Cement News tagged: Corporate
CRH likely to acquire Shriram Group cement business - report
Irish building materials major CRH is likely to acquire the cement arm of the Shriram Group, Sree Jayajothi Cements, three sources have told the Economic Times of India. The deal is likely to be announced “soon” according to one of the sources, adding that the “enterprise value of Sree JayaJothi Cements has been pegged at around INR1500 crore.” CRH is expected to pick up the stake through i...
Semen Indonesia gears up for further expansion
Semen Indonesia is lining up investments that could hit the IDR20trn (US$2bn) mark over the next three years to further increase capacity and boost operations. “We’re thinking ahead, so we can continue to increase our cement production and performance. Our investment into 2016 could reach IDR20trn in total.” Semen Indonesia’s finance director told the Jakarta Globe. Ahyanizzaman said the ...
ARM Cement to spin off non-cement business
Kenya-based ARM Cement plans to spin off and list non-cement business on the Nairobi bourse within three years. “We are very hopeful that in two to three years, we will have listed the new non-cement business and market it as an independent brand in the region,” managing director, said Pradeep Paunrana, adding that the company is laying grounds for the separation. “The businesses are intr...
Deutsche Bank downgrades Jaiprakash to “sell”, India
Deutsche Bank downgrades India's Jaiprakash Associates Ltd to "sell" from "hold", due to higher-than-expected debt. The bank says the company's consolidated debt of INR612bn (US$10.24bn) came in at INR10bn above its estimates. It has also cut its FY14 earnings estimates for the India-based cement producer by 14 per cent and that of FY15 by nine per cent, citing a "high degree of operating ...
Argos sees higher volumes in 1H13
Cementos Argos has reported a rise in cement volumes for the six months to the end of June 2013 and expects activity in its domestic market of Colombia to accelerate after a slow start in the first three months. In the 1H13, Argos reported consolidated EBITDA of COP476bn (US$253m), representing an increase of 25 per cent compared to the same period in 2012, while revenues rose nine per cent Y...
Shriram Cement confirms talks on cement unit sale
India-based producer Shriram Cement has confirmed that it is in talks with investors over the sale of its cement business. The statement came following news reports that CRH is to buy Shriram's cement unit through its Indian joint venture, My Home Industries. Shriram said it is in discussions with a couple of potential investors, including CRH, but that no decision has been finalised to-date...
Harris Associates builds up stake in Holcim, Switzerland
Holcim said Chicago-based asset manager Harris Associates LB acquired shares in the Swiss cement major and now owns a stake worth CHF654m (EUR530m) Harris notified that it owned 3.04 per cent of Holcim's shares, therefore making it the third-largest shareholder in the Swiss cement major.
Thai Binh Cement swings second quarter to net loss, Vietnam
Thai Binh Cement JSC swung to a net loss of VND1.5bn (US$70,740) in the second quarter of 2013 from a net profit of VND246m a year ago. The company generated revenue of VND16.5bn in 2Q13 compared to VND18.8bn over the same quarter of 2012. For the first six months to the end of June 2013, TBX reported VND300m net loss on VND33bn revenue, compared to VND1bn net profit and VND37.3bn a year ...
Optimisation projects expected to lift TCK net profit, Bosnia
Bosnian cement maker Tvornica Cementa Kakanj (TCK) expects its net profit to rise by 20-25 per cent to some BAM11-12m (EUR5.6-6.1m) thanks to optimisation measures. TCK’s cement sales are expected to be nearly flat at around 425,000t, director Branimir Muidza told SeeNews. However, ongoing investment and process optimisation measures are expected to bear fruit this year, leading to the proj...
Shanshui Cement 1H hit by pricing pressures
China Shanshui Cement said it expects to record a significant YoY decrease in net profit for the six months ended 30 June 2013 of not less than 40 per cent due to to persistently lower prices. Since the start of this year, the Shandong region (one of the company’s core markets) have been affected by excess production capacity and prices have remained from the fourth quarter of 2012. Dema...
Can Tho Mineral & Cement to delist from HNX
Can Tho Mineral & Cement JSC (CCM), has approved a plan to delist 4.6m shares from the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX). The decision was made due to the company’s difficulties in operation and the low liquidity of its shares, CCM said in a statement sent to the bourse, Vietnam News Brief Service reported. This year, CCM targets a net profit of VND10bn (US$471,600) and a dividend payout of 15 per ...
CRH announces new group chief executive, Ireland
CRH has announced that Albert Manifold will assume the role of group chief executive on 1 January 2014, following the retirement of the current chief executive, Myles Lee, after 32 years with the group. Commenting on the appointment, CRH Chairman Nicky Hartery said: “I am delighted to announce Albert’s appointment as the next chief executive of CRH plc. This follows a comprehensive selecti...
Paraguay’s INC registers 5M13 loss
State-owned Industria Nacional del Cemento of Paraguay noted a loss of PYG22.413bn (US$5m) in the first five months of 2013, indicating a rise on the previous year. In 2012, the company registered a full-year loss of PYG41.646bn, according to local news service ABC. The 2012 loss is attributed to a combination of high sales and operational costs. Sales costs reached PYG343.676bn against a...
BBMG Corp issues profit warning, China
BBMG Corp announced yesterday that it expected its net profit to fall not more than 15 per cent YoY in the first six months of this year, due to pricing pressures. The company's net profit was CNY1.39bn in the first half of 2012. The company's sales of cement and clinker increased 9.1 per cent YoY to 16.38Mt in the first half. Concrete sales volumes jumped 33.2 per cent YoY to 5.46Mm3 in the...
Dyckerhoff shareholders approve Buzzi offer
The shareholders' meeting of Dyckerhoff AG gave the go-ahead to the squeeze-out launched by parent company Buzzi Unicem SpA on all outstanding ordinary and preferred Dyckerhoff shares still in the hands of minority shareholders. Buzzi Unicem's acquisition of the remaining stock of Dyckerhoff and the following cash payment of EUR47.16 per share ( for a total amount of EUR65.3m) will become e...
Saudi Cement reports 5.9% second-quarter rise
Saudi Cement Co reported a 5.9 per cent increase in second-quarter net profit on Monday, thanks to increased demand. The company posted a second-quarter net profit of SAR307m (US$81.7m) compared to SAR290m in the same period in 2012. Net profit for the first six months of 2013 was SAR647m, up five per cent from the previous year.