Cement News tagged under: Loma Negra
A more concise InterCement Participaçoes01 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe last year has seen InterCement Participacoes (Mover) work hard to divest parts of its cement business to lower its debt. It is now being courted by several leading cement producers that are looking to make bids for further of the company's assets, making it likely that more divestments will be agreed before May and July, when the Brazilian company's latest set of debts are set to mature. Last week's statement from InterCement about having "received a series of inquiries and expressions ... |
InterCement continues to downsize as it wrestles with debt25 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsInterCement Participacoes SA (ICP), based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, continues to off-load assets as it attempts to manage a debt pile accumulated over a decade ago when the company acquired Cimpor, in its former guise as Camargo Correa. The multinational cement company, still controls 33.6Mta capacity across markets in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, South Africa and Egypt, although agreements have been made for the sale of assets in Africa, following the sale of Mozambique. In recent years, t... |
InterCement assets in Brazil and Argentina are on other players' radar21 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsAccording to Valor, InterCement assets are being valued by local and global players. The operations of Loma Negra, Argentina, are being looked at by CEMEX , Pacasmayo and Argos . Loma Negra has nine plants and 45 per cent of the market. According to Valor, the Brazilian operation could raise the interest of Buzzi, Vicat, Votorantim, CSN, Titan and Mizu. However, no official comment has been made from the parties in the article. In Brazil InterCement has a total production c... |
Loma Negra 1Q net profit sees 19% drop11 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsLoma Negra , part of InterCement do Brasil , posted net sales revenues of ARS40,590m (US$197m) in the 1Q23, up 2.9 per cent YoY, on the back of good top line performance of concrete and aggregate segments that offset a drop in cement revenues. Consolidated adjusted EBITDA reached ARS10,636m, down 19.7 per cent YoY in adjusted pesos, while in US dollars it reached US$63m, up 5.8 per cent YoY. The consolidated adjusted EBITDA margin contracted 738 basis points you to 26.2 per cent in the 1... |
Loma Negra posts 1% uptick in revenue in 202210 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsArgentina’s Loma Negra has reported a two per cent YoY increase in revenue in the 4Q22 to ARS36,763m (US$215m), mainly driven by a strong performance in the concrete and aggregates segments, which helped offset a fall in cement sales. Adjusted EBITDA came in at ARS13,173m, up 5.4 per cent YoY in adjusted pesos, or up 42.7 per cent in dollars at US$91m. Net profit over the quarter stood at ARS7452m, boosted by the sale of non-strategic property, according to the company. For the full y... |
Sinoma’s Latin American debut09 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsLoma Negra’s L’Amali Line II project in Argentina is the first EPC project contracted by Sinoma Overseas Development Co Ltd (a subsidiary of CNBM) in South America. Involving the successful integration of international and local expertise, performance results after the first year of operation have exceeded guarantee values. By Sinoma Overseas Development Co Ltd, China. Sinoma Overseas Development Co’s scope for the 5800tpd L’Amali Line II project spanned the complete cement product... |
Loma Negra reports 4% revenue growth in 3Q2210 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsArgentina-based Loma Negra has posted a 4.2 per cent YoY rise in revenue to ARS33,942m (US$212m) in the 3Q22. This is mainly attributed to an increase in cement sales along with s strong performance by the company’s concrete and aggregates segments. Consolidated adjusted EBITDA over the same period fell 12.7 per cent YoY in adjusted pesos to ARS7508m but advanced 33.9 per cent YoY to US$68m in dollars. The consolidated adjusted EBITDA margin contracted from 26.4 per cent to 22.1 per cen... |
Loma Negra posts 8% increase in 2Q revenues15 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsArgentina-based Loma Negra , part of InterCement do Brasil SA , reported an eight per cent YoY increase in net sales revenues to ARS25,268m in the second quarter of 2022. The company attributes the improved turnover to an increase in cement sales and a good performance in other segments, particularly in concrete and aggregates. Furthermore, the company achieved a 2.6 per cent YoY uptick in consolidated adjusted EBITDA to ARS7328m, but the consolidated adjusted EBITDA margin contracted 15... |
Loma Negra reports 1Q22 results09 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsLoma Negra saw its net sales revenue decrease by 5.5 per cent to ARS19.3bn (US$171m) in the first quarter of 2022 as cement and concrete sales declined and improvements in aggregates in the railway segment. Consolidated adjusted EBITDA reached ARS6.484bn, down 11.2 per cent when compared with the 1Q21. The EBITDA margin contracted 214 basis points YoY from 35.7 to 33.6 per cent. The net profit of ARS3.134bn was down 21.3 per cent when compared with the year-ago period. Commenting on the... |
Calcined clays: making a global impact01 April 2022, Published under Cement NewsThis week FLSmidth announced that it would be supporting the largest calcined clay installation in the world in Ghana for CBI Ghana at its Accra plant. It is a good time to look at how many of these calcined clay projects are now underway and how much investment is being placed in this carbon reduction technology. CBI Ghana's project instantly excites because it is billed as currently the largest calcined clay project in the cement industry. The grinding capacity will increase by 120 per ... |