Cement News tagged under: Saudi Arabia
Eastern Province Cement to add new line, Saudi Arabia02 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsEastern Province Cement’s management board decided at a meeting on Sunday to build an additional production line, to boost output. The new production line will have a capacity of 10,000tpd. (Source: SeeNews Middle East and Africa) |
Yanbu Cement sees 22 per cent rise in 3Q net profit, Saudi Arabia02 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsYanbu Cement’s net profit rose 22 per cent YoY in 3Q12 to SAR152m (US$40.5m) from SAR125m due to increased sales, according to a statement to the Saudi bourse. (Bloomberg) |
Higher sales boost Qassim Cement 1H12 net profit, Saudi Arabia21 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsSaudi cement producer Qassim Cement Co (QCC) posted a 5.3 per cent rise in net profit to SAR307.4m (US$82m) for the first half of 2012, up from SAR291.8m a year ago, which the company attributed to an increased rise in sales. Earnings per share (EPS) stood at SAR 3.42, compared with SAR 3.24. QCC registered an operating profit of SAR 315.5m for the six months to June 2012, up from SAR297.2m a year earlier. |
Southern Province faces further delays to mill project19 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsSouthern Province Cement Co said that further to its announcement on April 29 2009, regarding the delay of the operation of the third mill in Jazan plant, there will be a delay of the project for further four months for reasons beyond its control. |
Yamama Cement 1H net profit rises 22%, Saudi Arabia14 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsSaudi cement producer Yamama Cement Company reported a 22 per cent YoY rise in its net profit to SAR487m (US$129.8m) for the first half of 2012, up from SAR400m a year ago. The increase was attributed to a rise in sales as a result of higher local demand, Yamama Cement said without giving exact figures. Gross profit SAR526m from SAR429m. |
Qassim Cement to add new line, Saudi Arabia13 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe management board of Saudi cement producer Qassim Cement Co (QCC) approved at a meeting on Monday the installation of a new production line with a daily production capacity of 5500t. The company said the move is in line with its efforts to meet growing demand. (Source: SeeNews Middle East & Africa). |
GCC profits rise 27.1 per cent in 1H1206 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsProfits of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) cement sector increased 27.1 per cent YoY in the first half of 2012 to US$971.5m from US$764m in the same period of 2011, the latest report from Global Investment House (GIH) shows. According to the report, the GCC cement sector grew 17 per cent in the first six months of the year mainly due to a huge pipeline of projects in Saudi Arabia helping to generate significant demand. Oman was in second place with growth of 13.8 per cent while Qatar a... |
Improved outlook for Omani cement companies29 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsOman cement companies are set for brighter times ahead as inflows of cheap cement from the UAE decline and demand picks up both in the UAE and the sultanate, according to a report by Global Investment House (GIH). In its GCC cement sector report released on Tuesday, GIH said that Omani cement firms are set for steady growth in the coming quarters as growth in the construction sector leads to a higher cement demand. “The inflow of cheap cement from UAE, which earlier roughly catered to... |
Najran Cement CEO resigns15 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsSaudi cement producer Najran Cement said in a bourse filing yesterday that Ahmad Zuqeil had resigned from the position of CEO, effective August 31, according to reports by SeeNews Middle East and Africa. Najran Cement is currently working on an expansion project which will boost its annual production capacity to 5000t of cement. Completion is scheduled for the third quarter of 2013. Najran Cement booked a net profit of SAR107.2m (US$28.6m) for the first half of 2012, down from SAR146.4m in... |
Middle East market developments13 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsCement producers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations witnessed a 24.3 per cent increase in revenues in the first quarter of 2012, reaching US$1.26bn (AED4.62bn) as construction picked up in certain parts of the Middle East. Saudi Arabia continues to be the region's strongest market, but improvements are being seen in the UAE and Qatar is gathering pace. However, a challenging operating environment persists in Egypt. According to a report by Global Investment House (GIH), combine... |