ZCCM plans cement and power investment
Zambia-based ZCCM Investments Holdings is expected to develop a cement plant and 52MW thermal power and Ndola as part of the company’s diversification programme. ZCCM-IH will te...
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Peru: Pacasmayo 4Q15 boosted by public sector demand, new Piura facility
Peru-based Cementos Pacasmayo saw a nine per cent in fourth-quarter volumes which benefitted from the anticipated increase in demand from the public sector, the company said in ...
Summit Materials sees volumes and prices increase across most lines
Summit Materials saw volume and prices increase across most lines of business in 2015, with revenue rising by 20.5 per cent led by its West and Cement segments, the company said...
Operational efficiencies and cost savings boost Siam City Cement 4Q15
Siam City Cement Co (SCCC), Thailand's second-largest cement producer, achieved a 45 per cent increase in 4Q15 net profit due to a reduction in costs and non-recurring items. Vo...
ACC full-year volumes impacted by mine closure, slow economic start to year
ACC Ltd, part of the LafargeHolcim group, reported a 2.4 per cent decline in 2015 sales volumes to 23.62Mt due to the temporary closure of mines serving its Chaibasa and Bargarh...
Oman: Raysut Cement reports 24% drop in 2015 net profit
Raysut Cement reported a 23.6 per cent drop in 2015 net profit to OMR20.95m (US$54.4m) from OMR27.43m a year earlier. Total revenues edged 0.4 per cent higher last year to OMR94...
India: Ambuja Cements reports flat growth in full-year volumes
Ambuja Cements, part of the LafargeHolcim group, reported flat sales growth for the 12 months ending 31 December 2015.
Suez Cement results impacted by lower selling prices, higher energy costs
Suez Cement Co, part of the Italcementi group, reported an 8.3 per cent drop in consolidated revenues for 2015 to EGP5.64bn (US$720m) from EGP6.15bn a year earlier. It recorded ...
Cementir boosted by Scandinavia and Italy
Cementir reported yesterday in its 2015 preliminary figures that improved performances in Scandinavian countries and Italy, plus a stable contribution from the Far East group ar...
Boral reports increase in underlying net profit after tax
Boral reported a 23 per cent increase in net profit after tax before significant items to AUD137m (US$97m) for the six months ended 31 December 2015, reflecting improvements in ...