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Dongwu Cement's net profit slumps, China

02 April 2013, Published under Cement News

Dongwu Cement International Ltd saw its net profit slump 98.81 per cent YoY to CNY1.04m (US$ 167,722) . Operating revenue, meanwhile, dropped 30.8 per cent YoY to CNY321m in 2012, the company said in a statement. Dongwu Cement International Ltd is a cement and clinker producer in Wujiang City, Suzhou Prefecture, which is situated in south Jiangsu Province. It employs NSP technology in the production process and its principal products include ordinary Portland cement strength class 42.5 (PO...

Buzzi Unicem net profit down on declines in Central Europe, Italy

01 April 2013, Published under Cement News

Buzzi Unicem said on Thursday it posted an attributable net loss of EUR28.5m in 2012 compared with a profit of EUR27m in 2011, due to declines in Central Europe and a major slowdown of building activity in its domestic market of Italy. Improvements were, however, seen in the United States, Russia and Mexico. On a turnover that edged ahead by 0.9 per cent to EUR2813.4m, Buzzi Unicem's EBITDA improved by 4.8 per cent to EUR455.1m and the trading profit (EBIT) was ahead by 3.3 per cent to EU...

Texas Industries third-quarter loss narrows, USA

28 March 2013, Published under Cement News

Texas Industries, Inc reported a net loss of US$5.8m for the third quarter ending 28 February 2013 compared to a net loss of US$24.3m in the same period a year before. “Construction activity in Texas and California continued to improve this quarter,” stated Mel Brekhus, Chief Executive Officer. “Gross profit increased US$14.2m on increased sales of US$19.5m. This increase in profitability primarily reflects the benefits of increased shipments in reducing unit costs, and success in increas...

Lafarge Nigeria pretax profits more than doubles

28 March 2013, Published under Cement News

Lafarge's Nigerian unit, WAPCO, said its full-year pretax profit more than doubled to NGN21.26bn (US$134.26m), compared with NGN10.34bn  a year ago. Turnover also rose to NGN87.96bn during the period, from NGN62.50bn a year ago, it said. Lafarge WAPCO, a listed company in which Lafarge has a 60 per cent share, operates three adjacent plants in Ewekoro in Ogun State in southwest Nigeria with 4.5Mta of capacity, following a capacity increase programme in 2011 and 2012.

Kuwait Cement Company net profit edges higher

28 March 2013, Published under Cement News

Kuwait Cement Company recorded a net profit of KWD14.78m (US$51.9m) in 2012, up 3.6 per cent from KWD14.27m a year earlier, the company said in a bourse filing. The cement producer reported earnings per share (EPS) of 23.94 fils for 2012, compared to 23.08 fils a year ago. The total assets rose to KWD286.2m at end-December 2012 from KWD258.9m a year ago. Kuwait Cement is the largest cement producer in the country and has two major shareholders in Kuwait Investment Authority (29.4 per cent)...

Eurocement Ukraine swings to profit

27 March 2013, Published under Cement News

Eurocement Ukraine has reported a rise in net profit for 2012 of UAH37.433m (EUR4.6m) compared to a loss of UAH46.048m in 2011. The company is a subsidiary of a subsidiary of the Russia-based Eurocement group and has two cement works in Ukraine. Khrakov region in northeastern Ukraine has five kilns, the largest of which was re-commissioned in 2007 after a decade-and-a-half of idleness. The Baltsem works has a theoretical milling capacity of 4.05Mta. The Kramartorsky Pushka cement works ne...

Huaxin Cement sees net profit down 48.32% in 2012

26 March 2013, Published under Cement News

Huaxin Cement Co Ltd, part of the Holcim Group, said net profit last year fell 48.32 per cent to CNY556m (US$91m). It attributed the reduction to severe price competition and its profit contribution to Holcim declined. Huaxin Cement, which is based in the Hubei province, saw operating revenue for 2012 slid 0.93 per cent YoY to CNY12.52bn (US$2bn).

Anhui Conch net profit hit by weaker prices, China

25 March 2013, Published under Cement News

Anhui Conch reported a 45.6 per cent in net profit for 2012 due to weaker average selling prices. The company reported net profit of CNY6.31bn (US$1bn) last year as average prices slipped to CNY245/t from CNY308/t a year ago.  Operating revenue dropped 6.41 per cent per cent YoY to CNY45.06bn in 2012. The company sold 187Mt of clinker and cement last year, reflecting a growth of 18.33 per cent YoY. Conch added 20.8Mta of clinker production capacity and 28.3Mta of cement production capa...

Asia Cement (China) net profit falls 70%

25 March 2013, Published under Cement News

Asia Cement (China, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based Asia Cement, has reported a drop in annual net profit and revenue due to declining prices. The company posted net profit of CNY395m (US$63.71m) in 2012, down 70.53 per cent YoY while revenues were down 18.55 per cent from a year earlier, reflecting a fall in prices. Cement production totaled 2.85Mt while cement sales reached 22.71Mt, the company said. The company sold 3.8 Mt of cement in the Nanchang-Jiujiang district of Jiangxi Province...

Cimpor: restructured for growth

25 March 2013, Published under Cement News

Following the restructuring of Cimpor and asset swaps with InterCement Austria Holding, the Portuguese cement major is looking forward to an increased footprint in Latin America and Africa, two geographic areas with high growth potential. Essentially, Cimpor acquired the assets held by Camargo Correa, InterCement Austria's ultimate parent, in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay in exchange for Cimpor's assets in Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, India, China, Peru, Spain, which were subsequently transfer...