Cement News tagged under: Indian sub-continent
UltraTech Cement's subsidiary to sell entire stake in Shandong Binani Rongan Cement08 July 2020, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s UltraTech Cement has announced that its Krishna Holdings subsidiary will sell its entire stake in Shandong Binani Rongan Cement Co for a value of US$120m. "Krishna Holdings Pte Ltd, incorporated in Singapore and a subsidiary of the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary UltraTech Nathdwara Cement Ltd, has informed that it has entered into a binding agreement for divesting its entire equity shareholding of 92.5 per cent in Shandong Binani Rongan Cement Co Ltd," stated the company. Shan... |
Cement exports from Bangladesh record a 12% fall in FY19-2008 July 2020, Published under Cement NewsBangladesh's cement industry has earned export revenue of US$9.14m in the FY19-20 (July 2019-June 2020), compared to US$10.41m bagged in 12MFY18-19, a significant contraction of 12.2 per cent YoY. The export figure also includes a minor amount of salt, stone and related products, says data of Bangladesh Export Promotion Bureau (EPB). The export value for cement decreased by -13 per cent, underperforming when compared with the FY19-20 government target.The EPB had set a lower export target f... |
ACC Ltd's net sales rise 6%08 July 2020, Published under Cement NewsACC Ltd (LafargeHolcim) held its 84th AGM on 6 July via video conference and reporting its net sales in 2019 increased by six per cent to INR153.43bn (US$2.04bn) and its premium range of cement products delivered strong double-digit volume growth. ACC's ready-mix concrete business with a total of 90 plants continued to record strong growth of 12 per cent in volume terms and 13 per cent revenue growth over previous year. Focussed cost reduction initiatives resulted in operating EBITDA impro... |
Pakistan cement records a 2% uptick in dispatches in FY2007 July 2020, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s cement industry during the FY19-20 (July 2019-June 2020) recorded a rise of two per cent to 47.81Mt in total cement dispatches from 46.88Mt in FY18-19. All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) attributed this growth to the strengthening of higher export growth, which reached 19.8 per cent with exports surpassing the 7Mt mark after a long time. However, the domestic consumption contracted by almost one per cent during this fiscal year, the first such decline in the las... |
JSW Group reportedly set to reduce imports from China02 July 2020, Published under Cement NewsParth Jindal, managing director of JSW Cement, has announced on social media that JSW Group plans to reduce its net imports from China. "The JSW Group have a net import of US$400m from China annually and we pledge to bring this down to zero in the next 24 months," said Mr Jindal. In the comment, Mr Jindal referred to the clash on the border of both countries, which took place earlier in June. JSW Cement currently imports clinker from China to supply its grinding operations. |
Andhra Cement January-March net sales down 85% YoY02 July 2020, Published under Cement NewsIndia-based Andhra Cement has reported standalone net sales of INR109.5m (US$1.44m) in January-March 2020, down 85.4 per cent when compared with INR749.4m in January-March 2019. In the January-March 2020 quarter the company posted a net loss of INR-543.8m while EBITDA was INR113.2m. |
Power Cement begins commercial operations at 7700tpd plant01 July 2020, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s Power Cement Ltd has announced that its 7700tpd clinker production plant has reached its rated capacity and will therefore begin commercial production from 1 July 2020. The company noted production levels of 450,096t and 502,541t of cement and clinker, respectively, during the 9MFY19-20. Domestic sales reached 418,757t, while cement exports were at 4372t and clinker exports at 111,800t. Overall this represents a nine per cent decline in both domestic and export sales. However,... |
BCIC and EDII to build cement plant in Bangladesh01 July 2020, Published under Cement NewsBangladesh Chemical Industries Corp and Saudi-based Engineering Dimension International Investment have agreed to build a cement plant under the name of Saudi Bangla Integrated Cement Co Ltd. The new plant will have a clinker capacity of 12,000tpd and a cement capacity of 3000tpd, based on the supply of limestone from Meghalaya, India. In addition to producing cement from its own clinker, the plant will also supply 4Mta of clinker to grinding units in Bangladesh. The project is expected t... |
Anjani Portland Cement reports net profit rise in FY19-2001 July 2020, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Anjani Portland Cement has reported a 14.7 per cent decline in total income to INR1.03bn (US$13.63m) for the final quarter of FY19-20, compared to INR1.21bn in the year-ago period. Net profit also fell 30.2 per cent YoY to INR80.4m from INR115.1m. In the full FY19-20, total income was down 5.9 per cent to INR4.13bn from INR4.39bn in the previous fiscal year. However, net profit surged 74.2 per cent YoY to INR403.5m from INR231.6m in the FY18-19. |
Bashundhara Industrial Complex secures land for bagging factory30 June 2020, Published under Cement NewsBangladesh’s Bashundhara Industrial Complex has signed an agreement for 16 acres of land, located 1km away from Mongla port and another 20km away from the site of a proposed airport in Bagerhat. The company intends to use the land for the construction of a factory that will produce cement bags for its two cement plants. |