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Loma Negra reports rise in net revenue

08 March 2019, Published under Cement News

Argentina’s Loma Negra has reported a 7.9 per cent YoY increase in net revenue to ARS26,807m (US$789m) in 2018, compared with ARS24,839m of the previous year. Adjusted EBITDA climbed 14.5 per cent to ARS7121m, while the EBITDA margin rose from 25 per cent to 26.6 per cent. "During 2018 cement demand in Argentina turned much weaker in the second half of the year resulting in a 2.6 per cent year-on-year decline for the year as a whole. Looking into 2019, we expect the negative cycle that sta...

LafargeHolcim reports positive 2018

07 March 2019, Published under Cement News

LafargeHolcim has announced that its net sales increased 5.1 per cent on a like-for-like basis to CHF27,466m (US$27,344m) for 2018. Recurring EBITDA finished at CHF6016m, up 3.6 per cent like-for-like for the full-year period, after a positive performance by the company’s cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete segments. Net income advanced 10.8 per cent YoY to CHF1569m, compared with CHF1417m of 2017. Group sales of cement rose 4.4 per cent like-for-like at 221.9Mt, while aggregates show...

Cemtech Asia 2018 off to successful start

25 June 2018, Published under Cement News

The Cemtech Asia conference and exhibition has opened at the Meliá Hanoi, Vietnam, with delegates from 35 nations participating in this annual meeting of cement professionals. Thomas Armstrong, managing editor of International Cement Review, inaugurated the conference by observing the importance of the Asian cement sector, where 75 per cent of the world’s cement is consumed. Mr Armstrong delivered an introduction to the 10 markets of the ASEAN region which has seen its consumption double ...