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PPC Zimbabwe achieves record cement volumes

PPC has recorded the highest production volumes in Zimbabwe for the first time in 18 years following the opening of its new US$82m grinding plant in Harare. The group's interim CEO, Johan Claass...
News - 25 August 2017

Changes to PPC executive team

PPC has appointed Njombo Lekula as managing director of its Southern African Cement division. Previously the managing director of Rest of Africa Cement, Mr Lekula has been with PPC for 27 years, h...
News - 24 August 2017

PPC 1Q17 results in line with expectations

PPC revenue for the period ended 30 June 2017 (1Q17) is ahead YoY while group EBITDA is in line with the year-ago period. The advance has been attributed to good cost management. Johan Claassen...
News - 21 August 2017

Tabuk and Al Jouf net profit dragged down by lower demand

Saudi-based producers Tabuk Cement and Al Jouf Cement have reported a decline in second quarter net profit due in part to lower demand. Tabuk Cement, which operates a 1.2Mta plant in Duba, said ...
News - 08 August 2017

Sino Zimbabwe sales boosted by housing developments

Sino Zimbabwe Cement realised a 10 per cent YoY increase in sales volumes in the second quarter of 2017 driven by housing developments across the country.   Yong Wang, managing director of the loc...
News - 07 August 2017

HeidelbergCement expects stronger second-half

While second quarter sales by HeidelbergCement were impaired by fewer working days due religious holidays as well as adverse weather conditions in large parts of North America, the German building...
News - 04 August 2017

Vicat suffers from currency weakness in several countries

Vicat's first half turnover edged ahead by 0.8 per cent to EUR1248m, or by 0.9 per cent on a comparative basis, but the EBITDA declined by 8.7 per cent to EUR188m and the margin declined from 16.7...
News - 04 August 2017

HeidelbergCement volumes and revenues strengthened by Italcementi contribution

HeidelbergCement said its sales volumes of building materials rose substantially in the second quarter as a result of the consolidation of Italcementi. On a pro-forma basis, ie taking into account...
News - 01 August 2017

Dangote Cement's 1H17 revenues rise by 41%

Dangote Cement has released its 1H17 results, announcing group revenues of NGN412.7bn (US$1.31bn), up 41.2 per cent, and an EBITDA of NGN203.7bn, up 53.7 per cent. In Nigeria total cement demand...
News - 31 July 2017

Cemex improves net profit strongly

Cemex reported a strong improvement in net profit for the six months to the end of June 2017, but cement volumes eased over the period. First-half turnover was down by 0.2 per cent to US$,703.9...
News - 27 July 2017