Cement News tagged: Corporate

TPIPL’s 2Q06 results slightly below expectation

31 July 2006, Published under Cement News

TPI Polene (TPIPL)’s 2Q06 net profit fell 70% q-o-q to Bt344m, but improved from Bt256m loss in 2Q05. This included Bt99m unrealized FX gain on foreign debts (2Q05: Bt765m loss, 1Q06: Bt982m gai

Grasim 1Q improvements, India

31 July 2006, Published under Cement News

India’s Grasim Industries Ltd said Saturday its fiscal first-quarter consolidated net profit rose 47 per cent as its cement and viscose staple fiber business grew. The company’s net profit

Dalmia Cement net up four-fold

31 July 2006, Published under Cement News

Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd today reported a more than four-fold increase in net profit at Rs 50.28 crore for the April-June quarter this fiscal as compared to Rs 10.72 crore in the year-ago period

Polpaico ups profits 18 per cent, Chile

31 July 2006, Published under Cement News

Chilean cement producer Cemento Polpaico increased consolidated net profits 18.3 per cent to 9.82bn pesos (US$18.2m) during the first half of this year, compared to the same period last year, the comp

Cemex Venezuela profit gains

Cemex Venezuela profit gains

31 July 2006, Published under Cement News

The Venezuelan unit of Mexican cement company Cemex (CX) saw profits skyrocket 87 per cent during the first half of the year as demand for cement in the Andean country set new records

Binani Cement to divest stake to Mauritius fund, India

31 July 2006, Published under Cement News

In a notice to stock exchanges, Binani Industries said that it had decided to divest 10.09 per cent in its subsidiary Binani Cements to Ganesha Prime Holdings (Mauritius), a subsidiary

Weak 2Q06 earnings of TPI Polene, Thailand

Weak 2Q06 earnings of TPI Polene, Thailand

28 July 2006, Published under Cement News

TPI Polene (TPIPL) announced rather disappointing 2Q06 earnings with a normalised profit of Bt244mn (norm EPS Bt0.31), down 52% yoy, but up 52% qoq. This was a rather low base for earnings comparisons

Cementir continues to show underlying growth

28 July 2006, Published under Cement News

Cementir increased first half turnover by 25.3% to EUR 504.2m and the EBITDA rose by 44.4% to EUR 118.6m.

Titan is boosted by US market strength

27 July 2006, Published under Cement News

Titan increased turnover in first six months by 24.8% to EUR 764.7m and the operating profit at the EBITDA level by 36.5% to EUR 220.4m. Sales of cementitious materials grew by 7.5% to 7.75Mt, while

Portland Valderrivas profit up 51 per cent, Spain

27 July 2006, Published under Cement News

In the first half of this year, Spanish cement producer Cementos Portland Valderrivas recorded a net profit of EUR96.19m , up 51.37 per cent on the same period in 2005.

UltraTech Q1 net profit triples, India

27 July 2006, Published under Cement News

UltraTech Cement Ltd, an Aditya Birla group company has announced that net profit more than tripled for the first quarter ended June 30 2006 on higher domestic realisation and volumes.

Strong US prices help Cemex move ahead in first half

27 July 2006, Published under Cement News

First half turnover at Cemex increased by 23.7.0% to US$8,595.3m, with a modest help form an additional two months of RMC, and the EBITDA grew by 21.9% to US$1,972.5m. The trading profit improved by 1

Ciments Français shows good first half growth

26 July 2006, Published under Cement News

Ciments Français, which essentially covers the non-Italian operations of the Italcementi group, increased first half turnover by an underlying 16.4% to €2,156.9m. With an increase of 10.4% to €1.032.8

Thai Siam Cement Q2 net down 13 per cent on costs

26 July 2006, Published under Cement News

Siam Cement PCL (SCC) , Thailand’s top conglomerate, reported a larger-than-expected 13 percent fall in second-quarter earnings on Wednesday as high energy costs continued to bite into profits.

Fujairah Cement reports net profit of $21.1m, UAE

26 July 2006, Published under Cement News

The UAE based Fujairah Cement Industries Company made $21.1m in net profits for the first half of this year compared to $19.01m during the same period last year, KUNA reported.The company realized net

Florida Rock 3Q profit rises 27 per cent

26 July 2006, Published under Cement News

Florida Rock Industries Inc., provider of concrete and other materials for the construction industry, said Tuesday fiscal third-quarter profit increased 27 percent, as growth in nonresidential demand