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Dangote Cement01 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsDespite heavy rains and uncertainties surrounding the Nigerian general election in February this year, Dangote Cement has reported a record financial performance for 2018, driven by a strong home market. Group revenue for the year came in 11.9 per cent up YoY at NGN901.2bn (US$2.49bn). Group EBITDA also increased, up by 12.1 per cent to NGN435.3bn, giving a 48.3 per cent margin. Nigerian EBITDA advanced by 10.2 per cent to NGN397.4bn, while pan-African EBITDA improved by 28.2 per cent to NGN... |
China National Building Materials (CNBM)01 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsChina National Building Materials (CNBM) has reported consolidated operating revenue of CNY218bn (US$32.39bn) in 2018, up 18.9 per cent YoY. Profit for the year came in at CNY14m, compared to CNY9.79m in 2017, while basic earnings per share advanced by 63.3 per cent YoY to CNY0.956. Last year saw sales of cement and clinker by the group fall by 2.1 per cent YoY to 369Mt, while sales of commercial concrete advanced by 3.7 per cent to 96Mm 3 . Sales volumes of aggregates increased by 14.7 ... |
Buzzi Unicem reports EBITDA rose by nearly 14% in 201829 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsBuzzi Unicem released its consolidated financial statement for 2018, reporting that EBITDA rose by 13.6 per cent in 2018 to EUR577m, up by EUR69m on 2017. Net debt increased to EUR891m rising by EUR28m after investments of EUR444m, of which EUR31m were for expansion projects, EUR45m for the acquisition of Seibel & Sohne in Germany and EUR161m for the strategic agreement with Grupo Ricardo Brennand in Brazil. In 2018 the group sold 27.9Mt of cement , up 4.3 per cent on 2017 and 12.1Mm 3 ... |
ACC Ltd's cement sales rise to 28.37Mt in 201828 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsAt ACC Ltd's (LafargeHolcim group) 83rd Annual General Meeting, Neeraj Akhoury, managing director and CEO, said the company's cement sales had increased eight per cent to 28.37Mt in 2018. Mr Akhoury added that despite facing multiple rising costs of coal, fuel, petcoke and diesel the company registered robust revenue and volume growth across all four quarters of 2018. Cement sales rose by over 2Mt on 2017 and the premium product range grew by 36 per cent. ACC Ltd's consolidated EBITDA gr... |
Arabian Cement posts 24% revenue increase in 201826 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsEgypt-based Arabian Cement Co, a subsidiary of Spain’s Grupo Bertolin, posted a 23.6 per cent YoY increase in revenue to EUR168m in 2018. Meanwhile, net profit also advanced 7.4 per cent to EUR11.9m for the year. The results show that, despite a depreciation in the Egyptian pound, Arabian Cement has remained profitable. It distributed over EUR10m in dividends in 2018. |
Cementos Argos dispatched 16Mt of cement in 201825 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsCementos Argos has released its financial figures and strategic milestones of 2018 during the shareholders' annual meeting. Cementos Argos reported a consolidated EBITDA of COP1.54bn (US$491.7m) and a growth of eight per cent. The company dispatched 16Mt of cement and 10.3Mm 3 of concrete generating income of COP8.4bn. Net income was COP178.563m in 2018. Regional summaries US cement dispatches in 2018 amounted to 5.7Mt, while concrete dispatches reached 7Mm 3 . This raised US$1.5bn inco... |
Cement Hranice records 10% sales rise in 201825 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsCzech Republic-based Cement Hranice (Buzzi Unicem group) saw its sales rise 10 per cent YoY in 2018 to CZK1.697bn (US$74.59m). Profit increased 15 per cent to CZK513m, compared with CZK443m of the previous year. "A positive contribution to the increase in sales came mainly from the boom of construction in the Czech Republic and from higher supplies to Poland," said Roman Michalcik, board member. The majority of its cement output was sold domestically, generating CZK1.229bn, while exports... |
HeidelbergCement considers further portfolio optimisation22 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsDr Bernd Scheifele, chairman of HeidelbergCement Group, reflected positively on the group's full year 2018 results and its prospects for 2019. HeidelbergCement's revenue rose by five per cent to EUR18.1bn from EUR17.3 in FY17, even though it was impaired by negative currency effects of EUR592m. Adjusted for currency and consolidation effects, revenue increased by eight per cent. The cash flow also developed positively in 2018. HeidelbergCement generated sufficient cash to pay a full divi... |
Titan Group records turnover of EUR1.4bn in FY1821 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsTitan Group recorded consolidated turnover for 2018 at EUR1490.1m, recording a marginal one per cent decline compared to 2017. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) fell by five per cent to EUR259.7m. Group net profit after minority interests and the provision for taxes reached EUR53.8m, posting a 26 per cent increase compared to 2017. In 4Q18 group turnover increased by 7.5 per cent reaching EUR388.2m and EBITDA increased by 6.6 per cent to EUR6... |
HeidelbergCement's operating line makes progress21 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsFinancial guidance for 2019 is for 'solid' or 'moderate' growth in Heidelberg Cement's revenue, EBITDA and EPS, and 'significant' net debt reduction (depending on which report you read). The group's management expects volume increases in all business lines, a tail-wind from energy cost inflation, and further margin improvement from the EUR100m SG&A cost cutting programme, reports Bernstein. HeidelbergCement reported earnings per share (EPS) grew by 25 per cent to EUR5.76 on EBIT grow... |