Cement News tagged: Corporate

Cementarnica Usje 1H net profit declines, Macedonia

30 August 2013, Published under Cement News

Macedonia’s sole cement producer Cementarnica Usje AD Skopje reported consolidated net profit in the first half of the year fell to MKD616.4m (EUR10m) from MKD741.3m a year ago. Operating income fell 13 per cent YoY to MKD1.8bn in the first six months of the year while operating costs were down MKD1.23bn from MKD1.37bn the year before. The company, owned by Titan, has a 0.9Mta production...

Holcim and Cemex to swap, combine assets in Europe

29 August 2013, Published under Cement News

Holcim and Cemex have reached an agreement to conduct a series of transactions to exchange and combine assets in parts of Europe with the aim of improving synergies and boosting operating profit. Cemex increase its presence in Central Europe through the acquisition of Holcim Cesko in the Czech Republic. The deal includes one cement plant (cement and clinker capacities of 1.1Mta and 0.9Mta, r...

Cimpor boosted by South American operations

29 August 2013, Published under Cement News

Cimpor's underlying first half turnover improved by 19.6 per cent to EUR1299.8m as the company is boosted by its new South America operations but Portuguese losses more than double. EBITDA for the six month period advanced by a more modest 6.3 per cent to EUR284.2m. Ignoring non-recurring charges, the EBITDA would have been some 19 per cent ahead a EUR331m, while the improvement on the re-st...

Buzzi Unicem completes buy-out of Dyckerhoff shares

28 August 2013, Published under Cement News

Buzzi Unicem said on Tuesday that the squeeze-out of all outstanding ordinary and preferred shares in German-based Dyckerhoff AG still held by minority shareholders was recorded in the Commercial Register in Germany. As a result, as of 27 August 2013, the Italian cement major holds 100 per cent of Dyckerhoff. The payment to the minority shareholders of the cash compensation equal to EUR47.1...

China Shanshui Cement 1H hit by lower prices

China Shanshui Cement 1H hit by lower prices

30 August 2013, Published under Cement News

China Shanshui Cement recorded a YoY drop in net profit attributable to shareholders in the first six month of 2013, as the group faced pricing pressures in key operating regions. Net profit attributable to equity shareholders for the six months ended 30 June 2013 dropped 52.2 per cent YoY to CNY348m. The basic and diluted earnings per share were CNY12 cents. Revenue was CNY7.07bn, a decreas...

UltraTech poised for Jaiprakash's Gujarat units

29 August 2013, Published under Cement News

UltraTech Cement is said to be in advanced stages of discussions to acquire the Gujarat-based cement units of Jaiprakash Associates, local media have reported. Sources familiar with the deal told Business Standard of India that the cement units are to be sold at a valuation of US$130/t, lower than the US$160/t Jaiprakash had earlier been seeking. Jaiprakash's cement facilities in the state...

Ha Tien 1 issues new shares for debt reduction, Vietnam

Ha Tien 1 issues new shares for debt reduction, Vietnam

27 August 2013, Published under Cement News

Ha Tien 1 Cement JSC (HT1) has approved a plan to issue 120 million new shares in a private placement to Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem), the country’s leading cement producer. The issuance is aimed to reduce its loans contracted with Vicem, HT1 said in a statement sent to the bourse. After the issuance, Vicem’s holding in HT1 will increase to 79.69 per cent, equal to 253.42 mill...

Lafarge Pakistan Cement earnings rise

27 August 2013, Published under Cement News

Lafarge Pakistan Cement posted earnings growth of 73.6 per cent in the first half of the year. According to a notice sent to the Karachi Stock Exchange the company’s profits jumped to PKR865m with earnings per share (EPS) of PKR0.66 compared to PKR499m (EPS of PKR0.38), in the same period of 2012.

Prosperity Minerals completes sale of TCC Liaoning Cement, China

27 August 2013, Published under Cement News

Prosperity Minerals has completed the sale of its 16.11 per cent stake in China-based TCC Liaoning Cement to TCC International Holdings. All the necessary approvals were obtained and the disposal was completed on 22 August 2013, Prosperity said. As per the agreement, around US$18.7m, or 80 per cent of the total consideration, has been paid to Prosperity and around US$3.5m will be paid to...

Higher demand lifts Yamama 1H net profit, Saudi Arabia

30 August 2013, Published under Cement News

Saudi-based producer Yamama Cement Company reported a 11.7 per cent YoY rise in first half net profit thanks to a rise in sales due to higher local demand. For the first six month of the year, profit climbed to SAR544m (US$145m), up from SAR487m in the same period of last year. Gross profit rose to SAR562m from SAR526m a year earlier.

China's Sinoma profit falls as turnover climbs

28 August 2013, Published under Cement News

China National Materials Co Ltd, Sinoma Group (China), has reported mixed results for the first six months of 2013. While turnover over the period moved ahead 6.9 per cent to CNY21.8bn (US$3.6bn), net profit for the period fell 38.8 per cent to CNY101.2m (US$93.9m) from CNY165.3mn a year earlier. The company's cement production division recorded revenues of CNY10.322bn (US$1.686bn), up 15.2 p...

Sinai profits slump, Egypt

27 August 2013, Published under Cement News

Sinai Cement, Egypt, reported a steep fall in profits for the first half of 2013. 1H13 net profits fell by 31 per cent to EGP51.1m (US$7.3m), down from EGP74.2m (US$10.6m) over the same period last year.

FLSmidth releases interim report 1H13

23 August 2013, Published under Cement News

Danish turnkey supplier FLSmidth announced that its 1H13 order book has slipped, while revenues are also down. The company said : "Cement earnings were significantly below last year as expected. Order intake decreased 30 per cent, but revenue increased 37 per cent, whereas EBITA decreased 37 per cent." FLSmidth had expected the market to remain fairly subdued between January-June 2013 and it...

Turkey: Cimsa Cimento's 1H13 net profit gains

23 August 2013, Published under Cement News

Cimsa Cimento has seen a big rise in its 1H13 profits on the back of increased investment and higher sales. Consolidated net profit grew to TRY218m (US$110m) from TRY49m a year earlier. The first-half performance was mainly driven by income from investment activities of TRY143m compared to just TRY 9m a year earlier. First-half domestic sales rose 22 per cent to TRY 334m, while sales a...

India: delayed asset sale could help Jaiprakash Associates

23 August 2013, Published under Cement News

To overturn its spiralling debts, Jaiprakash Associates (JA) has been actively seeking to sell off its 4.8Mta cement plant in Gujarat. The release of such assets is seen as a necessity to aid the company's profitability and its stock rating. The company's current net debt levels are estimated at INR602.8bn (US$9.33bn) and JA aims to reduce this amount by INR60bn-70bn (US$9.3bn-10.85bn) The c...

Dangote cement defers LSE listing

23 August 2013, Published under Cement News

Dangote Cement has delayed plans for its listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to 2014. Alhaji Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Group, had announced the company intended to float a 20 per cent stake in Dangote Cement to finance its rapid expansion. Dangote's Vice Chairman, Alhaji Tajudeen A Sijuade, told Citi Business News, the company is on track to meet the stringent corporate govern...