Cement News tagged: Corporate

CRH announces successful US$1.75bn global bond offering

11 September 2006, Published under Cement News

CRH America, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of CRH plc, successfully priced its third US$ Global bond offering yesterday afternoon in New York.

Prosperity Minerals FY below market expectations

11 September 2006, Published under Cement News

Prosperity Minerals Holdings said it anticipates full year results to be below market expectations, as a result of difficult operating conditions for the iron ore trading business.

Italy Cementir Net Profit At 51.3 Mln Euro H1 2006

11 September 2006, Published under Cement News

Italian cement group Cementir, a unit of local construction company Caltagirone, closed the first half of 2006 with a net profit of 51.3 mln euro ($65.3 mln), a 66.2 pct year-on-year surge,

French Ciments Francais H1 2006 Net Profit Up 46.2 Pct Y/Y

07 September 2006, Published under Cement News

French cement maker Ciments Français SA published on September 6, 2006 a net attributable profit of 248.9 mln euro (US$320.4 mln) for the first half of 2006, up 46.2 per cent on the year.

Egyptian Cement Company H1 2006 Net Profit Up to US$103.2m

Egyptian Cement Company H1 2006 Net Profit Up to US$103.2m

07 September 2006, Published under Cement News

Egyptian Cement Company (ECC) booked a net profit of 592.1 mln Egyptian pounds (US$103.2 mln/80.1 mln euro) for the first half of 2006 compared to 435.3 mln pounds (US$75.8 mln/58.9 mln euro) in the y

Dangote Group to List Subsidiaries Local, International Exchanges

07 September 2006, Published under Cement News

Dangote Group is set to list some of its subsidiaries on both the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and other international stock exchanges between this year and the end of 2007.

Can Cemex deal boost Readymix further?

Can Cemex deal boost Readymix further?

07 September 2006, Published under Cement News

Over the past couple of years, Readymix has enjoyed a roller-coaster ride in its share price and financial performance. Back in July 2004, it had been one of the poorer performers on the market, based

Cimpor shares rise on road show, report

07 September 2006, Published under Cement News

hares in Cimpor rose 2.2 percent on Wednesday to their highest level since May, boosted by the cement maker’s current investor road show and a recent research report, traders said.

Steppe Cement reports ’strong improvement’ in H1 ops

06 September 2006, Published under Cement News

Steppe Cement Ltd reported a ’strong improvement’ in half-year figures at its core operating subsidiary, Central Asia Cement JSC.

Italcementi H1 sales rise 21.4% on higher volumes, prices

06 September 2006, Published under Cement News

Italcementi SpA said that first half sales rose 21.4 per cent to EUR2.910bn boosted by an increase in volumes and a positive price trend in all its markets.

Chia Hsin Cement scored NT$4.68 in EPS in First Half

05 September 2006, Published under Cement News

Thanks to sales of Wankuo Commercial Building, Chia Hsin Cement Corporation, one of Taiwan’s largest manufacturers of cement, became the most profitable maker in the line

ACC gets approval for merger

04 September 2006, Published under Cement News

Associated Cement Companies Ltd today said it has received approval from the Bombay High Court for the merger of Tarmac (India) Ltd with itself. The company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that th

Holcim Romania sees concrete sales rise

04 September 2006, Published under Cement News

Holcim Romania expects an increase of over 30 per cent year-on-year in its concrete sales in the capital Bucharest in 2006, due to the great demand as a result of a large number of ongoing real estate

Cementos Portland raises stake in Lemona

04 September 2006, Published under Cement News

Cementos Portland Valderrivas raised stake in Cementos Lemona SA to 97.57 per cent from 97.4 per cent it was holding in June 2006, Cementos Portland reported to the Spanish stock market regulator CNMV

GCC receives $250m syndicated loan

31 August 2006, Published under Cement News

Mexican cement maker Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) received a syndicated loan for US$250m from a group of national and international banks, the company said on August 30, 2006.

Bim Son to auction shares

31 August 2006, Published under Cement News

The Bim Son Cement Joint Stock Company, Vietnam, is to float 14 million shares at the HCM City Securities Trading Centre on September 20, the company announced.