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Bamburi posts decline in half-year profit

29 August 2017, Published under Cement News

Bamburi Cement posted a 36 per cent decline in its half-year net profit to KES1.8bn (US$17.4m) compared to a KES2.8bn recorded in the first six months of 2016. Turnover stood at KES17.5bn which is KES1.6bn behind prior year while operating profit reduced from KES4.1bn to KES2.7bn. Management attributed the decline to a difficult business environment in Kenya characterised by a contracting market, low private sector investment resulting in a slump in construction activity, especially in ...

CMS reports rise in 2Q net profit

29 August 2017, Published under Cement News

Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd's (CMS) net profit jumped to MYR64.73m (US$15.2m) in the second quarter ended June this year from MYR7.9m in the same period a year ago. The increase is mainly attributed to lower handling costs, cheaper imported clinker bricks and lower clinker production costs brought about by the stable production and lower coal prices in the cement, construction and road maintenance, construction materials and trading divisions as well as improved sales in the property developme...

China Tianrui attributable profit surges

29 August 2017, Published under Cement News

China Tianrui Group Cement Co said its profit attributable to owners for the six months ended 30 June 2017 surged 175 per cent YoY to CNY489m (US$74m). Revenue amounted to CNY3785m, an increase of 22.3 per cent from a year earlier. Gross profit grew 51.3 per cent YoY to CNY1174m. Gross profit margin increased to about 31 per cent in the first half of 2017 from 25.1 per cent in the same period of 2016. The increase in gross profit margin was primarily due to the significant increase in the...

Spotlight on CRH

25 August 2017, Published under Cement News

CRH reported 'satisfactory growth' in the first half of this year, with stabilising trends seen in key European markets and EBITDA growth in the Americas more than offsetting reduced activity in Asia due to a challenging market environment in the Philippines. First-half trading highlights for the international building materials group include sales of EUR13bn, two per cent ahead of 2016 and one per cent ahead on a like-for-like basis. EBITDA of EUR1.175bn were up by five per cent YoY and t...

Summit Materials reports rise in 2Q net income

23 August 2017, Published under Cement News

Summit Materials reported a 15.9 per cent YoY rise in 2Q17 net revenue to US$478.4m, primarily attributable to acquisition-related contributions, increased organic sales volumes across all lines of business, together with improved organic average selling prices in cement and ready-mix concrete. Operating income increased by 75.6 per cent to US$82.4m in the second quarter 2017, when compared to the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA increased 17.9 per cent YoY to US$135.2m, versus US$114.7...

Thatta FY16-17 performance hit by higher costs

23 August 2017, Published under Cement News

Pakistan producer Thatta Cement Co reported a 5.4 per cent decline in net profit to PKR614.43m (US$5.8m) for FY16-17. Net sales rose increased by 28 per cent YoY to PKR3.656bn versus PKR2.846bn a year earlier. However, the company incurred selling and distribution costs of PKR101.03m and administrative expenses of PKR148.31m, representing increases of 41 and 30 per cent, respectively.  Thatta Cement is in the process of establishing a 5MW waste heat recovery plant at its 0.49Mta cemen...

Anhui Conch Cement Co revenue up 33.1%

22 August 2017, Published under Cement News

Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd said revenue for the first six months ended 30 June 2017 increased by approximately 33.1 per cent YoY to CNY31,907.92m (US$4794m). Profit attributable to equity shareholders amounted to CNY6.7bn, representing an increase of approximately 100.64 per cent over the corresponding period of last year. The company attributed the boost to a ‘significant’ increase in prices and continued discipline with production and operation costs. During the period the group real...

West China Cement sees improved operating environment

17 August 2017, Published under Cement News

West China Cement Ltd and its subsidiaries reported on an improving operating environment in the first half of 2017 with sales volumes in the Shaanxi province remaining stable while volumes in the Xinjiang and Guizhou provinces registering slight increases. Total group sales volumes of cement and clinker were 8.76Mt, up from the 8.39Mt recorded in 1H16. group’s capacity as at 30 June 2017 has reached 29.2Mt of cement. The group said it has maintained a strong market position in its s...

KHD reports considerable rise in 1H order intake

15 August 2017, Published under Cement News

KHD reported an increase in order intake to EUR79.3m in the first half of 2017, considerably higher than the EUR19.3m in the same period of last year. The company’s order backlog increased for the first time since the 2012 financial year. Revenue in the first half fell by 26.9 per cent to EUR48.7m due to the low order intake at the beginning of the financial year. Significant contributions to revenue came primarily from projects in India and North America. Orders of  EUR60.8m were place...

Suez Cement reports 2Q loss

15 August 2017, Published under Cement News

Egypt-based Suez Cement reported losses during the second quarter of 2017 YoY, according to a bourse filing on Monday. Losses amounted to EGP82.15m (US$4.6m) in 2Q17, versus profits of EGP49.43m in 2Q16. The cost of sales rose to EGP1.48bn in 2Q17, compared to EGP1.19bn YoY. In the first half of 2017, consolidated losses reached EGP40.61m, versus profits of EGP53.76m in 1H16, taking minority rights into consideration. Stand-alone profits dropped to EGP20.82m in 1H17 from EGP124...