Cement News tagged: Corporate
Shree Cement commits to two new plants
Shree Cement is committing INR20,000m (US$241.16m) to two new cement plants in India’s Uttar Pradesh, expanding its cement production capacity in the region by almost 7Mta. The first plant will be located in Etah with a 3.5Mta cement capacity. Shree Cement has already bought the land for the project and construction of the new facility is underway. The plant is due to be operational withi...
FLSmidth reports 39% increase in net profit
In its consolidated results of 2023, Denmark-based FLSmidth reported a 10 per cent increase in revenue to DKK24,106m from DKK21,849m in 2022. The company’s gross profit increased by 20 per cent YoY to DKK6087m from DKK5076m in 2022, resulting in an improved profit margin of 25.3 per cent in 2023 from 23.2 per cent in the previous year. EBITA increased from DKK943m in 2022 to DKK1438m in 2023 ...
Saint-Gobain in advanced talks to acquire CSR Ltd
Saint-Gobain has approached the board of CSR Ltd, a leading Australian building materials company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, with a non-binding indicative offer to acquire all of CSR’s issued share capital by way of a scheme of arrangement at an offer price of AUD9.00 (US$5.90) cash per share. Under Saint-Gobain’s proposal, CSR would be entitled to pay a final dividend of u...
Nigerian producers agree to lower prices
Nigeria-based Dangote , BUA Cement and Lafarge have agreed to lower cement prices in the country, despite rising production costs. According to This Day Live, the three manufacturers have stated that a 50kg bag of cement should have a maximum retail price of NGN8000 (US$4.98). Following a meeting with Nigeria’s Minister of Works and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investments, the pro...
SungShin Cement swings into the black in 2023
South Korea-based SungShin Cement reported a preliminary and unaudited revenue of KRW1.113trn (US$832,886) in 2023, up from KRW1.03trn in 2022. The company’s operating profit surged from KRW1.83bn in 2022 to KRW77.73bn in 2023 while net profit reached KRW65.75bn in 2023, a significant turnaround when compared with a loss of KRW26.47bn in 2022. SungShin operates the 11.3Mta Danyang integ...
Doğu Anadolu Cement starts trading on Borsa Istanbul
Having completed the public offering for Doğu Anadolu Cement, Turkey-based Limak Holding reports that the company will begin trading on Borsa Istanbul on 22 February 2024. Approximately 3.3m investors applied to own the shares in the initial public offering (IPO) of Limak Doğu Anadolu Cement, which took place between 14-16 February. With the intense interest shown, demand reached 4.4 time...
Aggregate Industries to establish Southampton import facility
Aggregate Industries ’ cement business is expanding by establishing a new cement storage facility for deepsea shipping lines at the Port of Southampton, UK. As part of a 20-year agreement , Aggregate Industries will be working with port owner Associated British Ports and industry-leading cargo handler Solent Stevedores, who will be operating the cement import facility. This latest inves...
Qassim Cement Co is to acquire all of Hail Cement Co's shares
Two cement producers in Saudi Arabia are in the amalgamation process and have informed their intention with limited details to the local bourse. According to a notification of both firms at the Saudi Exchange, Qassim Cement Co (QCC) is to acquire all of Hail Cement Co ’s shares. Concerning the announcement made by Hail Cement Co (HCC) on the Saudi Exchange website recently regarding the ...
Sika reports record sales, up 7%, in 2023
Sika posted record sales of CHF11,238.6m, up 7.1 per cent with an increase of 14.5 per cent in terms of local currencies in 2023. Operating profit adjusted for one-time M&A effects increased to CHF1680.6m, up 12.7 per cent YoY, resulting in an EBIT margin of 15 per cent (2022:14.2 per cent). Net profit declined 8.6 per cent YoY to CHF1062.6m in 2023, resulting in a net profit margin of 9.5...
Cherat Cement saw 12 per cent profit growth in 1HFY23-24
Cherat Cement (CHCC) has recently uploaded its financial results to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) website. The company reported a 2QFY23-24 net profit after tax (NPAT) of PKR1.9bn (US$m12.2m), up 20 per cent YoY and 22 per cent QoQ. This result takes 1HFY23-24 NPAT to PKR3.4bn, up 12 per cent YoY. The positive result was possible due to increased gross margin and other income as well as ...
Raysut Cement Co announced a change of board member
Raysut Cement Co informed the Muscat Stock Exchange on 18 February that Mubeen Jaleel Khan resigned as a board member due to personal reasons. This was effective from 15 February 2024. Subsequently, the company announced that the Capital Market Authority (CMA) had appointed Shabib Mohammed Saif Al Darmaki as the new board member, succeeding Mr Mubeen. This is effective from 15 February 2024....
Cementos Molins appoints Javier Sueiras as CIO
Spain-based Cementos Molins has named Javier Sueiras as its new Chief Information Officer (CIO). Mr Sueiras will lead the IT Solutions and Services area, focussing on promoting strategic technology and digital initiatives. His responsibilities includes the development and implementation of new processes and advanced technological solutions to enhance different areas of Cementos Molins, imp...
Vicat posts better than expected results in 2023
Vicat posted 2023 EBITDA of EUR740m, a rise of 30 per cent compared to 2022, an improvement on analysts CIC Market Solutions’ expectations of EUR709-716m. Several factors account for Vicat's strong financial results, claims CIC Market Solutions. Despite a sharp downturn in the new housing segment in Europe (41 per cent of revenues, and 31 per cent in France), consolidated volumes were up ...
Crown Cement's net profits rise 649% in 1HFY23-24
Crown Cement PLC , one of Bangladesh’s leading cement manufacturers, recently uploaded its financial results on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSX). The company witnessed a hefty surge in profit between July and December 2023 due to higher sales and other income from the shipping business. It earned a profit of BDT706.18m (US$6.436m) compared to BDT94.28m in July-December 2022, a YoY increase of 6...
Summit reports 10% revenue advance in 2023
Summit Materials has announced a 19.8 per cent YoY increase in net revenue to US$613.1m in the fourth quarter of 2023. Adjusted EBITDA over the same period advanced by 14.5 per cent to US$136.5m. The three-month period saw its aggregates business report a 5.7 per cent YoY increase in sales volumes, while cement sales volumes declined 11.1 per cent. Ready-mixed concrete volumes were up 14.8 p...
Hoffmann Green posts 78% YoY increase in sales volumes
Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has reported revenue of EUR6m in 2023, a 2.7 times increase on the previous year. According to the company, over the past three years, revenue has multiplied by 12, indicative of what it calls its "uninterrupted growth trajectory". Revenue for 2023 corresponds to EUR4m from the sales of cements, mainly H-UKR technology, and EUR2m from the licensing contract...