltraTech has announced plans to acquire the cement sector of Century Textiles through a share swap deal, which will further strengthen its presence in the eastern and central markets of India. The deal is expected to be completed within 6-9 months following regulatory approval and will increase the efficiency of the company. "The operations will be bolstered by economies of scale arising o...
UltraTech Cement secures Madhya Pradesh limestone reserves
Aditya Birla group firm UltraTech Cement said it has acquired the Deora-Sitapuri-Udipyapura limestone mining block in Madhya Pradesh (MP). UltraTech Cement said the land is in close proximity to its existing limestone mines of the company's recently-commissioned unit Dhar Cement plant. The company has won the Deora-Sitapuri-Udipyapura limestone mining site in the State of Madhya Pradesh, Ultr...
Martin Brydon to step down as CEO of Adelaide Brighton
Martin Brydon, CEO of Adelaide Brighton, has announced plans to retire later this year after four years in the position. Mr Brydon will stay with the company until a new chief executive is found, according to a statement made to the ASX. "It’s time and I’m very comfortable with my decision to move to retirement phase, which will be over a period of time – could be six months depending on how...
Holcim Philippines considers capacity increase
Holcim Philippines Inc has earmarked PHP2.4bn (US$45.86m) for capital outlays this year, with projects to further increase capacity being considered, according to the Philippine Daily Inquirer. The company will prioritise operational improvements, tighter cost management and new building solutions to benefit from and support the strengthening construction activity in the country, said John S...
Guinée Industries Ciment to double capacity
Guinée Industries Ciments will double its production capacity to 1.4Mta from July 2018, according to Africaguinee. Located near the capital Conakry, the company’s Kagbele plant currently has a production capacity of 0.7Mta. Guinée Industries Ciments is a joint venture between Bulkgroup Lebanon and local investors.
Eagle Materials records positive FY18
Eagle Materials has reported its FY18 and 4QFY18 results, which reflect an all-round positive performance. In the 2018 fiscal year, revenue increased 14 per cent YoY to US$1.4bn and its after-tax margin finished at 19 per cent. The company saw a two per cent rise in revenue for the final quarter of FY18, resulting in a record amount of US$284.7m. This comes despite a US$6m pretax charge re...
Lafarge Africa announces NGN34.3bn loss in 2017
Mobolaji Balogun, Chairman of Lafarge Africa Plc, on Wednesday said the overall drop in domestic cement demand was instrumental to the group’s NGN34.3bn (US$95.1m) loss before tax in the 2017 financial year. Mr Balogun said the cement volumes sold in 2017 were lower by 15.6 per cent compared with 2016 and, as a result, operating profit plummeted to NGN7.9bn, as against NGN12.4bn the previous ...
Unacem’s profit down 53% in 1Q18
Peruvian cement producer Unacem reported a 53 per cent fall in net profit to PEN157m in the first quarter of 2018. Unacem’s domestic dispatches decreased 0.6 per cent YoY to 1.199Mt. However, revenues increased by 1.1 per cent YoY due to a higher price realisation. Cost of sales went up 2.2 per cent when compared with 1Q17 as a result of higher maintenance costs, lowering the gross marg...
JK Lakshmi reports 62% rise in standalone net profit
JK Lakshmi Cement reported a 62.3 per cent YoY rise in standalone net profit to INR338.4m (US$4.99m) in the 4Q18. The company’s total income saw a slight decrease of 0.8 per cent to INR9.23bn, compared with INR9.31bn seen in the year-ago period. However, the company has stated the results in the two periods are not comparable. "With introduction of GST, revenue from operations for curren...