Cement News tagged under: Egypt
Egypt sets out on a new course05 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsPresident Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has managed to return a certain degree of stability to Egypt, with the economy expected to show a gradual recovery. A broad infrastructure programme and robust housing demand is providing the foundation for a strong growth in construction, while the government is calling for the cement industry to increase its capacity. The urgent need to expand Egypt's inrastructure and deal with the considerable housing shortage are expected to drive cement demand f... |
Cimpor takes massive provisions in Brazil02 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsCimpor's first-half turnover dropped by 31.1 per cent to EUR897.3m, while EBITDA declined by 39.1 per cent to EUR170.1m. The amortisation and provision charge jumped from EUR100.6m to EUR527.9m as a result of a EUR433m good-will impairment charge relating to Brazil. This led to the trading result falling from a profit of EUR178.6m to a EUR357.7m loss and after a 9.2 per cent increase in the net financial charge to EUR182.2m there was a pretax loss of EUR539.9m against a profit of EUR11.8m. A... |
Egypt: Sinai Cement returns to profit30 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsSinai Cement has announced that it earned a net profit of EGP15.4m (US$1.7m) for the first half of 2016, reversing the EGP28.7m losses that it recorded in the same period last year, Mubasher reports. Performance was even more encouraging when considering the second quarter alone. In the period April to June 2016, Sinai’s profits were EGP52.6m as compared to a loss of EGP17.6m in 2015. |
Egypt: South Valley profits up 33%24 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsSouth Valley Cement announced a net profit increase of 33 per cent for the 1Q16. A net profit of EGP42.85m (US$4.82m) was registered in the quarter compared to EGP32.35m for the same quarter in the previous year. Revenues for the company reached EGP254.82m (US$28.7m) in 1Q16, a YoY increase of 14.3 per cent compared to EGP223m for 1Q15. |
Egypt: Arabian Cement to install new coal mill18 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsArabian Cement Co announced that the company's board of directors was convened last Sunday and approved the legal procedures to build a new coal mill worth EGP80m (US$9m). The company aims to increase its use of petcoke which will lead to more co-operation with Egyptian refiners companies, as well as reduce importing coal and cut operation's cost for the company's plant. |
Egypt: Siemens to launch Sicement Electrification system17 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsSiemens Egypt will on Thursday launch its new Sicement Electrification System at the “Bringing Power to Cement Industry” forum in Cairo, Daily News Egypt reports. Egyptian cement manufacturers have been hit by rising costs of power as the government has reduced subsidies on natural gas. At the same time, cement consumption has been rising and production hit 70Mt in 2015, the government calculates. The Sicement system offers producers with a straightforward means of connecting to the na... |
Egypt: Suez Cement 1H16 sales up 6%22 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsSuez Cement Group of Companies (SCGC) 1H16 results showed that growth slowed in 2Q16, due to lower demand during the holy month of Ramadan and June. However, overall, the domestic cement industry grew 7.6 per cent in 1H16 versus 1H15. Cement prices continued to improve, following 1Q16 trends to jump four per cent during April, May and June. That being said, prices were still three per cent lower between Jan-Jun 2016 compared to 1H15. Group sales volumes increased six per cent across t... |
Egypt: Qalaa 1Q16 losses07 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsQalaa Holdings recorded a 1Q16 net loss of EGP242.7m (US$27.3m), greater than the losses of EGP112.2m (US$12.6m) seen in the same period last year, as reported by news organisation Zawya Ltd. Total revenues saw a 20 per cent increase YoY in 1Q16 compared to the adjusted EGP1.44bn reported for 1Q15. Comparative 1Q15 figures have been adjusted to reflect the divestment of ASEC Minya, ASEC Ready Mix, Ashreq, Misr Qena Cement, Rashidi El-Mizan and Tanmeya, eliminating the figures of divested ... |
Egypt: new licences may threaten Misr Cement04 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Egyptian government will announce the results of the license 8 tender on 30 July, which will see the addition of new production capacity to compete with current companies in the market. Beltone Financial said that the future of Misr Cement-Qena’s market share is under threat, as the company currently occupies the second position in the market, following Cemex. Beltone has predicted that cement prices in the country will remain low, at a price of EGP500/t (US$56.33/t), until 2018, comp... |
Egypt: Suez Cement ranked bottom27 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsEgyptian company Suez Cement has ranked in the bottom quartile of the country’s performers for the year just passed. The company’s performance saw it ranked 144/144 in the BSS News Bites ranking for Egypt, a percentile ranking of zero. Alongside this low ranking, Suez Cement’s shares also fell 66.8 per cent for the year ended 26 June 2016. Five years ago share price stood at EGP38.75 and fell over the next two years to EGP21.00. Two years ago the company saw its share price rise again to ... |