Cement News tagged under: Indian sub-continent
JSW Cement makes approach for Heidelberg Material's Indian cement operations03 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsJSW Cement , the building materials business of steelmaker JSW Group , is in initial talks with Germany's Heidelberg Materials to acquire the latter's 13.4Mta cement businesses in India, according to The Economic Times of India. JSW Group has reportedly made an unsolicited offer to acquire Heidelberg Materials' local entities that primarily have capacities in the Indian peninsular. The report further added that Heidelberg Materials is yet to make a final call on its India exit str... |
Pakistan to expect a mixed trend in dispatches in September29 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe cement dispatch trend in Pakistan will likely be mixed in September 2023 due to monsoon rain and transport issues, according to Topline Pakistan Research. However, the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has yet to release official data to support or contradict this scenario. A mixed trend of dispatches was recorded during the first two months of the current financial year. The research house believes that Pakistan's total cement sales in September 2023 are expect... |
Gharibwal Cement's profit decreases in FY2329 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsGharibwal Cement Ltd (GWLC) announced its financial results for 30 June 2023, on the Pakistan Stock Exchange’s 27 September 2023 website. The company saw a decrease in its profit to PKR1.23bn (US$430.1m) from PKR1.35bn earned in the same period last year. This represents a nine per cent YoY fall in profit YoY. The major factors responsible for this reduction were increased sales, selling and distribution expenses, and higher taxation and finance costs. The company sales increased by... |
Dewan Cement reports losses on higher costs in FY22-2328 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsDewan Cement Ltd (DCL), subsidiary of Mega Conglomerate Pvt Ltd posted its financial results for FY22-23 on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) website on 26 September 2023. It reported a loss after taxation of -PKR586m against a loss of -PKR703m reported in a comparative period last year. The lower loss is attributed to the high cost of sales during this period despite better earnings of other income. According to the company's results, its sales increased to PKR20.19bn from PKR16.51bn... |
Thatta Cement's profit increased in FY22-23 and plans share buyback28 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsThatta Cement Co Ltd (THCCL) announced its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2023 (FY22-23) at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on 27 September. It reported an increase in profit after tax to PKR249m (US$0.86m) from PKR119m earned in the corresponding period last year. This reflects a growth of 109 per cent YoY, mostly due to higher sales and other income that made the company report a better profit this year. Its net sales increased to PKR5.41bn from PKR4.26bn during this peri... |
BCMA re-elects Kabir as President for two years28 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsMD Alamgir Kabir has been re-elected as President of the Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association (BCMA) for 2023-24 and 2024-25 during the 22nd and 23rd AGMs held in Dhaka on 26 September. He is sponsor director and vice chairman of MI Cement Factory Ltd and has over three decades of business experience in the trading and manufacturing sectors. At present, he is also chairman of GPH Ispat Ltd and MD of Crown Cement Concrete and Building Products Ltd. In addition he holds director... |
Keerthi Industries reports 4% drop in revenue27 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsKeerthi Industries Ltd (formerly Suvarna Cements Ltd) has reported revenue of INR2405.6m (US$28.9m) in the FY22-23, ended 31 March 2023, down four per cent compared to INR2499.5m in the same period a year earlier. Profit before interest and depreciation declined from INR348.5m in FY21-22 to INR17.4m a year later, while the INR222.5m pretax profit seen in FY2021-22 fell to a loss of -INR110.7m in FY22-23. The company produced 478,515t of cement over FY22-23 along with 474,584t of clinker.... |
Anjani Portland Cement appoints new CFO26 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsRajesh Kumar Dhoot has been appointed chief financial officer of Anjani Portland Cement, effective from 1 October 2023. He succeeds Mr R S Ramanjaneyulu who resigned from the position due to personal reasons. Mr Dhoot is a chartered accountant with over 27 years of experience in various industries, including cement, sugar and textiles. He has worked in the cement industries for 17 years with experience in marketing, finance and accounting. Previously he has held positions at UltraTech Ce... |
UltraTech Cement buys land from The India Cements Ltd22 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement ( Aditya Birla Group ) has entered into an agreement with The India Cements Ltd , on 21 September 2023 to purchase a 73.35-acres plot of land (which includes land of 14.53 acres to be procured), located at villages Kantakapalle and Chinnipalem, Mandal Kothavalasa, District Vizianagram, Andhra Pradesh, for a consideration of INR70,000m, exclusive of taxes, stamp duty and registration charges. “This is for the purposes of the business of the company. The disclosure i... |
Pakistan's cement industry saw significant export growth in 2MFY23-2420 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's cement industry saw significant growth in cement exports, both over land to Kabul and further afield by sea during 2MFY23-24 due to the depreciation of the Pakistani rupee and the falling prices of Afghan and local coal. According to AKD Securities Ltd, cement exports are expected to show growth going forward, driven by the viability of export prices, particularly in light of declining coal prices. IMS Research also believes that exports continue to demonstrate robust growth, p... |