Cement News tagged: Corporate
Mexico's GCC sees 32% hike in EBITDA in 3Q16
Grupo Cementos Chihuahua reported a 32.3 per cent rise in EBITDA in the 3Q16, supported by an 11.5 per cent increase in US sales, a price hike due to the depreciation of the Mexican peso against the dollar. "Net sales (consolidated) in the third quarter of 2016 increased 10.2 per cent over the same period of 2015, totalling MXN4,287m. This increase is a result of higher volumes of cement in ...
Qatar National Cement Company profits flat for 9M2016
The Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) has released its earning statement for the first nine months of 2016, showing that revenues and profits have changed little from the corresponding period in 2015. Profits at QNCC were down one per cent to QAR355m (US$97.6m), while revenues also fell slightly, being down 0.9 per cent to QAR839m. Taken together with previous three-monthly earnings s...
India: Sagar Cement reviews expansion plans
Sagar Cement is reportedly convening a meeting of its Board of Directors on 19 October. The meeting will address proposals for setting up a coal-based power plant at the company’s unit in Mattampally, Nalgonda district, and the capacity expansion of the grinding unit in Bayyavaram, Visakhapatnam district. The capacities for the two plants in question were not disclosed in the company’s stateme...
Cemex expects to complete Tepeaca expansion in 2018
Cemex announced the expansion of its Tepeaca plant in Puebla, Mexico, to conclude in 2018. The plant will see the construction of a new kiln to take its production capacity to 7.6Mta. The project was started in December 2014 and represents an investment of US$642m, including fixed asset additions of US$442m incurred at the end of 2015. The expansion will generated 1500 jobs during const...
Hima Cement positive for growth prospects in Uganda
Uganda's Hima Cement expects the country's cement market to show significant growth going forward. Daniel Pettersson, Hima Cement Ltd country CEO, said, "We are very positive about the long-term prospects of the cement industry in Uganda, and LafargeHolcim is keen to solidify its position in the region as the leading producer of building solutions providing its customers with innovative val...
Pakistan: Flying Cement profits up 24%
Pakistan's Flying Cement Co Ltd has reported that it earned profit after tax of PKR145.69m (US$1.38m) in FY16, up by 24 per cent from last year. The cement producer does not announce any cash dividend, according to a company notice to Pakistan Stock Exchange. Company sales increased to PKR2.47bn in FY16 from PKR2.22bn in FY15. Flying Cement has incurred a distribution cost of PKR5.1m and adm...
Semen Indonesia to continue Rembang construction
Despite the decision of Indonesia’s Supreme Court to cancel an environmental permit for Semen Indonesia's Rembang plant, the cement producer will continue the construction of the works. Semen Indonesia's Corporate Secretary, Agung Wiharto, said: "As a publicly-listed state owned company, the management will comply with the legally-binding court decision ...(but,) until we receive the offici...
USA: centenary up for Victorville plant
Cemex Victorville has been celebrating its 100th-year anniversary in producing cement in the Victor Valley for customers in California and western USA. The plant, which opened its doors on Labor Day in 1916, was recognised by the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors for the company's contributions as "a cornerstone" of the local economy and a community partner. "Cemex has been a tremen...
Oman Cement profit surges 39%
Oman Cement Co announced that it has achieved a 38.78 per cent growth in net profit, reaching OMR9.68m (US$25.14m) for 9M16, compared to OMR6.98m for the same period a year earlier. Revenue also grew by 12.45 per cent to OMR43.75m for the period, up from OMR38.9m the previous year. Total expenses increased 5.93 per cent from OMR31.02m to OMR32.86m and sales income grew 12.18 per cent to OMR...
India: Orient Cement will increase debt with acquisition
The interest burden of Orient Cement is expected to increase following the acquisition of the cement assets of Jaiprakash Associates, valued at INR19.5bn (US$291.48m). The acquisition will, however, help the company's geographical diversification, reports the Economic Times. Orient Cement acquired Jaiprakash Associates' 2.1Mta cement plant at Bhilai and 2Mta grinding unit at Nigri. The enter...
Saudi Arabia: Qassim Cement reports lower-than-expected 3Q16 profits
Saudi Arabia’s Qassim Cement reported a profit of SAR70.4m (US$18.8m) in 3Q16 and an operating profit of S AR78.3m. The results were lower than expected, according to Al Rahji Capital, who had estimated them at SAR86m and SAR91m, respectively. "Earnings declined mainly due to sharp drop in gross margin to 49.3per cent (vs 60.1 per cent in 3Q15) which in turn was due to lower sales volume an...
China: consolidation on production capacity by 2020
The China Cement Association (CCA) has advised that the merger of leading cement companies will likely concentrate the industry’s capacity, informing that government that by year end 2020 more than 60 per cent of production capacity would be controlled by the top 10 companies. President of the CCA, Qiao Longde, said, “there are too many cement enterprises, which makes it very hard to utilis...
LafargeHolcim exits Chile as it sells Cemento Polpaico
LafargeHolcim will sell its majority stake in Chile's Cemento Polpaico to investment firm Inversiones Caburga Ltda, whose interests include the Chilean ready-mix market through Cementos Bicentenario. Caburga, owned by the Hurtado Vicuna Group, agreed to buy the 54.3 per cent stake, which represents around CHF220m (US$225m), via a public tender offer, according to LafargeHolcim. Cemento...
China: Anhui Conch most shorted stock amid economic concerns
Shares in Anhui Conch have become the most shorted on the Hong Kong stock exchange as doubts grow over the sustainability of China’s property boom, Bloomberg reports. Disagreements over the future path of the Chinese property sector have led to Anhui’s shares being shorted at a level five times higher than was the case earlier in the year. While some investors are betting that a cooling pro...
India: Sagar Cement sales rise 29% on consolidated basis
Sagar Cement has announced its sales and production figures for September, which saw the former rise by 29 per cent on a consolidated basis, but fall by 15 per cent on a standalone basis, Accord Fintech reports. Consolidated sales amounted to 148,000 tonnes, while standalone sales reached 98,000 tonnes. Production for September was 146,000 tonnes, while standalone production was 94,000 tonn...
China: Shanshui Cement to raise HK$456m from placing
Shanshui Cement announced that it has entered into a placement agreement, proposing the placing of 910-950m new shares at a price not less than HK$0.5/share. This placing price represents a 92.1 per cent discount when compared to its closing price of HK$6.29 (US$0.81). The placing shares represent 21.2-21.9 per cent of the enlarged issued share capital of the group. Estimated net proceeds s...