Search Results
South Africa’s second-half sales rise seven per centSecond-quarter cement sales in South Africa reached 2.91Mt, a seven per cent increase on the same period of the year before (2.7Mt), the latest data from the country’s Cement and Concrete Associat...News - 03 October 2012 |
PPC clears second phase of BEE deal, South AfricaSouth Africa-based Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) said on Friday that all conditions set for the ZAR1.1bn (US$131.7m) second phase of its broad-based black economic empowerment (BEE) transaction h...News - 02 October 2012 |
PPC appoints new chief audit executive, South AfricaPretoria Portland Cement (PPC) appoints Phuti Semenya, a qualified Chartered Accountant as the Chief Audit Executive. This appointment is in line with the PPC strategic imperatives that include as...News - 17 September 2012 |
Iberian impairments push Cimpor into a lossCimpor’s first half turnover declined by 5.5 per cent to €1086.8m, as the deterioration in Spain, Portugal and China could not be compensated for by improvements elsewhere. EBITDA was down by 1...News - 31 August 2012 |
The US recovery is the one bright spot for TitanTitan’s first half turnover declined by 1.6 per cent to €547.9m and the EBITDA fell by 21.3 per cent to €112.1m, as the cement producer is caught amid a continued downturn it its domestic market o...News - 30 August 2012 |
Holcim to employ more co-processing in ChinaHolcim will focus on co-processing technology to get ahead in China’s competitive market. The Swiss major views China as a valuable market where its profits improve in future years. "The curren...News - 23 August 2012 |
Lafarge to export clinker to MalawiLafarge Cement Company has signed an agreement with Central Eastern African Railway System (CEARS) in the exportation of clinker from Zambia to Malawi. CEARS Company Engineer Paul Madula confirm...News - 20 August 2012 |
FLSmidth 2Q operating profit hit by one-off writedownFLSmidth reported a drop in operating profits for the second quarter hit in part by a one-off writedown. EBIT fell to DKK 349m (US$57.78m) in April-June from DKK404m in the second quarter last ...News - 17 August 2012 |
Holcim net profit rises, streamlines group organisationHolcim reported increased sales and improved prices in the first half of 2012, with better margins in the second quarter despite a challenging operating environment in Europe. The group has furthe...News - 15 August 2012 |
India Cements 1Q net profit drops 39.2%India Cements Ltd today said that it has reported a decline of 39.2 per cent in its net profit for the first quarter ended June 2012 at INR62.07 crore. The net profit of the company stood at INR...News - 14 August 2012 |