Cement News tagged: Corporate
Shriram EPC to buy 68% stake in Jayajothi Cement, India
Shriram EPC confirmed it would buy a 68 per cent stake in Sree Jayajothi Cements Ltd, along with its group companies, reports the Business Standard of India. The acquisition will be carried out by Shriram EPC and a special purpose vehicle floated by other Shriram Group companies. Last month the paper reported that the Shriram Group was planning to acquire a stake in the Andhra Pradesh-based...
China Resources 2011 sales rise, expansion plans
China Resources Cement Holdings, reported a rise in revenues for 2011 and outlined plans for further capacity expansion. The company, which is the largest cement producer in South China, earned HK$4.18bn in net profit attributable to shareholders last year, reflecting YoY increase of 105 per cent. Last year the company’s cement, clinker and concrete sales surged 49.4 per cent, 104.3 per...
Italcementi’s profits drop by four-fifths
Italcementi’s turnover edged ahead by 1.3% in 2011 to €4720.5m but the underlying EBITDA came down by 17.2% to €697.3m and impairment charges saw the trading profit drop by 65.2% to €129m. Net financial charges were reduced by 10.2% to €84.7m. A 39.9% reduction in exceptional costs and an increased contribution from the Canadian associates left the pre-tax profit 80.8% down at €53m, while at t...
Holcim boosted by emerging markets
Holcim reported sales increases in four of its five group regions in 2011, led by emerging markets in Latin America and Asia, but the impact of the soaring Swiss franc continued to affect results. Turnover eased 4.2% to CHF20,744m, but in euro terms there was a 7% increase to €16,790m and in US$ terms there was an 11.9% advance. Operating EBITDA declined 12.3% to CHF3958m, but measured in eu...
HeidelbergCement issues Eurobond
HeidelbergCement issued a Eurobond today under its €10bn EMTN programme with an issuance volume of €300m and a maturity date of 8 March 2016. The proceeds of the transaction will be used for general corporate purposes. “The new Eurobond is a great success,” says CEO Dr. Bernd Scheifele. “We could achieve considerably better terms that represent an adequate price for our risk profile. The suc...
East African Portland Cement reports loss, issues profit warning
East African Portland Cement Co (EAPCC) announced a first half loss of KES88m on high production costs and increased competition. For the current year the company has issued a profit warning as producers such as Mombasa Cement and National Cement enter the market. “The board of directors expects that the company’s earnings for the year will be at least 25 per cent less than the level of ear...
Portland Valderivvas prepares new business plan, Spain
Spanish cement producer Cementos Portland Valderivvas is preparing a new business plan for the period until 2016. The plan will be presented before the financial institutions in order to agree on a credit restructuring before the end of June 2012. The measures are expected to include the disposal of US subsidiary Giant, which is seen to be successfully completed in the following months. Abs...
Titan’s Greek profits fall by 60%
Titan’s turnover declined by 19.2% last year to €1091.4m and the EBITDA fell by 23% to €242.7m. The net financial charge rose by 5.9% to €66.3m, and after €18.7m of impairment charges and €11.9m of foreign exchange losses, the pre-tax profit dropped by 71% to €37.7m. The pre-tax figure had, however been boosted by a €20.5m gain on the sale of emission rights in Greece and Bulgaria, compared wi...
Cementos Moctezuma reports solid quarter, Mexico
Corporation Montezuma reported that during the fourth quarter of 2011 EBITDA grew to 25% over the same period a year ago. A report in El Economista show that for full year 2011, the company reported a 15% growth in sales, supported by a strong advance of 13.7% in cement volume, partially offset by a fall of 2.6% in concrete volumes. EBITDA for 2011 was 10% higher than a year ago, but the...
S&P Assigns Cemex 'B-' rating
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its ratings, including the 'B-' global scale and 'mxBB/mxB' national scale rating long-term corporate credit ratings, on Cemex. S&P’s ratings on Cemex and its key subsidiaries – Cemex Inc., Cemex Mexico, and Cemex Espana--are constrained by its "highly leveraged" financial risk profile, as our criteria define it, reflecting the company's high debt ...
Dangote to begin Phase 2 of Ibese plant, Nigeria
Dangote Group said it is set to commence the construction of the second phase of the 6Mta cement plant which forms part of the company's plan to become a major force in cement production through a number of projects across Africa. In a statement by the company published in the Vanguard, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President/CEO, said: “In a few weeks from here, we will start the construction of a...
Emerging markets continue to drive Holcim sales
Holcim's consolidated sales for 2011 fell 4.2% on the previous year to CHF20.7bn (US$23.1bn), although the company says that on a like-for-like basis it saw a +7.5% increase in revenues. Due to cash-neutral impairments totaling CHF775m, net income was down 57.9 per cent to CHF682m. While operating EBITDA decreased 12.3 per cent, on a like-for-like basis it remained virtually stable at minus...
GCC sees improved sales in USA and Mexico
Mexican cement producer Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) reported a 4.9 per cent YoY rise in full year consolidated net sales to MXP7197.4m, as it reported improvements in construction activity in its domestic and USA markets from 2Q11. However, operating income for the year fell 18.5 per cent YoY to MXP464.3m while EBITDA was down 9.8 per cent to MXP1359.4m. Net sales in the 4Q11 reache...
Cimpor financing needs covered to end-2013
Cimpor, Portugal’s leading cement producer, has said it has covered all its financing needs until the end of 2013, Chief Financial Officer Antonio Valera said at a conference today. If Cimpor issues new bonds it will do so to cover financing needs for 2014 onwards, Bloomberg reported Mr Valera as saying.
Boral’s first half profit falls, Australia
Australian building materials producer Boral’s turnover in the six months to the end of December improved by 1.9% to AUD$2,433m (€1,976m) while the EBITDA declined by 11.9% to AUD$237m (€192m) and the trading profit falling by 26.9% to AUD$109m (€86m). The net interest charge is now on the way up again and it rose by 9.7% to AUD$34m (€27m) and the pre-tax profit fell by 35.9% to AUD$75m (€61m)...
Dewan Cement reverses six month loss, Pakistan
Pakistan cement producer, Dewan Cement Ltd, posted a PKR130m (US$1.43m) profit after tax in the first half of the current fiscal (in 1HFY12) compared to a loss of PKR325.1m in the corresponding period of 2010. Earnings per share stood at PKR0.33 against per share loss of PKR0.9 in the same period a year ago. According to a statement by the company to the Pakistan Stock Exchange, net turn...