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UltraTech Cement sales up 9% YoY

30 April 2024, Published under Cement News

India’s UltraTech Cement , part of the Aditya Birla Group, has reported a strong performance in the 4QFY24, ended 31 March 2024. Consolidated net sales for the three-month period came in at INR200,690m (US$2.4bn), marking a nine per cent advance YoY, while profit after tax advanced 36 per cent YoY to INR22,580m.  For the full year 2024, the company reported a 12 per cent improvement in consolidated net sales to INR698,100m. Profit after tax came in at INR70,050m, up 38 per cent YoY, whil...

Sanghi Industries sees revenue decline YoY

30 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Sanghi Industries has posted revenue of INR2883.3m (US$34.5m) in the quarter ended 31 March 2024. This compares to INR2270.1m in the same period a year earlier. Net loss over the same period came in at INR190.2m, versus INR1045.6m in the year-ago period. According to the company, the basic loss per share from continuing operations stood at INR0.74 over the three-month period, down from INR4.14 in the same quarter in 2023.  For the full year ended 31 March 2024 (FY24), Sanghi reported re...

Lucky Cement profit jumps 67% in 9MFY23-24

30 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Lucky Cement Ltd announced its financial results for the 9MFY23-24 on the Pakistan Stock Exchange website on 29 April. It posted unconsolidated earnings of PKR18.649bn (US$67m), a significant advance of 67 per cent YoY. Earnings per share (EPS) stood at PKR63.65.    According to results from AHL Research, the top line in the 9MFY23-24 was PKR87.404bn, in contrast to PKR70.348bn in the equivalent period of the previous year, up 24 per cent YoY. The revenue growth comes from high...

Shiva Cement reports loss in FY24

29 April 2024, Published under Cement News

India-based Shiva Cement Ltd has reported revenue from operations of INR1444.5m (US$17.3m) in the quarter ended 31 March 2024. This compares to INR978.5m in the previous quarter. The company saw a total loss for the three-month period of INR119.2m, down from the INR323.8m loss recorded in the previous quarter. Total expenses over the same period advanced from INR1423.1m to INR1605.4m.  For the full-year 2024, ended 31 March 2024, revenue from operations stood at INR3467.2m. A total loss...

Star Cement begins production at new clinker line

25 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Star Cement has commenced production at its new clinker line in Lumshnong, Meghalaya, India, with effect from 21 April. The new line has a clinker production capacity of 3.3Mta. Also located in Lumshnong is Star Cement’s 1.67Ma integrated cement plant, reports Projects Today. The company also has two grinding units – a 2Mta plant in Sonapur , near Guwahati, and a 2Mta works at Mohitnagar in West Bengal – along with an integrated works at Siliguri .

Gautam Adani raises stake in Ambuja Cements

18 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Gautam Adani and his family have made a further investment in Ambuja Cements . Injecting another INR83,390m (US$998.3m) into the business has increased their stake in the cement producer to 70.3 per cent. This follows a previous injection of funds on 28 March this year, raising their stake to 66.7 per cent.  According to The Telegraph, this latest investment will help Ambuja accelerate its growth plans which aim to double its cement production capacity from 76.1Mta, as at the end of 202...

Shree Cement predicted to see 2% sales advance

17 April 2024, Published under Cement News

India-based brokerage, Prabhudas Lilladher, has announced its estimated earnings for Shree Cement in the January-March 2024 period, with a forecast of INR5572m (US$66.58m) in net profit. This marks a two per cent advance YoY, but 24.1 per cent contraction QoQ.   Net sales are predicted to advance by 1.9 per cent YoY to INR48,754m, marking a 0.5 per cent decline QoQ, reports Money Control. Meanwhile, EBITDA is forecast to come in at INR11,208m, up 25.6 per cent YoY but down 9.1 per cent...

Pakistan producers to add expiry dates to cement bags

17 April 2024, Published under Cement News

The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has issued a Policy Note under Section 29 of the Competition Act, 2010 to the Ministry of Science and Technology and Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA). The Policy Note recommends an amendment to the Pakistan Standard Specification for all five types of cement and make it mandatory for cement manufacturers to disclose the ‘manufacturing/packaging and expiry/best before’ dates on their cement bags. CCP observed that ceme...

Ambuja Cements acquires 1.5Mta Tuticorin grinding unit

16 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Ambuja Cements , part of the Adani Group , has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 1.5Mta grinding unit from My Home Industries Group . The deal, which involves the Tuticorin facility in Tamil Nadu, India, has an estimated value of INR4137.5m (US$49.6m), which will reportedly be funded through internal accruals. The acquisition will take Adani Group’s total cement production capacity to 78.9Mta and will enhance the company’s coastal footprint across the southern markets of Tam...

Kerala cement plants handle 48,000t of non-recyclable waste

16 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Cement plants located in India's southern state of Kerala received around 48,000t of non-recyclable waste generated within the state in 2023. The waste was used to provide refuse-derived energy for the cement facilities, according to The Hindu. The waste reportedly amounted to just under 30,000t generated by the government sector, and just over 18,000t from the private sector. According to local government sources, the waste was segregated at material collection facilities before being se...