Cement News tagged under: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: INSEE Cement launches INSEE Academy06 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsSiam City Cement (Lanka) Ltd (SCCL) launched the INSEE Academy on 23 March in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The INSEE Academy as an initiative by SCCL to accelerate the growth of 'home grown talent' to take senior roles within Sri Lanka and other group companies. The Academy’s motto is 'Inspire.Instill. Ignite', aims to 'Inspire' employees to be better, 'Instill' values and 'Ignite' a passion for excellence and is a virtual training academy with a strategic focus on five key areas. These areas incl... |
Sri Lanka: new CEO for Siam City Cement Lanka13 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsNandana Ekanayake will assume duties as CEO of Siam City Cement Lanka Ltd as of 14 Match. Prior to joining Siam City Cement, Mr Ekanayake has held positions of Finance Director of Holcim (Vietnam) and Finance Vice President of Holcim Lanka Ltd. |
Sri Lanka: production and imports spike in 9M1601 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsSri Lanka's combined cement production and imports were up 28.4 per cent YoY to 6.5Mt by October 2016, indicating a strong recovery in the construction sector. Domestic production was up 17.5 per cent (334,000t) to 2.24Mt, according to central bank data. Import volumes were up 35 per cent (1.1Mt) to 4.2Mt. In 2015 domestic production expanded 21 per cent to 2.28Mt, but imports fell 1.4 per cent to 4.09Mt. Total cement production and imports rose only 5.8 per cent to 6.78Mt in 2015. |
Sri Lanka: 'Vijaya' brand of cement launched30 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsOliver Impex (Pvt) Ltd launched its latest brand of cement to the construction market in Sri Lanka at a special event attended by key stakeholders from the construction industry and distributors from around the island. The cement will be marketed under the name “Vijaya Cement”, which is a high-quality product which is SLS 107 certified and with strength class of 42.5 N, said the company. Mohamed Saly Mohamed Faris, director of Oliver Impex (Private) Ltd, said,"Our main aim is not to... |
Sri Lanka: INSEE Cement links with universities23 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement manufacturer INSEE Cement (formerly known as Holcim (Lanka) Ltd) has signed a partnership with three of Sri Lanka’s universities – Peradeniya, Moratuwa and Ruhuna – to boost the local construction industry with research agreements. This partnership was formalised between INSEE Cement’s Sri Lankan corporate unit, Siam City (Lanka) Ltd. The agreement implies INSEE Cement’s assistance with research on identified challenges faced by the construction industry, knowledge sharing with t... |
Sri Lanka: Tokyo Cement expansion project20 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsTokyo Cement Co (Lanka) Plc has commenced initial testing at its cement plant in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. The fully-automated plant is expected to nearly double the company’s production capacity when it begins commercial operations in February 2017. It will add 1Mta to the existing capacity of Tokyo Cement, bringing total production capacity to 2.8Mta. This plant symbolises the beginning of an expansion plan undertaken by Tokyo Eastern Cement Co (Private) Ltd, a fully-owned subsidiary of T... |
Thailand: SCCC profits shrink31 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsSiam City Cement Co (SCCC) posted a smaller profit for 9M16 as a result of higher financing costs, spending on acquisitions and annual shutdowns. CEO, Siva Mahasandana, said the net sales for 9M16 stood at THB24.8bn (US$708.4m), a five per cent increase from the THB23.7bn registered in the same period of 2015. Net profit fell 16 per cent YoY from THB3.6m to THB3m in the period under review. SCCC recently acquired a Sri Lankan cement manufacturer Holcim (Lanka) Ltd with the deal complet... |
Semen Indonesia: unsuccessful Holcim (Lanka) bid will not deter from ASEAN expansion29 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk's director, Rizkan Chandra, has claimed that Siam City's bid for Holcim (Lanka) Ltd was "an outrageous price". Siam City Cement won 99 per cent of the Holcim Lanka shares for US$400m. "We lost the tender in Sri Lanka because Siam City Cement bid an outrageous price," said Mr Chandra to CNN Indonesia. "The price Siam City paid was an anomaly. The lowest price by one of the seven other bidders was US$240m," he explained. The director disclosed that ... |
Sri Lanka: Tokyo Cement increases profits by 38%22 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsTokyo Cement Plc saw its April-June quarter net profit increase 38 per cent YoY to LKR643.8m (US$4.42m) amid strong top-line gains and better cost management. Group turnover for the quarter rose nine per cent YoY to LKR7.5bn, while cost of sales rose at six per cent, allowing the group to post a gross profit of LKR1.8bn, up 20 per cent YoY. The group was able to keep its operational costs in check as distribution and administrative costs increased only two and four per cent YoY, ... |
Sri Lankan cement imports up in 201622 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsSri Lanka’s cement production edged up by 19.7t to 1.04Mt in January-May 2016 and imports were up 18.4 per cent to 1.88Mt. Collectively, production and imports rose by 450,000t to 2.93Mt for the first five months of 2016, an 18.9 per cent increase compared to a year earlier. In the same period in 2015, production and imports rose by 103,000t to 2.46Mt, a 4.4 per cent advance when compared with a year earlier. The country has recently witnessed a recovery in demand in the housing sector... |