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LafargeHolcim

02 March 2016, Published under Cement News

LafargeHolcim has inaugurated 0.1Mta of additional grinding capacity at the Ndola cement works in Zambia, taking the annual capacity there to 0.5Mt. In addition to supplying the domestic market, this works exports to the Congo. In France LafargeHolcim is ceasing clinker production at Le Havre and at La Couronne. There will be a considerable reduction in staffing levels as only 31 will remain at Le Havre and 27 at La Couronne. The US$765m deal to sell one integrated works and one grindi...

CMS cement division sees decline in pretax profit

02 March 2016, Published under Cement News

Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd (CMS) of Malaysia said group revenue rose seven per cent to MYR1.79bn (US$430m) in 2015 from MYR1.67bn a year earlier, mainly driven by the Construction Materials & Trading Division and Construction & Road Maintenance Division. Group pretax profit increased by 12 per cent to MYR381.65m in 2015 from MYR341.45m in 2014, primarily due to higher revenue recorded by the two previously-mentioned divisions and higher share of results of associates contributed by a newly-ac...

Lafarge Malaysia sees stable 2015 pretax profit

01 March 2016, Published under Cement News

Lafarge Malaysia Bhd reported a pretax profit of MYR345.157m (US$82.86m) for the financial year ended 31 December 2015 versus MYR345.183m a year earlier. Revenue rose to MYR2.75bn, up from MYR2.743bn previously, the company said in a filing to Bursa Malaysia. Meanwhile, 4Q15 pretax profit decreased by 7.8 per cent mainly due to the one-off acquisition expenses incurred as well as higher finance cost arising from the borrowings for the acquisition of subsidiaries, it said. Lafarge Mal...

Malaysia: CMS Cement to raise prices

09 December 2015, Published under Cement News

CMS Cement Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd, announced that it will raise its cement  price by an average of 4.6 per cent, effective 1 January 2016, due to the depreciation of the ringgit. In a statement issued on Tuesday, CMS said it will increase the prices to maintain the quality of its cement manufacturing and supply businesses, among others. It added that the sustained depreciation of the ringgit since January 2015 had created an unprecedented increase in the cost ...

Lafarge Malaysia net profit boosted by cement revenue

19 November 2015, Published under Cement News

Lafarge Malaysia Bhd, the country's largest cement manufacturer, recorded a 28.9 per cent increase in net profit to MYR70.65m (US$16.30m) for the third quarter ended 30 September 2015 from MYR54.81m, mainly due to higher sales from the cement segment, improved plant performance, and higher foreign exchange (forex) gains. Revenue for 3QFY15 rose slightly to MYR670.88m from MYR664.63m in 3QFY14, thanks to higher revenue from its cement segment which offset the lower revenue from its concrete ...

Aalborg Portland Malaysia selects Veeam Availability Suite v8

25 September 2015, Published under Cement News

Veeam® Software, provider of solutions that deliver Availability for the Modern Data Center™ announced that Aalborg Portland Malaysia Sdn Bhd has deployed Veeam Availability Suite v8 TM to deliver the Always-On Business TM . “In order for our company to maintain operations, our users need access to data all day, every day,” explained Raymond Lok, Senior IT Executive for Aalborg Portland Malaysia. “As such, Aalborg Portland cannot afford downtime as the impact of even a day’s delay could co...

Lafarge Malaysia Bhd to acquire Holcim Malaysia

21 September 2015, Published under Cement News

Lafarge Malaysia Bhd plans to acquire Holcim (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, for MYR330m (US$77.4m) cash, as part of parent company LafargeHolcim Ltd’s plans to consolidate operations in the southeast Asian country. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, Lafarge Malaysia said it has entered into a conditional share purchase agreement with Holcim Indonesia for the proposed acquisition. Lafarge Malaysia said it plans to finance the purchase consideration via a combination of internal funds and/or bank b...

CMS Bhd reports stable earnings, Malaysia

27 August 2015, Published under Cement News

CMS Bhd (CMSB) reported a total revenue of MYR867.84m (US$206m) for the first half of 2015, a rise of 14.7 per cent on the MYR756.6m recorded a year earlier. Pretax profit in the first half of 2015 remained stable at MYR161.72m (versus MYR164.84m in 1H14). The group’s profit after tax and non-controlling interests was MYR98.08m, down 6.7 per cent from the MYR105.11m posted a year earlier which had benefitted from the impact of land sales. The company said the main contributors towards p...

Malaysia: YTL Corporation Bhd full-year pretax profit down 15.7% YoY

24 August 2015, Published under Cement News

YTL Corporation Bhd's pre-tax profit for the financial year ended 30 June 2015 fell to MYR2.37bn (US$562m) from MYR2.81bn a year earlier. Revenue decreased to MYR16.8bn from MYR19.3bn previously, the company said in a filing to Bursa Malaysia On its outlook, YTL Corp expects to achieve overall satisfactory performance for the financial year ending 30 June 2016 in construction, information technology and e-commerce businesses, cement manufacturing and trading, property investment and develo...

CMS sees strong start to the year, Malaysia

18 June 2015, Published under Cement News

Caha Mata Sarawak Bhd (CMS) reported a total revenue of MYR491m (US$132.3m) for the first quarter of 2015, an increase of 32 per cent from MYR373.24m a year earlier. Pretax profit of MYR95.01m in 1Q15 was 44 per cent up on the MYR66.19m in 1Q14. Profit after tax and non-controlling interests increased by 48 per cent to MYR57.42m from MYR38.9m in 1Q14. Earnings per share stood at 5.52 sen versus 3.81 sen (adjusted for share split and a bonus issue in June 2014) from the corresponding perio...