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Cemex Latam Holdings 9M16 net sales fall 8%28 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsCemex Latam Holdings SA (CLH) announced that its consolidated net sales reached US$1012m in the 9M16. This is a fall of eight per cent during the first nine months of 2016 compared to same period of 2015. The decline was mainly explained as a result of foreign exchange fluctuations and the effect of lower cement volumes from our operations in Panama and Costa Rica. Jaime Muguiro, CEO of CLH, said: "Despite challenging demand dynamics in markets like Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica, we... |
Holcim Philippines 3Q profits up 15%27 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Philippines increased its net profit for 9M16 by nearly 20 per cent YoY to PHP5.4bn (US$111.8m), helped by a double-digit growth in cement sales. For the 3Q alone, the company's net profit rose by 15.3 per cent YoY to PHP1.7bn, which was attributed to strong sales figures and improved operational efficiency. For the 3Q operating cash flow increased by 11 per cent YoY to PHP2.7bn, driven by sustained gains in operational efficiencies implemented at the start of the year and higher c... |
Thailand: SCG sees cement revenues fall 19% in 3Q201627 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement Group (SCG) has announced that in the third quarter of 2016 profits rose by 57 per cent YoY, but at the company's cement and building materials division they saw a decline of 19 per cent. For the nine months to the end of September 2016, SCG’s profits are up 28 per cent on the same period last year, but cement division profits are down 13 per cent. Siam Cement Group has seen revenues decline across the board, but its chemical division has been helped by the fall in oil prices ... |
USA: Hagerstown plant US$96m upgrade26 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsHolcim (US) has completed a US$96m upgrade on its Hagerstown plant, Maryland. The facility has existed for over 100 years and according John Stull, CEO of US operations for LafargeHolcim, the latest improvements "really should help this plant to serve the community for another 20 to 30 years.” The project, during which the plant remained operational, took two years to complete and complies with federal environmental regulations. Oliver Terver, Hagerstown plant manager, spoke of the company... |
Spain: Portland Valderrivas quadruples 9M loss25 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsFCC subsidiary Cementos Portland Valderrivas of Spain reported a EUR233.3m loss in the first nine months of 2016, quadrupling its loss noted in 9M15. Revenues stood at EUR429.3m, 1.6 per cent below Jan-Sep 2015, as a result of shrinking markets in Spain and Tunisia, according to the company’s filing with the National Market Commission (CNMV). Cement sales advanced 1.7 per cent, aggregates by 30.8 per cent and mortar by 2.8 per cent, but concrete sales were down 23 per cent. However, EB... |
Peru: Cementos Pacasmayo 3Q16 net income falls 21.7%25 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsCementos Pacasmayo SA's consolidated results for the 3Q16 and nine months (9M16) ended 30 September 2016 recorded cement, concrete and concrete block volumes were down 1.6 per cent, largely due to extraordinary spending in regard to El Niño prevention in 3Q15, says Businesswire. Revenues rose 0.4 per cent to PEN314.2m (US$83.5m), while the consolidated EBITDA of PEN04.5m was up 4.9 per cent. Net income of PEN43.3m, down 21.7 per cent, due to the termination of borrowing cost capitalisatio... |
Cameroon: new Cimencam plant by 201819 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsSociété les Cimenteries du Cameroun (Cimencam) announced that the commissioning of its new Nomayos cement plant is scheduled for mid-2018. The new grinding unit will boast an installed capacity of 2Mta and is expected to cost XAF23bn (US$38.5m). The project, which was originally announced in 2011, will benefit from 5-10 years of tax and customs duties exemptions, as per an agreement signed in May between Cimencam and the State of Cameroon. The agreement follows the conditions provided in ... |
Tunisia: Carthage Cement increases domestic market share19 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsCarthage Cement's turnover for the first nine months ended 30 September 2016 grew 17 per cent, compared to the same period in 2015. It sold cement to the value of TND149m (US$66.2m) compared to TND125.5m (US$55.7m) in Jan-Sep 2015. Product orders increased by 16 per cent. Local market sales reached TND95.12m, compared with TND78.5m in 2015, an increase of 21 per cent. Carthage Cement now has a 19 per cent market share, expanding from 15.47 per cent in 2015. Export sales fell by two p... |
Barbados: Arawak Cement redundancies19 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsArawak Cement Co, St Lucy, Barbados, have formally offered its staff voluntary separation packages as part of a financial and operational restructuring programme that was first put into action October 2015. The company issued a statement last month explaining that the separation packages would be offered as the first phase of restructuring had not yielded the necessary results. The company statement read, ““This is due to the unfavourable economic conditions globally and in the region, th... |
China: Taiwan Cement plans price increase17 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan Cement announced that it will be increasing its prices of cement products in China by as much as seven per cent by the end of the year as a response to recovering demand in the country. Edward Huang, Taiwan Cement's senior vice president, said, "We are planning to increase cement prices in southern China by [US$2.97] per tonne." Mr Huang went on to say that infrastructure spending in China is expected to experience a double-digit percentage growth on the previous year, with dema... |