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Fitch Ratings expects Taiwan Cement to maintain credit profile after earthquake

12 April 2024, Published under Cement News

The BBB-/Stable credit profile of Taiwan Cement Corp (TCC) is unlikely to be affected by the equipment damage and operational disruption caused by the 3 April 2024 earthquake in eastern Taiwan, according to Fitch Ratings. Repairment costs and lost revenue in relation to the earthquake should not damage TCC's financial profile, as the amounts are immaterial relative to TCC's EBITDA of TWD20bn (US$619.7m) and TWD126bn of cash on hand as of end-2023. The company's preliminary assessment esti...

Southeast Cement sees 2% YoY revenue increase

29 March 2024, Published under Cement News

Taiwan-based Southeast Cement has reported revenue of TWD2.27bn (US$70.88m), up two per cent on the previous year. Net income in 2023 came in at TWD149.5m, on a par with 2022, while the profit margin declined from 8.3 per cent in 2022 to 6.6 per cent the following year, reportedly driven by increased expenses. Basic earnings per share from continuing operations in 2023 stood at TWD0.26, unchanged from 2022.  In the fourth quarter of 2023, ended 31 December, the company recorded total r...

Hsing Ta Cement reports a 72% growth in net profit in 2023

14 March 2024, Published under Cement News

Hsing Ta Cement Co Ltd has reported a 71.8 per cent increase in net profit, from TWD399.2m (US$12.7m) in 2022 to TWD685.9m in 2023. The net profit growth comes after a 1.6 per cent reduction in revenues from TWD6.4bn to TWD6.3bn, over the same period. Basic earnings per share for 2023 came to TWD2.01, up 71.8 per cent from TWD1.17 in 2022.  Diluted earnings per share increased 72.4 per cent, from TWD1.16 in 2022 to TWD2.00 in 2023.

Chia Hsin Cement Corp sees sales advance YoY

13 March 2024, Published under Cement News

Taiwan-based Chia Hsin Cement Corp has reported sales of TWD2911.6m (US$92.7m) for the full year 2023, marking an increase from TWD2253.7m in the previous year. Net income in 2023 came in at TWD81.1m, compared to a net loss of TWD180.8m in the year-ago period. Basic earnings per share from continuing operations stood at TWD0.12 in 2023m, up from a basic loss per share of TWD0.27 in 2022. 

Taiwan Cement completes share agreement for Denizli Çimento

13 December 2023, Published under Cement News

Taiwan Cement Corp  has finalised its agreement with OYAK Çimento to acquire a further 20 per cent stake in Denizli Çimento ,Turkey. According to Reuters this will boost Taiwan Cement's share in the company to 60 per cent. The preliminiary Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding the deal was signed in November this year. Reuters has assigned Denizli Çimento a total enterprise value of US$1.42bn. 

Taiwan Cement commissions battery project

06 December 2023, Published under Cement News

Taiwan Cement Group has commissioned a 311MWh battery at its HePing plant in Hualien County, Taiwan. The battery has been supplied by NHOA SA, formerly Engie EPS, according to Renewables Now.  The cement producer called the project “a bold statement of our dedication to renewable energy and a testament to our role in Taiwan’s ambitious journey towards carbon neutrality by 2050.” It marks the third energy storage system completed by NHOA Energy in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023 alo...

Universal Cement reports 11% increase in 9M revenue

13 October 2023, Published under Cement News

Taiwan-based Universal Cement Corp report a 3.6 per cent advance in revenues to TWD618.592m (US$19.28m) in September 2023 from TWD597.159m in September 2022. In the January-September 2023 period the company increased its revenue by 11.1 per cent to TWD5627.754m from TWD5063.948m in the 9M22.

Mixed bag of results for Taiwanese producers in June

11 July 2023, Published under Cement News

Taiwanese cement producers have seen a mixed bag of results for June as well as the opening six months of the year. Universal Cement has reported revenue in June 2023 of TWD604.3m (US$19.26m), up from TWD573.03m in the same month a year earlier. Revenue for the first six months of 2023 came in at TWD3754.7m, compared to TWD3280.9m in the 1H22. Lucky Cement Co also saw its revenue expand in June, coming in at TWD443m, up from TWD334.1m in the same month a year earlier. Revenue for t...

Taiwan Cement to diversify to reduce carbon footprint

02 June 2023, Published under Cement News

Taiwan Cement Corp (TCC) expects cement to account for less than half of its sales by 2025 as the revenue from energy storage and vehicle charging businesses increase. However, cement production would remain its core business, said TCC Chairman, Nelson Chang. While the company is expanding into the green energy business in line with global efforts to curb carbon emissions, it would continue to produce up to 80Mta of cement, Mr Chang said. The green energy businesses would help the compan...

Meeting the biodiversity challenge

26 May 2023, Published under Cement News

This week saw the UN-sanctioned "International Day for Biological Diversity", dedicated to promoting its new theme "From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity". The next UN Climate Change Conference, COP 28, which takes place in Dubai, UAE at the end of the year will advance this agenda further, as well as take stock of the implementation of the Paris Agreement objectives for biodiversity. Recognition of biodiversity loss and the need to change damaging practices is a starting poin...