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April's local cement dispatches fall, but exports rise

05 May 2023, Published under Cement News

The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has warned about the fall of cement dispatches to local and overseas markets during April and 10MFY22-23 (July 2022-April 2023), which was due to a seasonal break in construction activities in the holy month of Ramadan and inflation pressure on buying power of consumers. In addition, APCMA said that the current economic turmoil has badly impacted cement consumption. Therefore, total cement dispatches declined by 16.6 per cent to 2.951...

Lucky Cement to buy back its shares at market prices

04 May 2023, Published under Cement News

The Board of Directors of Lucky Cement Ltd , in its meeting held on 28 April 2023, has approved and decided to recommend to the members of the company for their approval by passing of special resolutions, the purchase/buyback of up to 23,800,000 issued ordinary shares of the company (constituting approximately 7.5 per cent of the current issued and paid up share capital of the company), of the face value of PKR10/share, each by the company by Section 88 of the Act read with the Regulations,...

Ambuja Cement reports 8% growth in March quarter

03 May 2023, Published under Cement News

Ambuja Cement has reported standalone net revenue of INR42,560m (US$520.1m) in the quarter ended 31 March 2023, up from INR39,270m in the same quarter a year earlier, marking 8.4 per cent YoY growth. This growth comes despite the adverse impact on volumes of halting operations at the company’s Himachal Pradesh plants for 50 days during the three-month period. EBITDA over the same period advanced from INR8250m to INR9620m, while the EBITDA margin has improved from 21 to 22.6 per cent. P...

Lucky Cement sales increased by 19% in 9MFY23

03 May 2023, Published under Cement News

Lucky Cement Ltd has announced its financial results for the third quarter ending 31March 2023 and the 9MFY23. It reported a profit after tax of PKR11.13bn (US$39.2m) compared to PKR11.3bn earned in the nine months of the corresponding period last year. This reflects a negative growth of two per cent YoY. According to the company’s notification to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), its sales increased by 19 per cent to PKR70.34bn from PKR58.89bn during the same period last year. It incurr...

Cement dispatches eroded in April due to Ramzan and Eid

03 May 2023, Published under Cement News

According to Topline Securities, Pakistan’s total cement sales in April 2023 are expected to fall by 25-29 per cent MoM to reach 2.7-2.9Mt, with local dispatches likely to be down by 28-32 per cent MoM, due to the Eid holidays, economic slowdown and muted construction activity during Ramadan. All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) is yet to release official data on cement dispatches (domestic and overseas) for April 2023 and the 10MFY22-23.  Total cement dispatches in April...

UltraTech Cement report consolidated net sales of INR184,360m

02 May 2023, Published under Cement News

UltraTech Cement Ltd has announced its financial results for the quarter and year ended 31 March 2023 with consolidated net sales totalling INR184,360m (US$2.26bn), a rise of 19 per cent compared to INR155,570m in the corresponding period of the previous year. Profit before interest, depreciation and tax in the 4QFY22-23 reached INR34,440m, versus INR31,650m in the corresponding period of the previous year. Profit after tax was INR16,660m compared to a normalised profit INR14,780m (before...

ACC Ltd reports revenue growth

01 May 2023, Published under Cement News

India-based ACC Ltd has reported revenue from operations of INR47,907.7m (US$585.6m) in the three months ended 31 March 2023. This compares to INR44,265m in the same period a year earlier. Profit after tax in the 2023 quarter came in at INR2365.7m, down from INR3918.1m in the same quarter in the previous year. Earnings per share over the same period fell from INR20.86 to INR12.60.  Revenue from cement operations in the three months ended 31 March 2023 stood at INR44,788.2m, up from INR4...

Power Cement and Dewan Cement announce financial results

28 April 2023, Published under Cement News

Two more cement companies in Pakistan announced their financial results for the third quarter ending 31 March 2023, and 9MFY22-23. Power Cement reported an increase in profit by 18.5 per cent in 9MFY22-23, while Dewan Cement reported a loss after taxation of PKR758m (US$2.67m) against a loss of PKR64m during this period. The financial data indicates higher sales and expensive production costs on inflated financing.  Power Cement Ltd has announced profits after tax increased to PKR5...

India focusses on net zero concrete

27 April 2023, Published under Cement News

Representatives of more than 75 renowned academic institutions and businesses from across the world have gathered in New Delhi, in India, to participate in the Innovandi Global Cement and Concrete Research Network (GCCRN) Spring Week. They are meeting to help drive critical research and innovation towards decarbonisation of concrete.  The GCCRN brings together more than 450 researchers and scientists from more than 40 leading universities and institutions, including EPFL (Lausanne), South...

UltraTech Cement transports phosphogypsum on inland waterways

27 April 2023, Published under Cement News

A 57,000t consignment of phosphogypsum has been transported in a bulk cargo carrier from Paradeep port in Odisha and reached the jetty of UltraTech Cement’s ( Aditya Birla Group ) integrated cement plant, Gujarat Cement Works (GCW), in Kovaya, Amreli district, Gujarat, on 26 April 2023. Mr KC Jhanwar, UltraTech Cement Ltd 's managing director, said, “The cement industry plays a pivotal role in driving the circular economy in India through the use of industrial and municipal waste in ce...