Cement News tagged: Corporate
West China acquisition of Fuping Cement positive – Moody’s
Moody's commented that West China Cement's (WCC) acquisition of Fuping Cement is credit positive for WCC (Ba3, negative). Fuping Cement owns a 2Mt cement production plant in Zhuangli town in Shaanxiand a 35% interest in Shifeng Cement which has a 2Mt plant in Caocun town, also in Shaanxi. WCC is also still completing the acquisition of a 65% interest in ShifengCement, which began in March 20...
Dangote’s first quarter and full-year advances, Nigeria
Dangote Cement Plc on Wednesday released its results for the first quarter and also its financial year ending December 2011 to the Nigerian Stock Exchang. The company said 1Q revenue grew by 17.6 per cent from NGN54.51bn (US345.6m) in 2011 to NGN64.11bn first quarter this year, while its revenue for full year 2011 stood at NGN235.91bn. First quarter pretax profit rose by nine per cent to s...
Kuwait Cement 1Q net profit grows to US$18.3m
Kuwait Cement Company said in a bourse filing it booked a net profit of KWD5.1m (US$18.3m) for the three months ended March 31, 2012, up from KWD4.9m a year earlier. The cement producer reported earnings per share (EPS) of 8.3 fils for the first quarter of 2012, compared to 7.9 fils in the same period last year, SeeNews Middle East and Africa reports. The total assets rose to KWD 264.4m at e...
CRH to begin conciliatory talks, plans to increase China stake
Irish Cement, a subsidiary of CRH, will begin talks today with representatives of 100 workers who have been on strike for almost five weeks, the Irish Times reports. Staff at Irish Cement plants in Castlemungret, Co Limerick, and Platin, Co Meath, have been on strike now for almost a month over payments worth €5500-€9500 to each worker. The staff and their trade union, Siptu, say a Labour Co...
Jiangxi Wannianqing gets private placement approval
Jiangxi Wannianqing Cement Co Ltd, a Jiangxi Province-based producer of cement and clinker, announced on May 7th that it was approved by China Securities Regulatory Commission to issue no more than 65 million shares at no less than CNY10.56 a share via a private placement.
Europe holds back Holcim
Holcim’s first quarter turnover improved by 2.2% to CHF4,760m (€3,922m), which represents an increase of 7.1% on a comparable basis and measured in euros the turnover advanced by 8.1%. The operating EBITDA eased by 1.1% to CHF745m (€614m), which represents a 4.6% advance in euro terms. The trading profit edged up by 0.5% to CHF349m (€287m), while at the net attributable level there was small ...
CRH is ahead in America but suffered from adverse weather in Europe
CRH's underlying sales improved by about 2% during the first four months of the year, with North America benefiting from comparatively favourable weather conditions, while the opposite was a case in Europe, which suffered from a harsh winter, particularly in February. Thirteen acquisitions or major investments were undertaken in the period for a cost of about €230m, compared with €135m spent ...
Brazil contributes 44% of Cimpor’s EBITDA
Cimpor’s first quarter turnover declined by 4.9% to €521.2m and the EBITDA came off by 10.2% to €128m. A further 7.5% reduction in depreciation and provision charges to €49.7m brought about an 11.8% reduction in the trading profit to €78.3m. After net financial costs 8.4% higher at €10.7m, to give a pre-tax profit 14.3% lower at €67.6m and the net attributable profit, after a higher tax charge...
Tanzanian Portland cement sees increased demand
Tanzania Portland Cement Co (TPCC), a unit of HeidelbergCement, reported a rise in full year 2011 net profit and sees cement demand continuing to rise as it prepares to bring new capacity on-line. TPCC reported net income in the 12 months through to December of TZS50.6bn (US$32m) up from TZS50.2bn. However, higher input costs and issues with electricity supplies hampered the company’s perfo...
Lafarge WAPCO first-quarter rise, Nigeria
Lafarge WAPCO posted a turnover of NGN22.6bn (US$143.7m) in the first quarter of 2012, up from NGN14.198bn YoY, representing growth of 59 per cent above the 2011 figures. Profit after tax soared by 151 per cent from NGN1.621bn to NGN4.071bn in 2012. According to analysts at FBN Capital Ltd, the strong sales reflect a higher volume contribution from Lafarge Cement’s new Lakatabu plant, which...
Huaxin Cement to issue CNY2bn bonds, China
China's Huaxin Cement Co is planning to sell CNY2bn (US$317m) of bonds to fund the expansion of its business, a source familiar with the deal said Wednesday. The source said the bonds, which have maturities of five and seven years, will be sold through the Shanghai Stock Exchange next week. Citic Securities Co. will be the lead underwriter of the deal, said the person. (Dow Jones Internation...
Steppe Cement sees continued improvement in Kazakhstan market
Kazakhstan-based cement producer Steppe Cement said that in 2011, sales continued to improve on the back of the cement market recovery which commenced in the second half of 2009. I n line with both price and volume increases of 24% and 7% respectively, the company posted net profit of US$3.3m with a higher capacity utilisation rate of 80%. During the year, cement price increases coupled w...
Italian and French winters disrupt Italcementi first-quarter
Italcementi’s first quarter turnover declined by 6.8% to €1071.7m, but the running EBITDA was only off by 3.1% to €126.7m. The trading profit, however, fell by 41.4% to €21.3m and, at the pre-tax level, there was a €7.8m loss, compared with a €24.1m profit. At the net attributable level, there was a swing from a €80.7m profit, thanks to capital gains last year, to a loss of €49m. Net debt at ...
Stronger sales boost Siam City 1Q net profit, Thailand
Siam City Cement Plc (SCCC) reported a 14.6% YoY increase in net profit, up to THB1.28bn for the first quarter on the back of strong domestic cement consumption, the Bangkok Post reports. Thailand's second-largest cement manufacturer saw net sales rise 12.4% from the year before to THB6.99bn, the company said in a statement. "Cement consumption increased in the first quarter, driven by sizea...
Camargo says Votorantim to likely exchange Cimpor stake - report
Camargo Correa SA said Votorantim Cimentos SA will probably accept some of Cimpor assets in exchange for its shares in the Portuguese company after rejecting a cash bid, Bloomberg reports. “There is a very strong probability that Votorantim Cimentos SA will accept this offer,” Camargo Correa’s Intercement unit said in an emailed statement. Votorantim has decided not to accept Camargo’s EUR5.5...
Ivano-Frankivskcement reports 2011 net profit, Ukraine
Ukrainian cement producer Ivano-Frankivskcement achieved a net profit in 2011 of UAH6.039m (EUR0.58m), according to local press reports. Net revenue increased by 23.73% or UAH168.194m to UAH876.974m over 2010. As at the end of 2011, the company's assets were valued at UAH923.404m. (Source: Ukrainian News)