Cement News tagged under: europe
Production in construction up by 0.5 per cent in euro area31 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsIn October 2015 compared with September 2015, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector increased by 0.5 per cent in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.1 per cent in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In September 2015, production in construction fell by 0.7 per cent in the euro area and by 0.2 per cent in the EU28. In October 2015 compared with October 2014, production in construction grew by 1.1 per cent in the eu... |
Polish monthly cement production up 3.1%08 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsCement production in Poland decreased by 3.1 per cent YoY to 1.22Mt in November, while sales rose by 3.6 per cent to 1.24Mt, Poland's Cement Producer Association said in a statement. Year-to-date production grew 0.6 per cent YoY to 14.65Mt. Meanwhile sales over the period rose by 1.1 per cent to 14.95Mt. |
Moody's: Stronger demand in US, UK and Egypt supports EMEA building materials stable outlook03 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe outlook for the European building materials industry will remain stable in 2016 due to increasing cement demand in the US, UK and Egypt and the resulting uptick in pricing, says Moody's Investors Service in a report published today. Overall demand in Europe is likely stabilise in 2016 but oversupply could pressure prices as new capacity comes on line in India and Indonesia. Moody's report, titled " Building Materials - Europe : 2016 Outlook - Stable, Supported by Cement Volumes and Pri... |
CEMBUREAU welcomes positive steps forward in circular economy package03 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsCEMBUREAU has said it welcomes the circular economy package published by the European Commission yesterday. The European cement association said the regional industry, which uses alternative fuels for 38.8 per cent of its fuel mix, is pleased to see recognition granted to material recycling which occurs at the same time as energy recovery. Indeed, by taking into consideration material recycling in the cement industry it is possible to boost the recycling rate of certain municipal waste. ... |
Italcementi’s North American and Bulgarian cement volumes ahead, but softer elsewhere10 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsItalcementi's turnover improved by 3.2 per cent to EUR3217m in the first nine months the year and the running EBITDA was 1.7 per cent ahead to EUR482.9m, while the trading profit eased by 0.4 per cent to EUR165.6m. The net interest charge declined by 14.9 per cent to EUR85.0m and, after other items, the pre-tax profit rose by 31.8 per cent to EUR60.9m in the absence of impairment charges. After a 37.2 per cent reduction in the tax charge to EUR69m, the net attributable loss was more than ... |
Titan performs strongly in the USA06 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsTitan's turnover improved by 18.9 per cent to EUR1029.5m in the first nine months of 2015 and EBITDA was up by 12.6 per cent to EUR165.2m, though in the third quarter EBITDA was ahead by just 3.8 per cent, reflecting the weakness in Greece. The trading profit for the nine months was 17.9 per cent higher at EUR80.5m and, after a 14.6 per cent increase in net financial charges and a positive contribution from associates of EUR3.8m as well as a reduced foreign exchange gain, the pre-tax prof... |
Vicat advances well in the USA but France, Italy and Africa weaken04 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsVicat's turnover for the first nine months of the year improved by 1.9 per cent to EUR1883m, which represents an underlying decline of 5.3 per cent. The gearing level was reduced from 46.8 per cent at the end of September last year to 43.7 per cent this time. Turnover in cement was 2.5 per cent higher at EUR1,157m, which represented 53.9 per cent of the group total. Cement deliveries declined by 4.4 per cent to 15.13Mt. The aggregates and concrete turnover improved by 1.8 per cent to EUR6... |
Cemex completes Austrian & Hungarian disposals03 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsCemex announced yesterday that it has closed the sale of operations in Austria and Hungary to the Rohrdorfer Group for approximately EUR160.1m. The transaction was originally announced on 12 August 2015. The Austrian operations consist of 24 aggregate quarries (approximately 6.47Mt of aggregates sold in 2014) and 34 ready-mix plants (approximately 1.6Mm3 of ready-mix sold in 2014). Cemex's operations in Austria had net sales of approximately US$241m in 2014. The Hungarian operations consi... |
Production in construction down by 0.2% in euro area23 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsIn August 2015 compared with July 2015, seasonally-adjusted production in the construction sector fell by 0.2 per cent in the euro area (EA19) and by 1.2 per cent in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In July 2015, production in construction grew by 0.4 per cent in both zones. On an annual comparative basis, August 2015 construction output fell by six per cent in the Euro area and by five per cent in the EU28. Month-on-month... |
Court of Rome declares validity of Buzzi offer for SACCI02 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsBuzzi Unicem has been informed by SACCI SpA (SACCI) that the Court of Rome has declared the admissibility of the composition plan submitted by SACCI on 21 September 2015. The composition plan includes the binding offer made by Buzzi Unicem for the acquisition of the cement and ready-mix concrete business unit of SACCI. The composition plan will be subject to the vote of the creditors in the meeting set by the Court for 18 January 2016. If the vote of the creditors of SACCI is positive, it ... |