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Vulcan's pretax profit grows by 67%08 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsVulcan Materials' turnover increased by 4.7 per cent in 2016 to US$3592.7m and EBITDA rose by 17.3 per cent to US$965.5m. After a net interest charge 39.5 per cent lower at US$133.3m, there was pretax profit of US$547.3m, a 66.9 per cent improvement. At the net level there was an 89.7 per cent advance to US$419.5m. Capital expenditure rose by 21.1 per cent to US$350m and is forecast to be in the region of US$300m in 2017. EBITDA is estimated by the group to be in the region of US$1175m for 2... |
India: Ramco Cements reports 28% rise in 3Q net profit08 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Ramco Cements has reported a 28 per cent YoY increase in net profit to INR1.519bn (US$22.6m) in 3Q16. The company attributes the rise to a reduction in operating costs and lower finance costs at a time when cement sales improved. The companies net revenues rose 17.6 per cent to INR9.647bn in 3Q16 when compared with the same quarter in the previous year. |
Zimbabwe: PPC sales to December up 9%07 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsPPC says sales at its Zimbabwe unit rose by nine per cent in the nine months to December 2016 after commissioning its Harare plant. The Harare plant was commissioned in November last year and doubled its total output to 1.4Mt of cement. In a trading update, PPC however, said liquidity challenges in the country continue to harm efforts to import key raw materials. "…management is exploring various solutions to overcome these challenges," said PPC. The company also reported that its Hara... |
FCC triples loss but cuts debt by third in 201607 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsSpain’s FCC closed 2016 with a net loss of EUR165.2m, trebling losses when compared with the previous year. The result was attributed to the impact of the cement business and the exchange rate on the environmental services business the company owns in the UK, the company’s second-largest source of income after Spain. For the company it means the fifth-consecutive year of losses. FCC attributed the 2016 result mainly to the adjustment of value made in the goodwill of the cement division, f... |
India: ACC reports 2.7% advance in net profit in 201607 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Indian LafargeHolcim subsidiary ACC Ltd reported a 2.7 per cent reduction in cement deliveries for 2016 to 22.99Mt, while in the 4Q16 the reduction was 9.1 per cent to 5.45m, slightly less than the 9.6 per cent to 5.07Mt seen in the 3Q16. Ready-mixed concrete deliveries, however, rose by 10.7 per cent to 2.59Mt. Volumes are expected to show increases during 2017. The turnover declined by 4.3 per cent to INR109.46bn (US$1.62bn) while EBITDA came off by 7.5 per cent to INR14.21bn. The... |
Mixed bag for Turkish cement producers in 201607 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsSeveral cement producers in Turkey have released their results for 2016, showing a mixed performance in the year. Unye Cimento saw its net profit rise from TRY48.3m (US$13m) in FY15 to TRY58.3m in FY16. The company reported a rise in revenue from TRY222.3m to TRY250.7m over the same period. Meanwhile, other Turkish cement producers have seen profits fall. Bolu Cimento’s net profit slipped to TRY106.4m in FY16 from TRY106.7m in FY15 while the company’s revenue was up to TRY452.4m from... |
Hyundai Cement posts better revenues but net losses increase06 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsSouth Korean cement producer Hyundai Cement Co Ltd saw improved revenues in 2016, rising from KRW363.19bn (US$319m) in 2015 to KRW378.86bn, according to the country’s Financial Supervisory Service. Operating profit rose 1.6 per cent from KRW52.52bn to KRW53.37bn, but net losses increased from KRW10.98bn to KRW143.46bn. These are preliminary, unaudited results. |
Portland Valderrivas notes 7.6% fall in turnover in 201603 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsPortland Valderrivas saw its turnover decrease 7.6 per cent YoY to EUR536.2m in 2016. The company recorded a net loss of EUR-120.4m, from a net profit of EUR28.6m in 2015. In addition, an EBITDA of EUR-226.4m was posted at the end of 2016, exacerbating the loss of EUR-73.2m reported the prior year. Cement sales slipped 1.7 per cent from 7.3Mt in 2015 to 7.2Mt in 2016 while the concrete division noted a 10.2 per cent drop in sales to 225,000m3. Aggregate sales increased by +26.4 per cent t... |
Tunisia: Carthage Cement reports positive 201603 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsTunisia's Carthage Cement saw its revenues increase seven per cent YoY from TND184.2m (US$80.7m) to TND197.4m in 2016. Domestic sales advanced 13 per cent from TND114.7m to TND126.4m. The company’s market share is estimated at around 19 per cent, up from 16.8 per cent in 2015. Exports reached TND22.175m with Carthage Cement accounting for a 17.8 per cent market share. Cement production rose by nine per cent when compared with 2015. However, the company’s ready-mix turnover saw its... |
Lucky Cement sees half-year profits rise 12.5% to US$67m27 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsLucky Cement has announced that its profits rose by 12.5 per cent YoY in the last six months of 2016 to PKR7bn (US$67m). In a statement to the Pakistan Stock Exchange, Lucky revealed that it had sold 3.5Mt of cement and 235,000t of clinker during the first six months of FY17. Cement sales improved over the previous year by 5.4 per cent, while no clinker sales at all took place in the corresponding period in FY16. Cement production also rose to 3.5Mt, up six per cent on FY16, while clin... |