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Cemento Polpaico net profits quadruple YoY in 9M16

22 November 2016, Published under Cement News

Chile’s Cemento Polpaico saw its revenues decrease by 1.14 per cent to CLP108,669.55m in January-September 2016 from CLP 108,927.811m. However, net profits during the first nine months of 2016 more than quadrupled from CLP816.866m in 9M2015 to CLP4153.866m when compared with the 9M16. The company noted a significant fall in finance costs as well as higher financial revenues.

Cimpor hit by the weakness in volumes and currencies

18 November 2016, Published under Cement News

Cimpor's nine-month turnover fell by 28.5 per cent to EUR1379.4m and EBITDA dropped by 33.1 per cent to EUR264.6m as cement deliveries in Portugal, Brazil and Argentina declined by 35.7 per cent, 19.8 per cent and 11.7 per cent, respectively, with single-digit reductions being seen in South Africa and Egypt. Mozambique saw shipments improve by 11.2 per cent and Paraguay by 10.8 per cent. A trading loss of EUR332.3m was declared compared with a trading profit (EBIT) of EUR248.5m a year ear...

CRH revenues rise to US$22bn on stronger US construction activity

17 November 2016, Published under Cement News

In a trading update covering the first nine months of 2016, CRH announced that its sales revenues had reached EUR20.4bn (US$21.9bn) with improved performances in its European, Asian and American operations. On a pro forma basis, accounting for new revenues generated by acquisitions from LafargeHolcim, sales were six per cent higher in the year to September 2016 than they had been in the same period in 2015. The firm’s EBITDA improved by a greater margin – 14 per cent – reaching EUR2.4bn f...

UAE: National Cement Co sees 46% fall in 3Q profits

15 November 2016, Published under Cement News

National Cement reported a 46.2 per cent drop in third-quarter net profits to AED9.85m (US$2.7m) from AED18.31m 3Q15. For the first nine months of 2016, the company posted net profits of AED73.48m, down from AED88.52m reported in the equivalent period of last year.

UAE: Fujairah Cement profits up 59%

14 November 2016, Published under Cement News

Fujairah Cement Industries Co reported an increase of 58.9 per cent in profits in 3Q16 as compared with the same period a year ago. Earnings rose to AED12.39m (US$3.37m) in 3Q16 from AED7.8m (US$2.12m) in 3Q15, the company said in a bourse statement issued on Sunday. In the first nine months of this year, Fujairah Cement, which is listed on both KSE and ADX, saw a 84.8 per cent YoY jump in profits to reach AED45.65m when compared with AED24.70m in 9M15. The company attributed the in...

Kenya: East Africa Portland Cement sees 2015 profits fall 42%

11 November 2016, Published under Cement News

East Africa Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) has announced that its profits for the financial year ending in June 2016 were KES4.2bn (US$41m), having fallen by 42.1 per cent in comparison to the previous year. According to reports in the Nation newspaper, EAPCC’s revenues rose by 5.4 per cent to KES8.9bn, but higher expenses – including financing costs that were up by 67.3 per cent – and increased cost of sales wiped out those gains. The Nation reports that EAPCC has recommended against...

PT Semen Indonesia domestic sales down 6%, export more than double

11 November 2016, Published under Cement News

PT Semen Indonesia’s domestic cement sales dropped six per cent YoY to 2.55Mt in October from 2.71Mt. However, the company saw its export sales rise from 28,302t in October 2015 to 62,829t one year later. For the first 10 months of 2016, domestic sales edged up from 20.93Mt in 10M15 to 21.19Mt. Cement exports rose 15.2 per cent YoY from 419,767t to 483,745t.

India: Orient Cement posts US$4.4m Q3 loss

10 November 2016, Published under Cement News

Orient Cement has recorded a loss of INR294m (US$4.4m) for the quarter to the end of September 2016, CNBC’s Money Control reports. The loss stands in contrast to the same period last year, in which Orient made a profit of INR280m. The current quarter did see revenues rise by 11 per cent to INR4.45bn. “Our markets and plants underwent some difficulty because of monsoon rains. It led to operational challenges,” said Deepak Khetrapal the firm’s MD and CEO. Khetrapal added that volumes ...

HeidelbergCement sees improved results across the board for 3Q16

09 November 2016, Published under Cement News

In its first results that include the consolidation of Italcementi, HeidelbergCement reported a significant improvement in sales volumes, revenue and operating income in the third quarter of 2016. Cement sales jumped 52 per cent to 33Mt while aggregates volumes advanced 11 per cent to 80Mt and ready-mix concrete deliveries were up 29 per cent to 12Mm 3 . In terms of deliveries, demand rose in several markets, particularly in Europe, but in some parts of North America the company reported ...

India: Ramco sees 45.6% increase in 2QFY16-17 net profit

09 November 2016, Published under Cement News

Ramco Cements reported a 45.6 per cent rise in net profit to INR2.07bn in the second quarter ended 30 September 2016 compared to INR1.42bn for the same quarter a year ago. The company’s income increased 13.8 per cent from INR10.32bn in 2QFY15-16 to INR11.74bn in the 2QFY16-17.