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Ciments de Bizerte reports 24% drop in revenue in 2023

06 February 2024, Published under Cement News

Tunisia-based Ciments de Bizerte reported a 23.7 per cent decline in revenue to TND94.4m (US$30.14m) in 2023 when compared with the previous year, according to data from the Tunis Stock Exchange. Cement sales volumes were down 10 per cent YoY. Domestic turnover fell by 16.5 per cent YoY to TND93.9m with cement and lime sales of 4.978Mt. The fall in domestic demand was attributed to the recession in the construction market as real estate prices increased and there was an absence of infras...

Carthage Cement reports record turnover

23 January 2024, Published under Cement News

Tunisia-based Carthage Cement closed 2023 with a turnover of TND431m (US$138.7m), up 18 per cent when compared with the company’s turnover in 2022, driven by its cement and aggregate business. Domestic turnover increased 22 per cent to TND339m in 2023 from TND278m in 2022. Export turnover was stable at TND57m. Aggregate sales increased 27 per cent YoY from TND17.6m to TND22.4m in 2023. Concrete sales fell by 11 per cent YoY to TND12.7m from TND14.3m. The company invested TND30.5m and ...

Ciments de Bizerte sees 21% drop in 2Q sales revenue

11 August 2023, Published under Cement News

Tunisia-based Société Les Ciments de Bizerte reported a 20.9 per cent fall in total sales to TND24,494,717 (US$7.011m) in the second quarter of 2023 from TND30,961,761 in the 2Q22. All sales were within Tunisia due to a halt in exports due to a lack of competitiveness following a surge in energy costs. Compared with the 2Q22, domestic revenues were down 6.9 per cent from TND26,310,909, following a 19.5 per cent drop in sales across the board (cement, clinker and lime) in the 2Q23. Cement ...

Carthage Cement advances 1H turnover by 24%

18 July 2023, Published under Cement News

Tunisia-based Carthage Cement increased its turnover by 24 per cent YoY to TND208.546m (US$68.92m) in the first half of 2023, according to information on the Tunis Stock Exchange. The improvement of the company’s results is attributed to a jump in 1H cement sales with local sales increasing by 25 per cent YoY to TND158.822m and exports by 19 per cent to TND31.284m. In addition, the company’s aggregate sales advanced by 38 per cent YoY to TND11.227m.

Tunisia’s times of uncertainty

19 June 2023, Published under Cement News

The Tunisian cement sector is striving to maintain profitability as the domestic construction sector struggles to sustain a post-pandemic recovery. Exports are providing one way for the domestic players to offset weak demand, while prices have risen substantially to offset the steep cost inflation. Tunisia’s cement producers are finding their feet again after the COVID-19 pandemic, but rising inflation and higher building costs remain a challenge (© Romas) Tunisia has seen ch...

Les Ciments de Bizerte reports 5% revenue drop in 2022

30 January 2023, Published under Cement News

Revenues of Tunisia-based Les Ciments de Bizerte saw a five per cent decline to TND123.8m (US$40.1m) in 2022 from TND130.8m in 2021. Domestic revenues edged up by 1.6 per cent YoY to TND112.4m in 2022, but exports were down 43.5 per cent YoY to TND11.4m from TND20.2m. Clinker production fell 24.2 per cent to 538,150t and 553,883t of cement. The drop in output was attributed to disruptions in raw material supply due to land issues. The company’s debt stood at TND153.9m on 31 December ...

Carthage Cement reports 10% increase in 9M turnover

14 October 2022, Published under Cement News

Tunisia-based Carthage Cement posted a turnover of TND262m (US$8.2m) at the end of September 2022, compared to TND239m in the 9M21, representing an increase of 10 per cent YoY, according to African Manager. The company attributes the rise in turnover to a 25 per cent hike in export revenues and a seven per cent advance in domestic sales. Export turnover increased to TND41.2m in the 9M22 from TND32.9m in the year-ago period. Local turnover advanced to TND198.4m in the January-September 202...

Ciments de Bizerte reports TND12m loss in 1H22

29 September 2022, Published under Cement News

Tunisia-based Ciments de Bizerte posted a loss of TND11.9m (US$3.6m) in the first half of 2022 when compared with a profit of TND1.3m in the 1H21. The company’s operating result is a loss of TND7.2m in the 1H22 when compared with a profit of TND6.8m in the 1H21. Revenues were down to TND57.8m in the 1H22 from TND72.3m in the year-ago period. The company has attributed the fall due to a decline in both domestic and export markets. In addition, the company saw a 56 per cent rise in petco...

Carthage Cement reports 5% fall in 1H net profit

09 September 2022, Published under Cement News

Tunisia-based Carthage Cement posted a five per cent drop in net profit to TND15.3m (US$4.8m) in the 1H22 when compared with TND16.1m in the 1H21. Revenues in the January-June 2022 period advanced three per cent to TND168.6m from TND163.8m in the year-ago period.  Operating expenses increased by three per cent YoY from TND133.6m to TND138.4m in the 1H22. As a result, the company’s operating profit contracted by 5.5 per cent to TND36.6m while in the year-ago period it had reached TND38.7m...

Société de Ciments de Gabès begins kiln shutdown

24 June 2022, Published under Cement News

Work on the kiln shutdown at Société de Ciments de Gabès cement plant in Tunisia began on 23 June 2022. The work is being carried out by Sotuqua.  The plant , which belongs to the Secil group has a cement capacity of 1.29Mta and is situated on the east coast of Tunisia.