Cement News tagged: Corporate
China Resources 1H attributable profit falls 25.6%
China Resources Cement said its profit attributable to owners for the six months ended 30 June 2015 dropped 25.6 per cent YoY to HK$1530.2m. The basic earnings per share were HK23.4 cents. The turnover was HK$13,404m a decrease of 11.6 per cent from a year earlier. The consolidated gross margin was 25 per cent, representing a decrease of 6.9 percentage points from 31.9 per cent for the corre...
CMA welcomes recent sale of UK plants
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has welcomed the sale of plants by Lafarge Tarmac and Hanson. In the Competition Commission’s (CC) market investigation report published in January 2014, the CC had ordered Lafarge Tarmac to sell one of two cement plants and Hanson to sell one of its ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) plants to enhance competition in the cement and GGB...
Honduras: Goldlake invests US$230m in 1.2Mta plant
Italy’s mining company Goldlake will invest US$230m in a new cement plant via its local subsidiary Five Star Mining. The 1.2Mta works in the Agalteca valley will produce sulphate-resistant cement for marine infrastructure projects. The project is currently applying for operating permits following the submission of feasibility and environmental impacts studies. The start of construction is ex...
National Cement Co first half ahead 4.7%
National Cement Co (NCC) posted a net profit of AED70.2m (US$19.11m) in the first half of 2015, a rise of 4.7 per cent from AED67m (US$18.24m) in the corresponding period from last year. NCC’s profits for Q2-15 saw a marginal increase to AED33.73m compared to AED33.13m in the same period in 2014, according to a filing to the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) on Thursday. The cement firm previousl...
RAK Cement reports first-half profit drop
Ras Al Khaimah Cement reported a 22.3 per cent profit drop to AED2.45m ($667,000) in the first half of 2015, compared to AED3.15m (US$858,000) in the same period of 2014, according to a filing to the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.
CalPortland Co to buy Martin Marietta's California cement business
Taiheiyo Cement Corp announced Tuesday that its California subsidiary CalPortland Co (CPC) will buy Martin Marietta Materials Inc's cement business in California for US$420m. Major assets included in the deal are the Oro Grande cement plant (situated near the major market of Los Angeles) and the Stockton and San Diego cement terminals. "This asset purchase from Martin Marietta will a...
HeidelbergCement BB+ confirmed on Italcementi deal - Fitch
US ratings agency Fitch has confirmed the 'BB+' rating on German cement maker HeidelbergCement (HC), with outlook stable, following the company's announced purchase of Italian peer Italcementi. HeidelbergCement intends to finance the EUR4.3bn eal (including Moroccan minorities) with EUR800m in shares sold to the seller, EUR1bn in disposals, EUR800m in capex and working capital savings and the...
Asia Cement 1H profit plunges, China
Asia Cement (China) said its profit attributable to owners for the six months ended 30 June 2015 plunged 97.4 per cent YoY to CNY9.85m, attributable to the decrease in average selling price of the company's products. The revenue was CNY3006m, a decrease of 23.1 per cent from a year earlier. The gross profit margin on revenue dropped to 14 per cent from 24 per cent.
Bolivia: Fancesa launches tender for new works
Bolivia’s Fábrica Nacional de Cemento SA (Fancesa) has launched the international tender process for its new US$227m cement plant in Sucre. The 2Mta works is the latest step in capacity expansion for the cement producer. On 19 May 2014, Bolivia’s president, Evo Morales, inaugurated a new line at the company’s Sucre works.
Steppe Cement names new chairman
Steppe Cement Ltd on Monday said it has appointed Paul Rodzianko, independent non-executive director, as its independent non-executive chairman. Rodzianko is currently the chairman of Steppe Cement's audit committee and a member of its nomination and remuneration committees. The new chairman is taking over from Malcolm Brown, who retired on 28 May due to health reasons.
Gulf Cement 1H profit down 29%, UAE
Gulf Cement Company reported a 29.34 per cent drop in first-half profit drop to AED30.89m (US$48.4m), compared to AED43.7m (US$12m) in the same period of 2014. On a more positive note, second quarter profit increase from AED15.75m versus AED9.3m in 2Q14 according to Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. The company previously reported profits of AED15.14m in 1Q15, compared to AED53m in 1Q14, regist...
Buzzi Unicem: strong growth in America
Buzzi Unicem's first-half turnover improved by 4.9 per cent to EUR1238.2m and EBITDA rose by 20.3 per cent to EUR166.6m. The depreciation and impairment charges came down by 22.4 per cent to EUR96.5m as the writing off goodwill in Ukraine was not repeated. The first half trading profit recovered further from EUR14.1m to EUR70.1m, but the interest charge rose by 10.3 per cent to EUR51.8m an...
Vicat’s cement volume declines but cement EBITDA improves
Vicat's first-half turnover improved by two per cent to EUR1243.6m, which amounts to a 6.1 per cent reduction on a comparative basis. EBITDA declined by 2.2 per cent to EUR203.1m and the margin narrowed from 17.1 per cent to 16.3 per cent. The trading profit came off by 19.2 per cent to EUR93.3m, an underlying reduction of 25.4 per cent. After a net financial charge 5.9 per cent lower at EU...
Martin Marietta sees higher building volumes
Martin Marietta Materials, one of the top five US aggregates producers, has announced a first-half turnover 46.9 per cent ahead at US$1612.7m, thanks to the initial consolidation of TXI, formerly Texas Industries, and the EBITDA rose by 71.6 per cent to US$303.2m. The trading profit jumped by 102.5 per cent to US$162.5m and after a net interest charge that was 53 per cent higher at US$38.4...
Vulcan’s profit falls following exceptional gains in previous year
Vulcan Materials' first-half turnover rose by 11.8 per cent to US$1526.4m, but EBITDA declined by 31.8 per cent to US$300.2m. The trading profit fell by 44.8 per cent to US$164.59m after the exceptional gain on the disposal of the cement business in the previous year. After a net interest charge nine per cent lower at US$146.1m, the pretax profit dropped by 86.6 per cent to US$18.9m. The net ...
Cemex completes refinancing of its 2012 facilities agreement
Cemex announced yesterday that it has fully repaid the total amount outstanding of approximately US$1.94bn under the facilities agreement dated 17 September 2012, as amended from time to time, with new funds from 17 financial institutions. These lenders have joined the credit agreement dated 29 September 2014, as amended (the Credit Agreement) under new tranches, allowing Cemex to increase the...