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Northern Region Cement sells share in Al-Kubaisa plant

05 March 2024, Published under Cement News

Northern Region Cement Co has announced the sale of its 50 per cent stake in Cement Experts Co for Development and Investment to UAE-based AMP Global Trading. According to The People’s Network, the deal, which has been valued at US$55m, involves the Al-Kubaisa cement plant in Iraq, in which Cement Exports hold a 51 per cent share. With Northern Region Cement relinquishing its 50 per cent share in Cement Experts, the transaction gives AMP a significant indirect interest in the Iraqi pl...

Northern Region Cement awards EPC contract for new line

07 November 2023, Published under Cement News

KHD Humboldt Wedag and AVIC have been awarded a major EPC contract for engineering, equipment supply, construction, commissioning and site services for a new 3500tpd production line for Northern Region Cement Co , Saudi Arabia. The plant will be located in Iraq and marks a total investment of around US$139m.  KHD Humboldt Wedag will design and deliver the plant with the latest sustainability-driven technologies, while AVIC, KHD’s parent company, will complete the EPC project in a record ...

Saudi cement sales rise 5% in November

08 December 2022, Published under Cement News

The aggregate sales of 17 Saudi cement producers rose one per cent YoY to 4.8Mt in November 2022, according to Yamama Cement Co ’s data. Locally, nine market players reported sales growth, led by United Cement Co with 110 per cent YoY, followed by Northern Region Cement Co with 54 per cent YoY. Eight cement producers reported lower sales, including Umm Al-Qura Cement Co with a fall of 46 per cent YoY. Al Jouf Cement Co had the next largest drop in sales at 22 per cent YoY. Seven...

Northern Region Cement 2Q net profit down 83%

04 August 2017, Published under Cement News

Northern Region Cement Co on Wednesday announced that its net profits fell 83 per cent YoY in the second quarter of 2017. Profits fell to SAR8.26m during the three months ending June 2017, from SAR48.66m in 2Q16, according to a bourse filing. On a sequential basis, net profit was down by 49.8 per cent YoY. The Saudi cement company attributed the decrease in its YoY net profits to the increase rising interest rates on debt and the drop in other revenues. Sales went down 55.1 per cent to ...

Saudi Arabia: Northern Cement profits fall 24%

26 July 2016, Published under Cement News

Northern Region Cement Company reported a net profit of SAR48.66m (US$13m) in 2Q16, down 24 per cent from SAR64m (US$17m) compared to the same period last year. However, profits were up 13.4 per cent compared to 1Q16. This QoQ rise is due to increased clinker sales and the YoY decrease is attributed to increased production costs as a result of higher energy prices and falling sales. Northern Cement’s profits for the first half of the year reach SAR91.6m, a 20.4 per cent decline from SAR11...

Northern Region Cement stocks soar on day one of trading, Saudi Arabia

06 February 2013, Published under Cement News

Saudi-Arabia based cement producer Northern Region Cement tripled on its first day of trading in Riyadh, Bloomberg reports. The stock soared to SAR30 at the close in the Saudi capital from the initial public offering of SAR10 each, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. About 234 million shares were traded, comprising more than half of the volume traded on the benchmark Tadawul All Share Index yesterday. Northern Region is the 13th cement company to sell shares in the kingdom after N...