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Arkan's 9M18 results are stable at AED676.9m

01 November 2018, Published under Cement News

Arkan Building Materials Company (ABMC) reported that it achieved a net revenue of AED676.9m (US$184.3m) in 9M18 compared to AED677.6m during the 9M17. The growth in pipes, blocks and dry mortar sales offset the decline in clinker sales. Clinker sales were impacted by stiff competition, cheap imports from Iran and a slowdown in summer construction. Higher production costs also affected ABMC's profit margins, as the plant continued to import limestone from Oman, while a sustainable solutio...

Arkan posts AED30.2m net profit following Emirates Cement closure

16 February 2018, Published under Cement News

UAE cement producer Arkan Building Materials Co posted a net profit of AED30.2m in 2017 compared to a loss of AED82.3m in 2016. The company attributed the increase in profits to an AED158m asset write-off relating to the closure of the Emirates Cement Factory. “Net profit was also impacted by the increase in gas and electricity prices enforced last year by AED78m and the completion of the accounting treatment of the benefit from the government grant of AED18m received in July 2011,” th...