Cement News tagged under: Cementos Molins
Cementos Artigas to shift grinding to Minas plant13 November 2020, Published under Cement NewsCementos Artigas, the joint venture of Cementos Molins and Votorantim Cimentos, has commenced a US$40m project to unify its cement production in Uruguay. The project will integrate the company’s grinding plant, currently located in Montevideo, with its clinker plant at Minas, 100km from the capital to achieve “a more efficient and sustainable” unified production line, according to the company. A new state-of-the-art vertical cement mill and new cement silos will be installed at the Minas p... |
Cementos Molins records net profits of EUR62m for 9M2002 November 2020, Published under Cement NewsCementos Molins has announced its 9M20 results, with net profits reaching EUR62m, 12 per cent less than the same period last year. In comparable terms of exchange rates and hyperinflation adjustment, net profits to September grew by 13 per cent. Profits in the third quarter (July-September) stood at EUR29m, 44 per cent higher than the same quarter last year, when the net profit was EUR21m. Cementos Molins' revenues up to September were EUR546m, representing a decrease of eig... |
Cementos Molins reports 5% rise in net profit for 201928 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsCementos Molins posted a consolidated net profit of EUR90m in 2019, up five per cent YoY. EBITDA increased five per cent YoY to EUR49m. However, the depreciation of the Argentine peso and the hyperinflation in the Latin American country impacted the results. Excluding this, consolidated net profit growth would have been 16 per cent while EBITDA would have advanced by 13 per cent, said the company in a statement. The company achieved a turnover of EUR797m, reporting a four per cent YoY incr... |
Cementos Molins signs EUR180m green loan06 December 2019, Published under Cement NewsSpanish cement producer Cementos Molins has signed a EUR180m green loan to refinance all of its domestic debt and extend its maturity by five years. The agreement includes one EUR40m loan and a EUR140m revolving credit facility, of which EUR50m are already available with the balance to be used for future projects. Agent bank and coordinator of the loan is Caixabank while Sabadell, BBVA, Santander and HSBC also granted the loan. The refinancing was reportedly closed at an interest rate ... |
Argentine hyperinflation costs Cementos Molins EUR11m01 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsSpain-based cement producer Cementos Molins saw a negative effect of EUR11m (US$12.5m) in its business results in 2018 due to the hyperinflation and the devaluation of Argentina, according to Spanish economic and business newspaper Expansión. Its profit fell by four per cent to EUR85m in 2018. The reduction of the Argentine’s subsidiary cash also affected the company’s debt levels, which increased by 22 per cent to EUR179m as a result of lower cash levels and investments made. |
Cementos Molins reports 40% YoY rise in net profit in 201702 March 2018, Published under Cement NewsCementos Molins posted a net profit of EUR89.1m (US$109.4m) in 2017, which represents a YoY advance of 39.5 per cent. Consolidated turnover for the year increased 15 per cent YoY to EUR645.6m. The company’s revenues were supported by its international subsidiaries which expanded by 16 per cent, particularly its Argentine subsidiary, which saw its sales rise by 23 per cent. Subsidiaries in Spain increased their turnover by 13.5 per cent, particularly in the concrete and aggregate segment. ... |
Cementos Molins reduces price for LafargeHolcim Bangladesh to US$62m28 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsCementos Molins (Spain) has reduced the purchase price for LafargeHolcim Bangladesh to US$62m, compared to the US$117m originally announced in December 2016 for 100 per cent of the company, which owns three cement grinding units in the Asian country. The acquisition relates to the ongoing restructuring of Lafarge and Holcim assets in Bangladesh following the LafargeHolcim merger. Cementos Molins was previously a joint venture partner in Bangladesh with Lafarge. |
Cementos Molins relocates registered address to Madrid23 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsSpanish cement producer Cementos Molins is moving its registered address from the town of Sant Vicenc del Horts in Catalonia to Madrid. Sources close to the step have said the reason for the move is the legal uncertainty in Catalonia. While the company’s plant will remain in Sant Vicenc del Horts, the publicly-traded copany and the group’s holding through which it channels its foreign investments will take up residence in Madrid. The company plans to invest EUR350m to expand its produ... |
Joan Molins Amat new Cementos Molins President01 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsSpain-based Cementos Molins has appointed Joan Molins Amat as its new President following the passing of Casimiro Molins Ribot on 25 June. Joan Molins Amat was formerly First Vice-President of the company. The Group's Board of Directors assigned Joaquín Molins Gil as First Vice-President and Ana María Molins López-Rodó on his place as Second Vice-President. |
WEG supplies Itacamba Cemento28 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsWEG has successfully installed several electric motors for Bolivian producer Itacamba Cemento SA, owned by Votorantim Cimentos SA and Cementos Molins. The WEG package includes W22 IP66 high-performance low-voltage motors and medium-voltage slip ring motors with a brush lifting system for continuous operation and suitable for operation in aggressive environments. These electric motors will operate in drive mills, crushers and fans at the plant. WEG motors with the brush lifting system h... |