Cement News tagged under: Debt Reduction
GCR affirms ARM Cement's ratings, outlook Stable30 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsGlobal Credit Ratings (GCR) has today affirmed the national scale ratings assigned to ARM Cement Ltd of A(KE) and A1(KE) in the long term and short term respectively. The outlook is Stable. GCR said the Kenyan cement producer's well-entrenched position in the East African cement industry has been augmented by an aggressive roll-out of capacity in the past five years. With the completion of the Tanga plant in Tanzania later this year, ARM will secure clinker sufficiency in FY14/FY15, which... |
China: Northern Cement to issue CNY1bn bills27 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsNorthern Cement Co announced Tuesday that it would issue CNY1bn (US$160m) worth of 365-day bills on 4 June 2014. The money raised will be used to repay bank loans and replenish operating capital. |
Xinjiang Tianshan floats CNY500m bills in April01 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsXinjiang Tianshan Cement Co Ltd issued CNY500m (US$80m) worth of financial bills on 29 April 2014 with a maturity of 365 days and a coupon rate of 5.97 per cent, according to a recent company announcement. The northwest China-based cement manufacturer intends to spend CNY200m worth of proceeds from the issuance to repay bank loans and use the remaining CNY300m to replenish working capital. |
Henan Tongli plans share issuance, China22 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsHenan Tongli Cement Co Ltd plans to issue 48m shares to China United Cement Group Corp at CNY6.32 per share via a private placement, according to company announcement yesterday. The central China-based producer intends to spend CNY303m worth of proceeds from the issuance to repay bank loans and replenish working capital. The placement is pending approval by the China Securities Regulatory Commission. |
Steppe Cement 1Q14 market update, Kazakhstan18 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsSteppe Cement Ltd said it sold 198,607t of cement in the 1Q14 for KZT2486m (US$13.7m), compared to 166,121t of cement for KZT2272m in 1Q13, representing an increase of 20 and nine per cent, respectively. The company reported that the Kazakhstan cement market remained broadly similar compared to the same period of 2013, although the weather was colder this year compared to last. Steppe Cement's market share increased from 15 per cent in 1Q13 to 17 per cent in the first three months of the ye... |
Fitch affirms Holcim long-term rating14 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsFollowing the announcement by Holcim to merge with Lafarge SA, Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Swiss major's Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'BBB'. The Outlook is Stable. The affirmation reflects the combined group's improved scale, diversification and market positions on completion of their announced merger and the synergy potentials between the two companies. “We forecast funds from operations (FFO) adjusted leverage in excess of 3.5x for the combined group in 2015, compared ... |
Cementir sets out 2014-16 business targets18 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsCementir's Board of Directors has approved the company's 2014-16 Business Plan which sees average annual EBITDA growth of around 16 per cent over the period. The plan lays the foundations for a further period growth following positive trends seen during 2013, the company said in a statement released yesterday. The strategy focuses on four key priorities: Improving the profitability of the current business Consolidating the group’s leadership in the white cement market Complet... |
Titan long-term ratings lifted10 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe long-term ratings on Greece-based cement producer Titan Cement have been lifted by ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) to 'BB' from 'BB-'. At the same time, it affirmed the 'B' short-term rating on Titan Cement. S&P has removed all the abovementioned ratings from CreditWatch, where Titan was placed with positive implications on 26 November, 2013. The outlook is stable. Titan Cement's stand-alone credit profile is 'bb', based upon S&P’s assessment of the group's business risk ... |
Lafarge 3Q net profit steady, announces new cost reduction and innovation targets06 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsLafarge reported a slight increase in the third-quarter profit with on the back of reduction initiatives, despite sales being impacted by negative currency movements. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bruno Lafont said: "With improving volume trends and despite the adverse effect of exchange rates, we continued to progress in the third quarter on our strategic action plan. ...We have accelerated and will complete our 2012-2015 cost reduction and innovation plan one year ahead of our in... |
Cemex: 9M13 turnover edges ahead25 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsFor the first nine months of the year, Cemex' turnover edged ahead by 0.7 per cent to US$11,352.7m but but EBITDA eased by 0.3 per cent to US$2001.2m as Mexico continues to drag on the company's performance although substantial improvements are seen in the US. The trading profit improved by 12.3 per cent to US$926.3m while the net interest charge increased by 8.3 per cent to US$1,139.4m. The pre-tax loss was reduced by 27 per cent to US$174.3m, but a 53 per cent increase in the tax cha... |