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Swiss franc, energy costs hit Holcim 3Q profit

Holcim posted a 34.5 per cent in third quarter net profit as price hikes failed to offset rising energy costs and the strong Swiss franc. Consolidated net sales decreased by 6.7 per cent to CHF 1...
News - 09 November 2011

Madras Cements benefits from higher realisations

Strong realisations boosted profit at Madras Cements Ltd in the three months ended September. In spite of the 9% YoY dip in cement despatches, revenue rose 27% to INR825.7 crore. The reason was th...
News - 08 November 2011

CRH revises 2011 EBITDA guidance, changes primary listing

CRH published its 3Q11 Interim Management Statement with like-for-like sales showing growth of approximately four per cent in the 3Q. Overall sales for the quarter were up three per cent ahead of ...
News - 08 November 2011

Calls for Indian price investigation

Hurt by a sharp rise of INR100/bag in cement prices in the past three months, India’s realtor’s body, NAREDCO, has appealed to the country’s competition watchdog, CCI, to investigate the sudden hi...
News - 07 November 2011

ACC launches new cement, India

Coastal Plus, a specialised cement manufactured by Associated Cement Company (ACC), was released on Friday. The cement is manufactured at Encore, a cement plant in the special economic zone (SEZ...
News - 07 November 2011

India: joint venture partner sought for new proposed plant

HeidelbergCement and domestic producers such as UltraTech Cement and Reliance Cements are said to be among those interested in partnering state-run Rashtriya Ispat Nigam’s proposed 3Mta plant at V...
News - 07 November 2011

India’s Jaypee to sell stake in cement unit

India’s Jaypee Group, the US$3bn engineering and construction conglomerate, is in talks to sell a stake in its cement unit Jaiprakash Associates, the Economic Times newspaper reported on Monday ci...
News - 07 November 2011

Pakistan: rise in domestic sales offset by falls in exports

Pakistan registered an increase in cement sales in October of 0.74 per cent while domestic demand was ahead by 5.77 per cent to 2.09Mt but exports dropped. According to figures released by the Al...
News - 04 November 2011

Vicat performs strongly in Turkey and India

Vicat’s first half turnover rose by 16.4% to €1,146.2m, which represents a 10.7% increase on a comparative basis. The EBITDA advanced by 9.2% to  €253.3, but the margin narrowed from 23.6% to 22.1...
News - 04 November 2011

Citigroup keeps ACC at sell, India

Citigroup keeps ACC at Sell with a INR996 price target, based on EV/ton, after the company posts lower-than-expected 3Q adjusted profit after tax of INR1.2bn, compared with the house’s forecast of...
News - 04 November 2011