Cement News tagged under: UAE
Fujairah Cement Industries 4Q net profit up 26%16 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsUAE-based Fujairah Cement Industries (FCI) posted a 26 per cent jump in fourth-quarter net profit of AED26m (US$7.07m) compared to AED8.71m (US$2.37m) in the same period of 2014. FCI’s full-year net profit climbed 96.55 per cent to AED50.65m (US$1m) as compared to AED25.77m (US$1m) in the fiscal year of 2014. The company's sales in 2015 reached AED612.21m, down 0.53 per cent versus AED615.5m. Fujairah Cement generated net profits of AED24.7m (US$6.7m) in the first nine months of 2015, com... |
Gulf Cement Co returns to profit, UAE12 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsGulf Cement Co reported net profits of AED24.54m (US$6.7m) in the fourth quarter of 2015, against losses of AED13.3m (US$3.62m) in the same quarter of 2014, according to a bourse filing on Thursday. Profits reached AED71.44m (US$19.45m) in the fiscal year 2015, a decline of 18 per cent from AED60.57m (US$16.49m) in FY14. The board recommended seven per cent cash dividends or AED 0.7 per share pay-out for the FY15, totalling AED57.49m. |
Arkan appoints new chief operating officer, UAE13 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsArkan Building Materials, a leading construction and building materials company in the UAE, has appointed Abdelaziz Asad as its new chief operating officer. Mr Asad, a UAE national, started his career in 1991 with one of Arkan’s subsidiaries, Emirates Cement Factory. He joined as an electrical engineer and quickly advanced within the organisation, becoming the general manager of the company’s cement division, said a statement from Arkan. In his new role, Mr Asad will be reporting directly ... |
Fujairah Cement Industries net profits rise 45%16 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsFujairah Cement Industries (FCI) announced a 45 per cent increase in its net profits for the first nine months of 2015, compared to the same period last year. Profits reached AED24.7m (US$6.7m) in the first nine months this year, up from AED17.06m (US$4.64m) in the same period of 2014. The statements also showed a rise in the sales by about 1.5 per cent to AED454.27m, from AED447.4m in 2014. Cost of sales declined by 1.04 per cent to AED403m by the end of the above period, compared to AED... |
RAK Cement buys back 68,560 shares, UAE07 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsRas Al Khaimah Cement Co decided to repurchase 68,560 of its shares on Thursday at AED0.83/share. Accordingly, the total number of treasury shares rose to 10.29m with 45.6m shares remaining to be bought as part of the company’s buyback programme, according to a filing to the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Sunday. The cement firm recently reported a fall in its net profits for 1H15 to AED2.45m (US$0.667m), from AED 3.15m in the same period the year before. |
National Cement Co first half ahead 4.7%07 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsNational Cement Co (NCC) posted a net profit of AED70.2m (US$19.11m) in the first half of 2015, a rise of 4.7 per cent from AED67m (US$18.24m) in the corresponding period from last year. NCC’s profits for Q2-15 saw a marginal increase to AED33.73m compared to AED33.13m in the same period in 2014, according to a filing to the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) on Thursday. The cement firm previously posted a 7.4 per cent rise in net profits for 1Q15 to AED36.46m compared to AED34m in 1Q14. |
RAK Cement reports first-half profit drop07 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsRas Al Khaimah Cement reported a 22.3 per cent profit drop to AED2.45m ($667,000) in the first half of 2015, compared to AED3.15m (US$858,000) in the same period of 2014, according to a filing to the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. |
Gulf Cement 1H profit down 29%, UAE06 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsGulf Cement Company reported a 29.34 per cent drop in first-half profit drop to AED30.89m (US$48.4m), compared to AED43.7m (US$12m) in the same period of 2014. On a more positive note, second quarter profit increase from AED15.75m versus AED9.3m in 2Q14 according to Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. The company previously reported profits of AED15.14m in 1Q15, compared to AED53m in 1Q14, registering a sharp decline of 71.4 per cent YoY. Gulf Cement Co's plant in Ras Al Khaimah started with... |
UAE: Union Cement Co 1H profit declines 8%24 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsUnion Cement Co (UCC) reported an eight per cent decline in its profits for the first six months of 2015 to AED54.7m (US$14.89m), compared to AED59.4m (US$16.16m) in H1-14, the company said in its filing to the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) on Thursday. UCC achieved revenues of AED314.7m during the six-month period in 2015, a decline of 3.7 per cent from AED326.7m in the same period last year, attributed to lower sales volumes. Cost of sales fell 3.62 per cent to AED234.88m, compared... |
Domes of the Middle East26 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsGeometrica designs some of the world’s largest free-span domes, trademarked as Freedomes®, as a solution for challenging architectural and logistical feats across the Middle East. Freedome technology "has revolutionised the installation process on any terrain," according to the company, and below are case studies of cement plant projects undertaken for key producers across the Middle East. Star Cement, UAE The United Arab Emirates is well known for its cement production, refineries and ... |