Cement News tagged under: Ireland
CRH 's development spend reaches almost €630m in 201203 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsIn an update on its spending for the second half of the year, CRH said it had agreed 18 acquisition and investment initiatives of €375m. The transactions completed since the end of June bring full year 2012 development activity for the group to almost €630m. During the six month period, CRH said its Americas division agreed 12 deals worth a total of €256m. This included a majority stake in New Jersey's Trap Rock Industries and and also completed five other bolt-on transactions during the pe... |
Quinn to invest EUR15m in alternative fuels usage21 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsIreland-based cement producer Quinn Manufacturing has today announced a EUR15m investment to upgrade its Ballyconnell cement plant, which, when completed, will facilitate the use of alternative fuels thereby replacing coal as the primary fuel. The use of Solid Recovered Fuel will bring Quinn Cement cost of production more into line with its Irish and European competitors, the company said. |
Quinn and Lagan Cement propose merger20 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsIreland-based Quinn Building Products and the Lagan Cement Group have signed a memorandum of understanding that may lead to a merger of the two groups. The businesses, which will become part of the proposed joint venture, are the combined cement and building products businesses based in Ballyconnell, Derrylin, Kinnegad, Belfast, Cork in Ireland and Benelux. Quinn Therm, Quinn Litepac, Quinn Tarmac and Lagan Sand are not included in this proposal. Commenting on the proposed JV, the CE... |
Ireland: Judge steps aside over CRH share dealings15 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsA high court judge has stepped aside from a long-running dispute involving cement giant CRH, after a rival firm raised concerns about the judge's ownership of the company's shares. Mr Justice John Cooke, who returned to Ireland in 2008 after serving for 12 years as a judge in the European Court of First Instance, has been managing the bitter competition law case between Goode Concrete and CRH for two years. Mr Justice Cooke had already handed down three written rulings on preliminary issue... |
Ship faces detention in Ireland over claims of unpaid wages14 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsA ship carrying cement was facing detention in Drogheda on the east coast of Ireland last night due to an almost €80,000 in alleged unpaid crew wages, according to reports in the Irish Times. The MV Julia’s nine -man crew from Ukraine, Russia and Lithuania had not been paid since May, International Transport Workers Federation co-ordinator for Ireland and Britain Ken Fleming said. The men were owed US$102,700 (€79,110) in unpaid wages, he added. The vessel is owned by Dutch- based compan... |
Irish Cement in restructuring efforts, to cut 55 jobs04 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsCRH subsidiary Irish Cement has announced 55 redundancies at its plant in Limerick as part of restructuring measures due to a considerable downturn in the domestic construction sector. The company said that the restructuring follows five years of decline in Irish construction activity which is now 80 per cent less than 2007 peak levels. “Unprecedented deterioration in market conditions, combined with a sustained decline in the demand for cement products, has led to the need for a sign... |
CRH advances strongly in the Ukraine15 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsCRH’s first half turnover improved by 5.2 per cent to €8,588m, but the EBITDA came off by 1.1 per cent to €568m. The better weather conditions in North America were offset by a worse experience in Europe. The trading profit was stable at €184m, while the pre-tax profit improved by 23.2 per cent to €117m, helped by gains on disposal, and the net attributable profit advanced by 36.8 per cent to €104m. Net debt at the end of June was 0.7 per cent lower at €3915m, to give gearing of 37.5 per ce... |
CRH confirms Jaiprakash talks for Gujarat unit08 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsCRH plc announces that it has entered negotiations with Jaypee Cement Corporation (Jaypee) that may lead to the purchase by CRH of an equity stake in Jaypee’s Gujarat cement business. The Gujarat operation under consideration consists of a 3.6Mt clinker plant at Kutch, in western Gujarat, with 2.4Mt of cement grinding capacity and a further grinding plant in eastern Gujarat with capacity to produce 2.4Mta. The completion of any transaction would be subject to satisfactory due diligen... |
CRH closing in on Jaiprakash cement stake - report06 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsCRH is reported close to picking up 51 per cent stake in Jaiprakash Associates' cement operations in Gujarat at an enterprise value of about INR4200 crore, the Economic Times of India has cited two persons familiar with the development as saying. The enterprise value of Jaypee Cement Corp, which has two cement plants in Sewagram and Wanakbori-each having a capacity of 2.4Mt, includes debt of about INR1800 crore. The deal will help Jaiprakash Associates pare its debt by about INR1800 crore... |
CRH first-half development spend EUR0.25bn03 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsCRH plc has completed 18 acquisition and investment initiatives undertaken during the first-half of 2012. The 18 transactions, comprising five in Europe and 13 in the Americas, bring first-half development spend for the Group to approximately €0.25bn, the group said in a development strategy update today. The European deals amounted to an investment of EUR155m. These transactions include a significant addition in Germany to the company’s RMI-oriented Shutters & Awnings business and two ac... |