Cement News tagged under: Taiwan Cement
Taiwan Cement further hikes price in China30 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan Cement announced a further rise in cement prices in China’s Guandong province due to the increasing demand in the domestic market. The price hike follows an earlier increase in August . The company hiked prices in the country’s key market by CNY20 (US$3.26)/t. High-grade cement now costs CNY340/t, up from CNY320/t. Taiwan Cement said demand in the Pearl River Delta area expanded considerably in late September as inventories fell due to construction projects ahead of the 1 Octo... |
Taiwan Cement hikes prices 3.2%22 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan Cement announced a rise of cement prices in Guangdong and Guangxi, China, by CNY10 (US$1.63)/t or 3.2 per cent to CNY320/t. The company said that as the China market has entered peak season, cement stocks in the Pearl River Delta have been falling, enabling price rises to go ahead. Taiwan Cement said it would keep a close eye on the market's reaction and does not rule out a further price hike next month. The two provinces account for almost half of the company's Chinese prod... |
Taiwan Cement sees 28.81% jump in net profit01 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan Cement posted a record TWD10.03bn (US$330m) in net profit last year, up 28.81 per cent from a year earlier, the company said in a statement on Monday. Consolidated sales for 2013 rose 2.11 per cent YoY to about NT$116.10bn, while its gross margin rose about four percentage points from a year earlier to 19.66 per cent. The company's strong sales in China were reflected in the 2013 results of subsidiary TCC International Holdings Ltd, which posted a 14.7 per cent annual increase in ... |
TCC International receives buyout bid28 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsTCC International Holdings said it received a buyout offer from its parent company Taiwan Cement Corp. Taiwan Cement currently holds a 56.5 per cent stake in TCC International Holdings. The proposed deal is valued at HKD5.59bn (US$721m), according to Bloomberg. The deal will allow Taiwan Cement to book the full profits of the Hong Kong unit, TCC International Holdings Ltd, which has a major production base in China and is benefiting from rising product prices there, analysts said. |
TCC expects sales increase in China and Taiwan04 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan Cement Co (TCC) said it expects shipments to China to increase by double-digits this year due to strong infrastructure demand while domestic shipments are also forecast to advance. Shipments to China are forecast to increase by 10-15 per cent this year from 39.7Mt in 2012 to 45-46Mt this year, the Tapei Times reported Taiwan Cement’s senior vice president Edward Huang saying during an investors conference. Closure of obsolete and backward cement capacity in China due to more stringe... |
Taiwan Cement and Asia Cement to upgrade environmental equipment in China26 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsAnticipating stricter environmental regulations for cement producers in China, Taiwan Cement Co plans to invest TWD700m (US$23.8m) to upgrade its NOx and SOx abatement equipment, while Asia Cement is considering the same step. Taiwan Cement International Holdings Ltd. has started installing new equipment in its Chongqing plant, aiming to decrease NOx emissions by 60 per cent, with the same works ongoing at the plants in Guizhou and other areas. According to an industry insider says th... |
Taiwan producers invest further in China04 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsDespite recording a decline in first-half net profits Taiwain-based cement producers Taiwan Cement and Asia Cement, have underlined their confidence in the Chinese market by planning to invest over TWD1.8bn (US$60m) in their respective operations. Asia Cement reported 1H net profit of TWD4.088bn (US$136.27m) in net profits in the first half, with earning per share falling 30 per cent YoY to TWD1.27 (US$0.042). Meanwhile, TCC’s net profits decreased 2.5 per cent YoY to TWD$3.95bn (US$131.67... |
Taiwan Cement: cautiously optimistic on second-half prospects22 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe implementation of various infrastructure projects in Taiwan is expected to help improved market conditions in the second half of this year, the head of the country's leading producer has said. Chairman of Taiwan Cement Corp, Koo Cheng-yun, said during a recent shareholders' meeting that he is cautiously optimistic on the industry’s second half outlook due to various factors. “Taiwan industries will walk out of the shadow of the European debt crisis, and public infrastructure projects ... |