Cement News tagged: Corporate
South Cement Co to issue short-term bills, China
South Cement Co, owned by China National Building Materials Co, has announced it plans to issue CNY1.5bn (US$240m) in short-term bills with a maturity of 365 days in the interbank market on 12 November. The company said in a statement that the bills will be issued at face value, and the coupon rate determined in the process of book-building. Both value and payment due date are set on 13 Nov...
Siam Cement on Vietnam acquisition trail
Siam Cement PCL is looking for an opportunity to acquire a cement business in Vietnam, Chief Executive Kan Trakulhoon according to Dow Jones reports. Cement companies in Vietnam are currently struggling with excess supply and this provides an opportunity for Siam Cement to seek a potential acquisition there, Mr Kan told reporters on the sidelines of a symposium.
Vicem Hoang Mai Cement revises down 2012 profit
Vicem Hoang Mai Cement JSC (HOM), listed on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, said it made an estimated pretax profit of VND66bn (US$3.17m) in the first 10 months of this year, according to Chief Accountant Tran Minh Son said. HOM did not give revenue figures in Jan-Sept, the Dau tu Chung khoan newspaper reported. High prices of input materials were blamed for the company’s profit fall, Son said. The...
India Cements 2Q profit falls 29.6%
India Cements, the largest cement producer in South India, reported fall of 29.59 per cent in net profit for the quarter ended September 2012 on lower margins. During the quarter, the net profit of the company fell to INR490.8m as compared with INR697.1m in the same period last year. This was lower compared to analysts' expectation of INR730m. Net sales during the quarter rose 3.12 per c...
Moody's assigns definitive Aa1 to China Resources Cement bonds
Moody's Investors Service has assigned a definitive Aa1 rating to the 5-year bonds issued by China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd. Moody's has removed the rating from provisional status upon the closing of the transaction. The rating outlook is negative.
Europe: 2012 trends and outlook
Eurostat data published earlier this week shows that August was the eighth month in a row to register YoY declines in Eurozone construction output among member states – the latest confirmation that a slowdown in overall European construction activity and cement demand shows no real signs of relenting. Figures from Eurostat show that compared with August 2011, output in August 2012 dropped 5...
Dangote nine month profit rises 13.5 per cent
Nigeria's Dangote Cement said on Thursday its pretax profit for the nine months to September rose 13.5 per cent to NGN105.8bn (US$673.63m), compared with NGN93bn in the same period last year. Revenue for the nine month period hit NGN208.3bn, compared with NGN173bn in the same period of 2011. Dangote said heavy rains and flooding affected sales in the third quarter, but profit margins rem...
UAE cement producers see improvements in 9M12 profits
Two leading cement producers in the UAE have posted an improvement in profits for the first nine months of 2012 as construction activity on the local market shows signs of a revival. Arkan Building Materials said profits grew 76 per cent during the year to the end of September to AED41.5m (US$11.2m). The company’s improvement was attributed to a 38 per cent rise in sales which increased to AE...
Cementos Pacasmayo sales rise 17.5 per cent, Peru
Cementos Pacasmayo, a leading Peruvian cement company, announced cement sales volume increased 17.5 per cent during the first nine months of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011 For the 3Q12 net income increased 56.9 per cent QoQ to PEN46.9m (US$18.1m) versus PEN29.9m in 2Q12. Consolidated EBITDA in 3Q12 increased 33.6 per cent to PEN76.4m versus PEN57.2m in 2Q12. Cementos Pacasmayo ...
EAPCC reports increased annual losses, Kenya
East African Portland Cement Co (EAPCC) posted an increased annual loss for the year ending 30 June 2012 due to slower sales, a major plant breakdown and labour issues. EAPCC said it posted a loss of KES849.7m (US$9.96m), compared with a KES119.06m loss in the same period last year, after a 15 per cent drop in revenues to KES8.61bn. The company said that production was hurt by labour unrest ...
Tangshan Jidong Cement profit slumps, China
Tangshan Jidong Cement Co’s operating revenue in the first three quarters of 2012 slumped 77.77 per cent YoY while net profit fell 83.06 per cent to CNY241m (US$38.7m). Earnings per share in the first three quarters plunged 84.71 per cent YoY. For the third quarter alone, operating income fell 3.51 per cent to CNY4.72bn and net profit stood at CNY129m which is a decline of 80.84 per cent.
Anhui Conch to issue bonds, China
Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd has been given the greenl ight by China Securities Regulatory Commission to issue no more than CNY6bn (US$2.13bn) of 10-year corporate bonds publicly. The proceeds from the issuance will be used to replenish working capital and repay bank loans.
Lafarge Pakistan swings to 3Q12 profit
Lafarge Pakistan reported that it earned PKR268.52m in the third quarter of 2012 compared to a loss of PKR308.38m (US$3.2m) in the corresponding period of last year. The advance is attributed to rising cement prices and increased domestic demand. Net sales rose to PKR2.22bn in 3Q12 from PKR1.914bn in 3Q11. It incurred distribution costs of PKR45.75m and administrative expenses of PKR136.44m...
Walter Schalka to step down as Votorantim Cimentos CEO, Brazil
Walter Schalka has resigned his position as CEO of Brazilian market leader Votorantim Cimentos after seven years at the helm. Mr Schalka will leave step down at the end of November and Paulo Henrique de Oliveira Santos, director of business development at Votorantim Industrial, will temporarily chair the company. Speaking of his time at the company, he thanked the executive board of Votorant...
GCC sales rise 13.3 per cent, Mexico
Mexico-based cement producer Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) has posted MXP2.58bn (US$197m) in sales for 3Q2012, up 13.3 per cent YoY. The company posted EBITDA of MXP501m, up 0.5 per cent compared with the prior-year-period. Net consolidated income for the third quarter was MXP152m, up 266 per cent over the MXP43.8m loss registered in the same period of 2011. Increased sales w...
Cementos Molins posts EUR31m profit, up 85%
Spain’s Cementos Molins has posted a profit of EUR31.16m in the first nine months of the year. The 85 per cent rise has been attributed to successful foreign business, which continues to offset the decline in Spanish sales. The company’s operations in Spain have seen profits decline on the back of a 16 per cent drop in domestic sales as Spanish cement demand continues to post further lows. ...