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Shree Cement acquires 98% stake in UCC

12 July 2018, Published under Cement News

Shree Cement has completed the acquisition of a 97.6 per cent stake in the UAE’s Union Cement Co (UCC). The deal was struck through the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Shree International Holdings, incorporated in the UAE. The acquisition was managed by Ras Al Khaimah’s Investment and Development Office (IDO) on behalf of the government, according to an official statement. "The acquisition of UCC manifests Shree’s strategy to expand overseas, taking the UAE as a launch pad for more inv...

Shree breaks into its first international market

19 January 2018, Published under Cement News

This week, Shree Cement made a bold move to buy a 93 per cent stake in Union Cement Co PSC (UCC) for an enterprise value of US$305.24m. It is a major transaction for the Indian company and sets it on a course for expansion overseas, which will give the cement producer additional revenue streams and room to grow outside its Indian heartland. Initial analyist comments on the acquisition have been mixed. The Economic Times notes the deal will give Shree Cement a financial lift: "Besides seve...

Shree Cement to acquire 93% stake in Union Cement

12 January 2018, Published under Cement News

Shree Cement Ltd announced on Thursday that it had agreed to acquire a 92.83 per cent stake in Union Cement Co PSC, for an enterprise value of US$305.24m, according to the Hindustan Times. The deal will increase Shree Cement’s capacity to 33.3Mta from 29.3Mta, and is expected to be concluded within nine months.  Shree Cement has the option to take full control of the company’s shares, said Subhash Jajoo, CFO, Shree Cement. Union Cement is based in the UAE and has a total capacity of 4...

UAE: Union Cement Co 1H profit declines 8%

24 July 2015, Published under Cement News

Union 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...

UCC first-half net profit surges, UAE

28 July 2014, Published under Cement News

Union Cement Company (UCC) net profit surged 181 per cent to AED59.4m (US$988,165) in the first half of 2014 compared to AED21.15m in 1H13. In its statement to the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange UCC said its second quarter results showed a net profit of AED41.25m versus AED15.5m during the same period of last year.

Union Cement first quarter net profit jumps, UAE

12 May 2014, Published under Cement News

Union Cement Co posted a AED18.2m (US$5m) profit for the first quarter of 2014, a 220 per cent increase compared with AED18.2m a year earlier. Revenues for the first quarter declined to AED138.5m, compared to AED 161.7m in year-earlier period.

Union Cement Company reverses loss, UAE

08 August 2012, Published under Cement News

Union Cement Company, reported a rise in its net profit for the first six months of 2012 of US$5.6m, reversing the US$2.4m loss reported in 2011. The advance is attributed to higher selling prices of cement and clinker this year which more than compensated for a decline in sales to US$88.3m. The company said that margins had improved as a result of management attempts to reduce overheads both through trimming procurement costs and optimising production capacity. Cost of sales fell t...