Cement News tagged: Corporate
Sibirskiy Cement production stable in 1Q18
Russia’s Sibirskiy Cement produced 473,500t of cement in January-March 2018, maintaining a stable output when compared with the equivalent period of the previous year, according to Esmerk Russian News. Topkinskiy Cement produced 320,100t of cement, Krasnoyarsk Cement 126,800t and Timluysky Cement 26,500t. Analysts reported that cement demand in Siberia fell 2.6 per cent YoY to 670,000t i...
Quinn Cement releases new bagged cement range
Quinn Cement has launched a new range of bagged cement products following an investment of over EUR3m.The range includes three new cement products: Master Grade Cement, Premium Grade Cement and General Purpose Cement. Quinn Cement factory has installed a new bagging line for the weatherproof plastic bags. The new packaging is ideal for merchants' and builders' yards. Premium Grade Cement off...
Cemex Philippines sees 6% in 1Q turnover
Cemex Philippines 1Q18 turnover amounted to US$113.6m, an increase of six per cent, while in peso terms this amounts to a 9.9 per cent advance to PHP5891m. EBITDA declined by 17.3 per cent to PHP886m, which translates into a 20.1 per cent reduction to US$17.1m. The pretax profit dropped by 77.4 per cent to US$2m and the net attributable loss was odd by 72.3 per cent to US$1.9m. Cement ship...
Cemex reports increase in net sales in 1Q18
Cemex has announced a 92.3 per cent YoY fall in profit for the 1Q18, decreasing from US$336m to US$26m. The sharp decline has been attributed to higher operating expenses and foreign exchange loss. Operating EBITDA declined four per cent to US$535m, while the EBITDA margin was down 1.9 per cent YoY at 18.8 per cent. However, the company has recorded an eight per cent increase in overall n...
Cemex Latin American Holdings hurt by lower volumes in Colombia and Panama
Cemex Latin American Holdings' turnover declined by 8.4 per cent in first quarter of the year to US$301.1m, while EBITDA came off by 28.8 per cent to US$65.9m. At the trading level there was a 36 2. per cent profit reduction to US$44.1m. After an 11.4 per cent decline in the interest charge to US$14.8m and other items, the pretax profit showed a 15.9 per cent reduction to US$48.2m and the net ...
Lucky Cement to establish 1.2Mta Samawah grinding plant
Lucky Cement Ltd of Pakistan is planning to set up greenfield clinker production facility in southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, according to Irfan Chawala, the ompany's CFO in information sent to Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). Lucky Cement plans to set up a 1.2Mta clinker line in Samawah as a step to becoming self-sufficient in terms of clinker production in the country.The US$109m project will be ...
Cementos Bío Bío launches 2021 strategic plan
As cement demand in Chile remains muted and the cement industry is restructuring its operations, Cementos Bío Bío is launching its “Transforma 2021” strategic programme. The plan is to develop improved commercial, operational and innovation capabilities and enable the company to maintain its status as a key player. “This transformation that we carry out challenges the traditional model for ...
UltraTech Cement records revenue increase in 4QFY18
India’s UltraTech Cement has reported a 29 per cent YoY fall in its standalone profit for the 4QFY18 period, to INR4.88bn (US$73.05m) from INR6.88bn. The decline has been partly attributed to a stamp duty of INR2.26bn and deferred tax of INR410m due to a change in tax rates. Standalone revenue rose 36.5 per cent to INR90.02bn for the period, according to Money Control. EBITDA grew 33.2 per ...
CRH 1Q18 underlying sales slip 2%
A GBP16.5m (EUR19m) deal was concluded with CRH in the early part of 2018, whereby Breedon acquired four quarries and an asphalt plant in Britain in exchange for 27 ready-mixed batching plants and GBP4.9m (EUR5.6m) in cash. CRH's underlying sales in the 1Q18 declined by around two per cent, with European turnover also being off by two per cent. The Americas turnover slipped three per cent w...
Cherat Cement reports 15% net profit increase
Pakistan’s Cherat Cement Co Ltd has announced its 9MFY18 results, reporting a 14.6 per cent YoY increase in net profit to PKR1.79bn (US$15.49m). Net sales increased 66 per cent to PKR11.14bn, compared with PKR6.71 of the year-ago period. However, the company’s distribution cost increased by 18.6 per cent to PKR248m, according to its statement to the Pakistan Stock Exchange. The company ...
Maple Leaf announces 6% increase in net sales
Pakistan’s leading cement manufacturer, Maple Leaf Cement Factory, has announced its 9MFY18 results. The company’s net profit fell 14.7 per cent YoY, to PKR3.37bn (US$29.13m) from PKR3.95bn. Net sales increased 5.9 per cent to PKR19.3bn during the period, mainly due to 20.2 per cent quantitative growth in local sales. Local dispatches rose 20.1 per cent to 2.642Mt (9MFY17: 2.199Mt), while e...
Breedon to find remedies with CMA to conclude Tarmac quarry deals
Breedon Group Plc's proposed phase 1 acquisition of certain assets from Tarmac, in exchange for a number of ready-mixed concrete plants and a cash payment, as announced on 13 December 2017 has been reviewed by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA has cleared Breedon's acquisition of four quarries from Tarmac but has concluded that there is a realistic prospect of a substanti...
GCC quintuples consolidated net income in 1Q18
Grupo Cementos Chihuahua (GCC) reported a 13.6 per cent YoY rise in net sales to US$188.7m in 1Q18. The Mexico-based cement producer saw its EBITDA rise by 40.6 per cent to US$45.9m during the first quarter and improved its EBITDA margin from 19.6 per cent in 1Q17 to 24.3 per cent in 1Q18. Consolidated net income more than quintupled YoY to US$11.3m from US$1.7m in 1Q17. An 18 per cent rise in...
Dangote Cement Group's revenue up 16% in 1Q18
Dangote Cement group released its 1Q18 results and reported revenue up 16.3 per cent to NGN242.1bn (US$672m). This gives Dangote a market share of approximately 66 per cent. Group EBITDA rose by 22.2 per cent to NGN 125.9bn, while Pan-African EBITDA increased by 77.3 per cent to NGN13.1bn. In the domestic market of Nigeria, Dangote sold 3.7Mt of cement in the 1Q18, up 5.3 per cent on 1Q17 af...
Shree Digvijay Cement posts 63% rise in sales
India-based Shree Digvijay Cement has announced a 63.1 per cent YoY rise in sales in the fourth quarter, ended March 2018. EBITDA increased 41.5 per cent to INR189m (US$2.83m), while EBITDA margin fell 2.3 per cent. Total income surged 255.6 per cent to INR92m, compared to INR36m of the December 2017 quarter. While it has been posting positive results recently, the company had accumulat...
Cementos Pacasmayo announces 13% revenue increase in 1Q18
Cementos Pacasmayo SAA has announced a 12.8 per cent YoY increase in revenue in the first quarter of the year, rising to PEN315.3m (US$97.58m) from PEN279.5m. The positive result has been partially attributed to a 7.8 per cent increase in sales volume of cement, concrete and blocks. The company also recorded a 37.3 per cent surge in net income to PEN29.8m. Cement EBITDA advanced 13 per cent t...