Cement News tagged under: Siam Cement Group
SGC full-year revenue to be affected by flood impact14 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement Group (SCG) expects full year revenue to be slightly lower than original forecasts as flooding hits domestic sales. In an interview with the Bangkok Post, SCG’s chief executive Kan Trakhulhoon, said sales of cement and building materials have clearly witnessed a slowdown as floods spread to wider areas including the eastern area which is not usually flooded. The decline will result in slightly lower revenue for SCG as a whole, he added. The flooding in Thailand is affecting 25 ... |
Upbeat outlook for SCC third-quarter earnings11 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsThai conglomerate Siam Cement Co (SCC) is expected to post robust YoY earnings growth in 3Q13 thanks to improved petrochem spread and healthy cement demand growth with higher prices, according to a recent report by TISCO Securities. The research house expects SCC to post a 3Q13 net profit of THB9.1bn, up 41.9 per cent YoY but down 8.3 per cent QoQ. The expected YoY growth is due to higher petrochem spread, continued strong cement demand with higher prices, and extra gain from investment va... |
Siam Cement Group book celebrates centenary03 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement Group is marking its first centennial this year and plans to celebrate the occasion by passing on its sustainable-business tips to others in a specially written book. The "SCG 100 Years of Innovations for Sustainability" book was launched last week, detailing the history of the group's operations and how it has responded to changes that have taken place in Thailand over the past century. The book brings together lessons learned by SCG in moving through various crises and reflects... |
SCG outlines Indonesian plant spend24 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsThailand-based Siam Cement Group (SCG) is expanding its southeast Asian presence by constructing a new cement plant on the island of West Java, Indonesia, through its subsidiary PT Semen Jawa. “The total investment for this factory is IDR3.4trn [US$304.7m],” SCG CEO Kan Trakulhoon told local press on Monday. The greenfield facility will have a capacity of 1.8Mta. |
Siam Cement plans 1.8Mta plant in Myanmar26 August 2013, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement Pcl, Thailand, plans to build a 1.8Mta integrated cement plant in Myanmar, ready to start production in mid-2016. The THB12.4bn (US$388m) investment will position Siam Cement as one of the foremost producers in the country, where cement demand is forecast to increase by 10 per cent over the next five years, according to a Reuters report. Last year, Siam Cement accounted for more than 40 per cent of the 4Mt of cement consumed in Myanmar. Siam Cement is 30 per cent owned by the ... |
Thailand: slower consumption for Siam Cement23 August 2013, Published under Cement NewsDomestic cement consumption for Thailand's Siam Cement (SCC) is expected to be weaker over the next year, according to local paper The Nation. An SCC group meeting of local investors with Siam Cement's CEO, Kan Trakulhoon, and CFO Chaovalit Ekabut shed light on the company's current prospects and the cement market going forward. Trakulhoon explained that a softening of the property market and the slow movement of state infrastructure projects will see a slowdown in domestic cement consumpt... |
Siam Cement second-quarter net profit surges01 August 2013, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement posted a surge in YoY net profit in the second quarter of 2013, boosted by strong earnings in its core businesses including its cement division. Thailand’s largest conglomerate doubled net profit for the April-June 2013 period to THB9.92bm (US$317m), up 132 per cent from THB4.28bn a year ago. Revenue increased six per cent in the second quarter from a year earlier to THB106.5bn. The company said it received THB2.9bn in dividend contributions from SCG Investment during the pe... |
Siam Cement Group to begin Myanmar plant construction in 2H1306 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement Group of Thailand plans to kick start construction of a greenfield cement plant in neighbouring Myanmar in the second half of this year, having received regulatory approval. The 1.7Mta cement factory has been given the go-ahead by the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC), allowing the Thai conglomerate to begin construction as soon as the investment value is finalised by SCG's board, according to president and chief executive KanTrakulhoon. The investment value is expected to b... |
Siam Cement appoints Chinese contractor for new Indonesian plant10 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement Group (SCG) of Thailand has signed an agreement with China-based Anhui Conch Design & Research Institute for the construction of a greenfield plant in West Java, Indonesia. The Chinese company, a subsidiary of the Anhui Conch Group, will supply machinery and equipment and provide engineering and construction services for the 1.8Mta plant to be constructed in Sukabumi. The new cement works will be run by Siam Cement’s wholly-owned subsidiary PT Semen Jawa. With an investment to... |
Siam Cement Group to lift capacity by 4.5Mta in two years25 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement Group plans to spend US$1.5bn to expand cement production capacity in Southeast Asia by 4.5Mta over the next two years. President and chief executive of Siam Cement Kan Trakhulhoon told the Bangkok Post that the US$400m cement plant in Indonesia is already under construction with Phase 1 expected to come on-stream by 2015. Meanwhile, the Myanmar cement factory is still awaiting approval, but Phase 1 is also slated to be operational by 2015 and involve a similar cost. The compa... |