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Mixed results announced by Pakistani cement companies for 9MFY2024 April 2020, Published under Cement NewsThree Pakistani cement companies have announced their 9MFY19-20 financial results. DG Khan Cement Co Ltd and Kohat Cement Co Ltd have reported losses, but luckily Attock Cement Ltd has reported only a fall in profit during this financial period. Analysts have attributed losses to a combination of factors, including a significant drop in retention prices in both local and export markets, an increase in finance cost, higher energy tariffs and an increase in transportation cost following the i... |
Umm Al Qura reports net profit surge in 1Q2024 April 2020, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia’s Umm Al Qura has seen its net profit increase 79.1 per cent YoY to SAR38.5m (US$10.27m) in the first quarter of 2020, rising from SAR21.5m in the year-ago period. Quarterly sales surged 52 per cent to SAR96.5m from SAR63.5m. Average selling prices were also reported to have improved in the 1Q20. |
Najran Cement Co reports positive 1Q20 results24 April 2020, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia’s Najran Cement Co has reported a 557.4 per cent surge in net profit to SAR40.1m (US$10.69m) in the first quarter of 2020, compared to SAR6.1m in the 1Q19. Sales advanced to SAR156.4m from SAR106.5m, on the back of a lower cost of sales and financing. |
Baturaja Cement sales decreased 15% in 1Q2024 April 2020, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Baturaja (Persero) Tbk experienced a downturn in cement sales in the first quarter of this year by 15 per cent. Semen Baturaja Corporate Secretary, Basthony Santri, stated that the decline in sales until March was due to the fall in cement demand due to several factors, one of which was the delay in a number of development projects in the southern Sumatra. "SMBR sales were down by 15 per cent, in line with the decline in cement demand in South Sumatra which is the basis for the S... |
CRH releases trading update22 April 2020, Published under Cement NewsCRH has released a trading update for the 1Q20, reporting a three per cent increase in like-for-like sales. In North America the company’s operations in Pennsylvania, New York City and Washington state have been the most impacted to-date by the COVID-19 pandemic, while its operations in the southeast, central and western US have been less affected, according to the update. Significantly lower activity levels have also been noted in Ontario and Quebec, as a result of government restrictions... |
ACC sees net profit fall 7% in 1Q2022 April 2020, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s ACC (LafargeHolcim) has seen its consolidated net profit fall 6.6 per cent YoY to INR3.23bn (US$42.13m) in the first quarter of 2020. Its net sales decreased 10.8 per cent to INR34.33bn from INR38.49bn. However, its EBITDA advanced 10 per cent YoY to INR5.86bn in the 1Q20, compared with INR5.32bn in the year-ago period. The company’s cement volumes during the January-March period dropped 12 per cent YoY to 6.56Mt from 7.46Mt, while ready-mix volumes remained flat at 0.93Mm 3 . "U... |
Semen Indonesia Group sales slip 2% in March22 April 2020, Published under Cement NewsTotal sales of Semen Indonesia Group (SIG) fell two per cent in March 2020 to 3,098,449t when compared with March 2019, when sales reached 3,161,373t, according to data released by SIG. Semen Indonesia, including PT Solusi Bangun Indonesia (SBI), reported a 4.9 per cent YoY drop in sales to 2,879,329t as the domestic market contracted by 9.5 per cent with offtake at 2,490,257t. However, exports advanced by 40.2 per cent YoY to 389,072t in March 2020. Thang Long Cement Co (TLCC) posted a... |
Fauji Cement 9M profit drops 88%21 April 2020, Published under Cement NewsPakistan-based Fauji Cement Co Ltd (FCCL) saw its 9MFY19-20 profit, for the period ended 31 March 2020, fall 88 per cent to PKR271m (US$1.7m) when compared with the year-ago period as sales declined due to the impact of COVID-19. The company’s topline contracted by 25 per cent YoY to PKR3.93bn in the 3QFY19-20 as dispatches shrank by two per cent to 706,000t and prices softened. Domestic sales fell by 10 per cent YoY to 623,000t, according to Pakistani new service The News. The 3Q result... |
Carthage Cement sees 1Q turnover up 6%17 April 2020, Published under Cement NewsTunisia’s Carthage Cement reported a six per cent rise in turnover to TND63.617m (US$22m) in the 1Q20 when compared with TND59.771m in the equivalent period of 2019. The company also announced it suspended production and sales of aggregates, clinker and ready-mix concrete from 20 March to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. The first quarter also included a technical shutdown for the annual maintenance campaign of the kiln line. As a result, clinker out put reached 145,815t on 31 March 2... |
Five Pakistan cement producers to release 3Q results amid coronavirus pandemic17 April 2020, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's leading cement companies are scheduled to announce on 23 April their financial results for the 3QFY19-20 ended 30 March 2020. Analysts anticipate mixed results, carrying some negative reflection of mitigation efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus in the country. During this accounting period, the pandemic started to spread and the government enforced lockdown to control it in all provinces, aiming social distancing. This later triggered the closure of some cement plants... |