Cement News tagged: Corporate
Pushka ends Baturina chair function
The shareholders of the Kramatorsk-based cement plant Pushka (Donetsk region) at their October 18 meeting, have relieved Olena Baturina from the post of chairwoman of supervisory board. Baturina is a
Siam Cement Q3 profit down but beats forecast
Siam Cement PCL, Thailand’s top industrial conglomerate, posted a 30 per cent fall in third-quarter profit as high oil prices squeezed petrochemical spreads and cement margins, but the result be
Raysut Cement net profit up
Oman’s cement producer Raysut Cement increased its net profit by 29.2 per cent year-on-year to 7.04 mln Omani rials (US$18.29m) in the first nine months of 2005, it was reported on
Gujurat Ambuja to extend deal with Holcim
Leveraging on its existing US$800m tie-up with Holcim, Gujarat Ambuja Cement (GACL) plans to extend its relationship with holcim in the Middle East. The company is in talks with Holcim for an exclusiv
Eurocement Group Ukraine advances
Ukrainian plants of the Eurocement Group produced 2.1Mt of cement in 9M2005, up 11.6 per cent Y/Y. Balcem (Kharkov region, Balakleya) manufactured over 1.6Mt, an increase of 12 per cent Y/Y. The Kra
Holcim Romania targets 10 per cent rise
Holcim Romania, targets its 2005 turnover to go up by 10 per cent year-on-year, the company’s general director Markus Wirth said on October 24, 2005. The turnover for 2004 increased by 30 per c
New cement plant for Saudi Arabia
Al-Jazira Cement, a new cement company with a capital of 1.2 bln Saudi riyals (US$320m), will start operations in Saudi Arabia, local media reported on October 22, 2005. The company will be headquar
Creditors opt to buy TPI Polene stake
Creditors of Thai Petrochemical Industry Plc (TPI) have decided to acquire the 249-million share block of cement producer TPI Polene Plc for 41.20 baht per share after receiving a much lower bid at an
UltraTech Cement posts profit in Q2
ULTRATECH Cement India has reported a net profit of Rs 8 lakh for the second quarter ended September 30. The company had reported a net loss of Rs 2.29 crore during the corresponding year-ago period.
Cemex’s Third Quarter 2005 sales increase
Cemex has just announced that consolidated net sales in the third quarter of 2005 grew 110 per cent to US$4.3bn compared to the same quarter of 2004. This increase is primarily a result of the effect
SG suggests a sell on Lafarge
Brokerage SG said on Friday it had reduced its rating on Lafarge , the world’s largest cement producer, to "sell" from "hold", partly due to rising costs at the company. SG also cut
Chia Hsin Cement Jan-Sept net falls
Chia Hsin Cement Greater China Holding Corp said its net profit for the nine months to September fell 96.5 pct to US$457,000 year-on-year, even though its turnover rose 4.6 pct to US$64.19m. The group
Saurashtra Cement announces resignation of director
The Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (BSE) has announced that Saurashtra Cement Ltd., has informed BSE that Mr. Stephen Potter, nominee director of Industrialization Fund for
Lafarge: profit forecast ’challenging’
Lafarge raised doubts over whether it could meet its recently lowered profit forecast on Thursday, sending its shares down despite stronger-than-forecast nine-month sales.
Taiwan’s China Synthetic buys Taiwan Cement shares
China Synthetic Rubber Corp (2104.TW) said it bought a cumulative 16.30 mln shares in Taiwan Cement Corp at an average price of 19.34 twd per share during Sept 14-Oct 19. The
Gujarat Ambuja Q1 net lags forecast
India’s third-largest cement maker, Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd. reported a 7 per cent rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, below street expectations as floods in its key market hit sales. With