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Summit full-year income up 32.7%

08 May 2017, Published under Cement News

For the 12 months ended 31 December, Summit Materials Inc reported basic and diluted earnings per share of US$0.53 on net income of US$36.8m up 32.7 per cent YoY. For the same 12-month period, the US-based producer reported adjusted net income of US$98.3m. For the three months ended 31 December 2016, it reported a basic loss per share of ($0.00) on a net loss of (US$0.3). For the same three-month period, Summit reported adjusted diluted earnings per share of US$0.21 on adjusted net income...

Boral receives final approval for Headwaters acquisition

05 May 2017, Published under Cement News

Australian building materials supplier Boral has received final US approval for its US$2.6bn (AUD3.5bn) acquisition of US firm Headwaters Inc. The US Federal Trade Commission approved the deal, which will result in Headwaters merging with Boral's existing US business to create a new division called Boral North America. Boral expects that the transaction will close within two business days, and the Headwaters financial results will be consolidated from this time. Commenting on the deal, ...

Martin Marietta boosted by Building Materials

03 May 2017, Published under Cement News

US-based Martin Marietta yesterday announced record consolidated net sales of US$791.7m in the first quarter of 2017, up 7.9 per cent on the same period of last year. The company also said consolidated gross profit reached a high of US$147.1m in 1Q17 compared with US$145.3m a year earlier. EBITDA totalled US$147.7m in the first quarter of this year, it added. Commenting on the performance, Ward Nye, chairman, president and CEO of Martin Marietta, stated: "Our strong first-quarter resu...

HeidelbergCement

02 May 2017, Published under Cement News

HeidelbergCement subsidiary, Cadman Materials, in the US has agreed to acquire the Pacific Northwest downstream activities of Cemex for around US$150m. The assets involved are in the states of Oregon and Washington and consist of seven quarries, five ready-mixed concrete plants and two asphalt plants. Together, these employ around 350 people.

CRH sees 4% advance in 1Q sales

26 April 2017, Published under Cement News

CRH reported a ‘satisfactory’ start to 2017 with first quarter sales up four per cent compared with a strong first quarter of 2016 which benefitted from very mild weather conditions across all its major markets. In a trading update released today in advance of its AGM taking place tomorrow, the Irish building materials major said group EBITDA for the "seasonally less significant first half of the year" is expected to be ahead of last year (1H16: EUR1.12bn). Based on current momentum, furth...

Construction begins at McInnis Cement’s Bronx terminal

21 April 2017, Published under Cement News

Work is underway at McInnis Cement’s New York terminal. The site in the South Bronx is part of McInnis’ network of terminals, strategically located throughout the eastern portion of North America and chosen for their access to efficient waterways, as well as their proximity to the market to minimise truck miles to its customers.   A new development standard When completed, the 74,600ft2 terminal in the Bronx will feature a new warehouse that can store 43,000t cement and load up to 80 tru...

Votorantim sees cement revenues fall 10% YoY in 2016

19 April 2017, Published under Cement News

Votorantim, formerly Votorantim Industrial, generated a turnover 8.7 per cent lower at BRL26,738m (EUR8046m) and EBITDA declined by some 38 per cent to around BRL4300m (EUR1,294m) in 2016 when compared with 2015. Although the net interest charge declined by 9.9 per cent to BRL1731m, there was a net loss of BRL1295m compared with a the net profit fell of BRL387m (EUR116.5m). Group capital expenditure was 6.2 per cent lower at BRL3031m (EUR912m), of which cement represented BRL27.3m. Brazil...

Mitsubishi Materials withdraws from China market

18 April 2017, Published under Cement News

Mitsubishi Cement plans to pull out of the Chinese cement market as tighter environmental regulations take their toll and the supply glut hurts the company’s profitability, according to Nikkei Report. The Japanese nonferrous materials maker signed an agreement on 30 March to sell a cement company in Shandong Province for an undisclosed sum to an affiliate of state-run cement giant China National Building Material. Mitsubishi Materials holds a 66.67 per cent stake in the Shandong compan...

Cemex divests of its Pacific Northwest Materials business in the US

18 April 2017, Published under Cement News

Cemex announced that one of its subsidiaries in the US has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of its Pacific Northwest Materials Business to Cadman Materials Inc, a LehighHanson company and US subsidiary of HeidelbergCement Group, for approximately US$150m. The proceeds obtained from this transaction will be used mainly for debt reduction and for general corporate purposes. The closing of this transaction is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including approval...

US Concrete acquires aggregates operation in New Jersey

11 April 2017, Published under Cement News

US Concrete Inc announced yesterday that it has strengthened its aggregates capacity and ability to supply its New York City ready-mixed concrete operations by acquiring the assets of Corbett Aggregates Companies LLC, a provider of concrete sand located in Quinton, New Jersey. The acquisition furthers US Concrete's vertical integration strategy and self-sufficiency in internal aggregates consumption, the company noted. Corbett features approximately 401 acres of land with over 35Mt of pr...