Cement News tagged under: Holcim Indonesia
PT Holcim Indonesia seeks US$175m loan26 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsPT Holcim Indonesia is seeking US$175m syndicated loan this year to pay debt and finance working capital, according to finance director Kent Carson. The company's debt maturing in November this year amounts to IDR1.15trn (US$99m), Carson added. |
Holcim Indonesia to integrate two subsidiaries08 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Indonesia plans to integrate two subsidiaries as part of efforts to improve operational efficiency, the company said in a statement on Friday. The Indonesian division of the cement Swiss major plans to merge units Bintang Polindo Perkasa and Wahana Transtama. Holcim now controls 100 per cent of Bintang Polindo after it acquired the ownership from Cemex Asia in 2008. Bintan Polindo owns cement milling facilities with a capacity of 600,000t in Ciwadan, Banten. Meanwhile, Wahana Transta... |
Holcim Indonesia secures loan for Tuban Line 2 project22 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Indonesia is to receive a loan from the commercial arm of the German development bank KfW Ipex and BNP Paribas for US$98m for a second kiln line project at the new Tuban cement works. “The financing is covered with an Euler Hermes export guarantee based on deliveries and services provided by ThyssenKrupp Resource Technologies,” Stefan Eitel, director team head of Metals & Mining at KfW Ipex said. The loan has a term of 7.5 years and will have a fixed interest rate based on the c... |
Holcim Indonesia commissions new packing plant11 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Indonesia has commissioned its new packaging plant and silo in Pontianak, West Kalimantan. President Director of Holcim Indonesia, Eaman Ginley, said the packing plant and silo would better serve the customers in the region. "With the facility we hope to reach our operational target . Our customers would easily find our product in the market in West Kalimantan," he told local media. The silo, which is located at Jalan Raya Wajok Hilir, 25km from Pontianak, will improve the cement lo... |
Holcim Indonesia orders Loesche VRM28 August 2013, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Indonesia Tbk has ordered a LM 56.3+3 from Loesche for its Tuban Line II cement production facility, which is to be a replica of Tuban Line I. The mill will grind clinker, gypsum and limestone at a product rate of 260tph at <3 per cent R45µm. The gearbox will have a capacity of 5200kW. Loesche’s scope of supply also includes the dedusting filter and fan, metal detectors, magnetic separator, slide gates and a rotary valve as well as a hot gas generator. Delivery is planned for Janu... |
Holcim Indonesia first-half sales decline 1.3%02 August 2013, Published under Cement NewsPT Holcim Indonesia reported a decline in sales for the first six months of 2013, having registered a second consecutive quarterly fall. Volumes dropped by 1.3 per cent to 4Mt in the Jan-June 2013 period. "The company had foreseen the contraction after a similar dip in the first quarter, the first time after eight consecutive quarters of growth," Holcim president director Eamon Ginley told the Jakarta Post. First quarter sales fell 1.6 per cent to 2Mt. However, Mr Ginley expects the sl... |
Bali APEC construction projects boost Holcim Indonesia sales25 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsDespite some parts of Indonesia recently witnessing a slowdown in sales this year, Holcim’s local sales have been boosted by construction growth in Bali ahead of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference to be held on the island later this year. “Nationally, this year’s cement sales growth has tended to slow down but we have been able to take advantage of construction growth in Bali,” Holcim vice president Juhans Suryantan, told Antara news agency. He said the company wou... |
Mixed first-quarter results for Indonesia's top three06 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia's top three cement producers have posted a mixed set of results for 1Q13, as Semen Indonesia and PT Indocement report a rise in net profits but Holcim Indonesia feels the pinch from an increasingly competitive market. The country's largest cement producer, state-owned PT Semen Indonesia reported a 22.3 per cent increase in net profit to IDR1.24trn in the first three months of this year, thanks to a 20.4 per cent rise in sales volumes to 4.94Mt. The state-owned cement producer en... |
Fritz & Macziol wins another Southeast Asia order from Holcim28 March 2013, Published under Cement NewsFritz & Macziol have received an order from Holcim Indonesia for its VAS logistic solution to be implemented at its new Tuban cement works. The order follows a contract awarded to Fritz & Macziol by Holcim last summer for the implementation of its VAS system in five plants in the Philippines. Further orders in Indonesia, Thailand and also in Myanmar are on the horizon. Because of this strong demand, the Industrial Applications & Services Division has now decided to set up a separate te... |
Holcim Indonesia sees strong gains in full-year net profit26 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Indonesia has reported a 27 per cent jump in 2012 net profit on a strong rise in revenue. Net income for the 12 months to the end of December reached IDR1.35trn (US$139m), the company said in a filing to the Indonesian Stock Exchange on Monday. Revenue rose 20 per cent to IDR9trn. Production costs, however, also increased at a faster rate and were up 23 per cent YoY to IDR5.66trn. |