LafargeHolcim - October 2018
LafargeHolcim's Indian subsidiary Ambuja Cement sold 38.95Mt of cement during the first nine months of 2018, an increase of 7.1 per cent with the third quarter showing a 9.4 per cent rise to 5.88Mt. The turnover advanced by 10.3 per cent to INR188.74bn (EUR2264.7m), but EBITDA was just 6.4 per cent ahead at INR30.55bn. Net profit showed an 8.7 per cent rise to INR12.03bn. Excluding the separately-quoted ACC, the cement volume was ahead by 5.6 per cent to 18.05Mt, while the turnover was ahead by 7.5 per cent to INR82.12bn and EBITDA by 6.3 per cent with the net profit rising by 4.3 per cent to INR9.5bn.