Sagar Cements sees revenue increase 3%
India's Sagar Cements has recorded a consolidated net profit of INR45.2m (US$637,532) in the quarter ended 30 September 2019, compared with a loss of INR80m in the year-ago per...
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Poland on track to break production records in 2019
In 2018 cement production in Poland broke records to reach 18.94Mt, according to data from the Central Statistical Office (CSO). Furthermore, production is up by 0.4 per cent Y...
Azerbaijan cement output slips 1% in 9M19
Cement production in Azerbaijan declined 1.2 per cent YoY in the 9M19 to 2.539Mt, according to the State Statistics Committee. Overall construction materials output rose by 4...
Semen Indonesia Group sees 39% rise in September volumes
Semen Indonesia Group reported a 38.8 per cent YoY hike in sales volumes in September to 4,287,396t. Of this total Semen Indonesia saw its sales increase by 3.3 per cent YoY ...
Ambuja Cement sees 1% rise in net sales for 3Q19
India’s Ambuja Cement (LafargeHolcim) reported a modest decline in standalone sales volumes to 5.23Mt in the 3Q19, compared with 5.456Mt in the year-ago period. However, net sa...
UltraTech boosts capacity and reports 3Q results
UltraTech completed the acquisition of Century's cement business, with the Scheme of Demerger effective from 1 October 2019. With this acquisition, UltraTech's cement manufact...
Indonesian market stable, export sales see hike in September
Cement consumption in Indonesia remained largely stable at 6,728,921t in September 2019 when compared with September 2018, according to the latest data by the country’s cement ...
Re-Gen Waste expands alternative fuel facility
Ireland-based Re-Gen Waste has invested GBP5m to develop its alternative fuel production facility at Carnbane industrial estate, Newry. The expanded facility is expected to rea...
Fauji Cement reports fall in profit by 63% in 1QFY20
Pakistan-based Fauji Cement Co Ltd (FCCL) has announced its financial results for 1QFY20 on 21 October. It posted a net profit after tax of PKR293m (US$1.87m), down 63 per cent...
Cement demand in Spain expands 3% in September
Cement consumption in Spain has increased 2.6 per cent YoY to 1,162,861t in September 2019, according to Oficemen, the Spanish cement association. However, Imports surged 87.5 ...
Shree Cement sees fivefold profit jump in 2QFY19-20
Indian cement producer Shree Cement has seen its profit surge fivefold to INR3.133bn for the quarter ended 30 September 2019 (2QFY19-20). In the year-ago period, the company po...
Grande Cimenterie du Katanga plans 1.2Mta output in 2020
La Grande Cimenterie du Katanga (GCK), Democratic Republic of Congo, expects to produce 1.2Mta of cement in 2020, according to a report by Agence Congolaise de Presse. GECAMIN...
Dalmia sees 5% hike in 2Q revenues
Dalmia Bharat Cement reported consolidated revenues of INR22.85bn (US$322m) in the quarter ended 30 September 2019 (2QFY19-20), up 5.2 per cent when compared with INR21.73bn in...
Cement export from Pakistan shows mixed revenue in 1QFY20
Pakistan's cement industry earned foreign exchange revenue of US$66.77m by exporting 1.61Mt of cement between July and September 2019, compared to US$77.59m from exporting 1.78...
China Gezhouba Group Cement's Shieli plant put into operation
China Gezhouba Group Cement Co Ltd’s (CGGCC) plant in Shieli, Kazakhstan, was officially put into operation on 18 October. The 2500tpd China-Kazakh project began construction i...
Shiva reports 2Q loss at INR62.2m
India-based Shiva Cement Ltd has reported net sales of INR57.2m (US$806,037) in the 2QFY19-20 as compared to INR106.8m in the 1QFY19-20. When compared with the 2QFY18-19, sales...
Cemex Philippines begins US$250m stock rights offering
Cemex Holdings Philippines Inc has started the process for its planned US$250m stock rights offering, hoping to finalise it within 1Q20. The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) was...
Profitability of top six Pakistan producers remains under pressure in 1QFY20
The top six cement producers in Pakistan are likely to report a fall in profits and losses in 1QFY20 on the back of significantly build-up in cost pressures, weak domestic dema...
Cementarna Trbovlje seeks to resume operations
Slovenia’s Cementarna Trbovlje (LafargeHolcim) has requested an environmental permit from the country’s authorities to resume cement grinding, storage and dispatch, according t...
Tajikistan produces 3.1Mt of cement in the 9M19
In January-September 2019, Tajikistan produced construction materials worth TJS2bn (US$207m), an increase of TJS257.5m compared to the 9M18, according to the Ministry of Indust...
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