Cement News tagged under: National Cement
National Cement posts net loss in 1HFY1831 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsNational Cement has announced that its losses increased during the first half of FY18, ended December 2017. The loss increased by 136.7 per cent, to EGP496m (US$28m) from EGP209 of the year-ago period, according to Egypt Today. The unaudited results also showed a fall in revenue to EGP726m, compared to EGP940m recorded in the 1HFY17. The company also stated that it was expected to record profits of EGP17.7m for FY18. However, the present situation suggests that National Cement may post a ... |
UAE: National Cement Co sees 46% fall in 3Q profits15 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsNational Cement reported a 46.2 per cent drop in third-quarter net profits to AED9.85m (US$2.7m) from AED18.31m 3Q15. For the first nine months of 2016, the company posted net profits of AED73.48m, down from AED88.52m reported in the equivalent period of last year. |
National Cement plans expansion into Uganda14 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsNational Cement, which currently operates a grinding plant in Kenya, plans to invest KES18.5bn (US$199m) in a new factory in Uganda, according to local news reports. The new plant marks the company's first foray into Uganda, and its first venture outside Kenya. With a capacity of 1Mta, the new cement facility is expected to be completed by the end of next year, the report by Ventures Africa states. In its home market of Kenya, National Cement operates a 0.35Mta grinding works in Athi Rive... |
Egypt: National Cement Company to invest in coal usage21 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsEgypt's National Cement Company will invest at least EGP150m (US$20.9m) to convert from the use of gas to coal, according to the company's CFO, Ahmad Saad. Speaking in an interview with Al-Mal newspaper, Mr Saad said National Cement will rerun a tender for the supply of a coal mill as the first effort ended with only one submitted offer. In addition, the company seeks to nearly double its capital to EGP412.8m from EGP206.4m. It plans to use the proceeds from the share issue to pay its... |
Kenya: National Cement to build 15MW power plant04 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsKenya’s National Cement, part of the Devki Group, plans to build a KES1.7bn (US$19m) coal-fired power plant to serve its clinker plant and limestone mining operation in Kajiado, Kenya. The power plant will produce 15MW of electricity and is being seen by the company as a more cost-effective alternative to the national grid. “The cost of procuring electricity from Kenya Power is twice as much when compared with the cost of generating power using coal,” according to National Cement's Environm... |
National Cement Co elects James E Rotch chairman of the Board, USA28 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe Board of Directors of National Cement Company, Inc, a subsidiary of the Vicat Group, has elected James E Rotch of Birmingham, Ala, as chairman of the Board of National Cement Company, Inc. Mr Rotch will continue in the practice of corporate law with the firm of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, a regional law firm with offices throughout the Southeast, including Birmingham, Alabama, in addition to his duties as Chairman of the Board. National Cement's operations include cement produc... |
Kenya: EAPCC reverts to Bamburi for clinker supply31 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsEast Africa Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) has turned to its shareholder, Bamburi Cement, to supply clinker a year after it severed a four-year supply deal with the firm and inked a contract with National Cement. EAPCC fell out with National Cement for breach of contract linked to non-payment and making orders of clinker that were below the agreed quantity threshold, according to reports in the Business Daily of Kenya. “I’m not supplying them because they are not paying,” said Mr Naren... |
National Cement to open new 1.65Mta Nairobi works21 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsNational Cement announced plans to open a new 1.65Mta cement works in the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. The company said it received an undisclosed loan from KCB Group, raw materials on credit and a cash injection from its parent company Devki Group of Companies to finance the new KES11.9bn. The new capacity is expected to intensify to battle for control of the regional cement market. The entry of National Cement and Mombasa Cement increased competition with the latter rapidly claiming... |
National Cement to begin trial productions, Ethiopia13 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsNational Cement SC, Ethiopia is expected to begin production in October in an expansion project which began in 2005. According to reports in the Addis Fortune, National Cement will begin with clinker trial production in October and Cement trial production after a month in November according to Engineer Busa Assefa, Chief Executive Officer of the company. The trial production phase will begin at 60 per cent of clinker and 70 per cent of cement production rate to become fully operationa... |
Competition mounts for East Africa market share07 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsPublic sector infrastructure projects and the rapidly growing middle class in the East Africa region will be the main drivers of cement consumption as competition is set to intensify with the arrival of new market entrants. S peaking to AllAfrica press, Kephar Tande, chairman of the East African Cement Producers Association, said Friday that the ongoing regional trade integration and an expected surge in housing demand will be the new battlefront for market share as new players enter the ma... |