Cement News tagged: Corporate
Southeast Cement Corp’s disappointing 1Q24 results
Taiwan-based cement producer, Southeast Cement Corp Ltd, has reported its 1Q financial results for the period ending 31 March. The company saw a 9.3 per cent YoY increase in revenue, from TWD528.05m (US$16.29m) in 1Q23 to TWD576.89 in 1Q24. Pretax profit also rose by an impressive 178 per cent during this period, from TWD19.51m to TWD54.24m. Despite these positive trends in revenue and ...
Yanbu Cement posts 14% increase in net profit
Yanbu Cement Co reported a 14.3 per cent YoY increase in net profit to SAR58.31m (US$15.5m) in the 1Q24 from SAR51.01m in the 1Q23. The company attributed the rise in profit to an increase in both volume and value of sales in addition to other revenues, according to a bourse filing. Sales edged up by 4.5 per cent YoY to SAR234.17m in the 1Q24 from SAR224.01m. Earnings per share increased...
JK Cement sees revenue rise in March quarter
India-based JK Cement has reported total income of INR29,820.3m (US$357m) in the quarter ended 31 March 2024, compared to INR27,006.7m in the same quarter a year earlier. Profit after tax over the same period advanced from INR1393.6m to INR2359.5m, while basic earnings per share improved from INR18.04 to INR30.54. Total expenses increased from INR25,102.8m in the three months ended 31 Mar...
Titan America to be listed in US equity market
Titan Cement International has announced its intention to proceed with the IPO of its US business ( Titan America ), with the aim of raising funds that will facilitate the group’s and Titan America’s future growth. Titan America, a US$1.6bn sales business, is a leading and fully integrated player in the high-growth economic regions of the US East Coast, with operations and leading market pos...
InterCement reaches debenture holder agreement
InterCement Participaçoes SA has reached an agreement with its debentures holders to defer payments due under the series of Brazilian law-governed debentures issued by the company and issued by InterCement Brasil (ICB), which allow the company and ICB to preserve liquidity while negotiating a comprehensive finance plan.
Cementir's 1Q24 regional market update
Cementir's results for the 1Q24 were overall in line with management's expectations despite the decline in revenues and EBITDA compared to the first quarter of the previous year. The company reported regional growth in Turkish cement sales and Belgian ready-mix sales. Turkey Cement sales volumes increased by 22 per cent compared to the 1Q23 in the domestic market, where the most signific...
Cementir posts higher sales in 1Q24
Cementir cement and clinker sales volumes equal to 2.4Mt increased by 2.3 per cent in the 1Q24 compared to the same period of 2023 thanks to the increase recorded in Turkey, which offset the decline in volumes in other geographical areas. Francesco Caltagirone Jr, Cementir chairman and CEO, commented: “Results for the first quarter of 2024 were in line with our expectations, with sales vo...
CRH announces new share buyback
CRH plc has completed the latest phase of its share buyback programme, returning a further US$0.3bn of cash to shareholders. Between 29 February 2024 and 9 May 2024, 3.7m ordinary shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange were repurchased. This brings the total cash returned to shareholders under the ongoing share buyback programme to US$7.6bn since it began in May 2018. CRH has also ...
Start of Buzzi SpA share buyback programme
Buzzi SpA has announced the start of a share buyback programme pursuant to the authorisation passed at the 9 May shareholders’ meeting. Under such programme the company may repurchase up to a number of shares which, taking into consideration the ones held from time-to-time in treasury by the company and its subsidiaries, does not overall exceed the maximum amount of EUR200m. The share buyba...
Chia Hsin Cement reports TWD38.7m 1Q net loss
Taiwan-based Chia Hsin Cement has posted a net loss of TWD38.698m (US$1.19m) in the first quarter of 2024 from a net profit of TWD19.993m in the 1Q23. Over the same period, the company's pretax profit swung from TWD25.471m to a pretax loss of TWD29.843m. However, revenues had edged up from TWD651.402m in the 1Q23 to TWD699.142m in the 1Q24.
Cherat Cement exhibits mixed financial results in 3QFY23-24 and in 9MFY24
Cherat Cement (CHCC) reported net profit after tax (NPAT) of PKR1.2bn (US$4.32m) in 3QFY23-24, down 33 per cent QoQ and flat sequentially. This brings the 9MFY23-24 NPAT to PKR4.6bn, up 12 per cent YoY. Earnings per share reached PKR6.40 in the 3QFY23-24 and PKR23.90 in hte 9MFY23-24. In quantitative terms, the company's total sales volume dropped by 11 per cent (1.974Mt), with domest...
Sangwon Cement boosts production
The Sangwon Cement plant in North Korea has successfully completed the cement production task for the construction of regional-industry factories this year. The plant has steadily increased its production. Higher production results are attributable to the efforts of operators of the central control room, who have scientifically analysed the condition of equipment and applied rational operati...
Ecocem appoints new UK and Ireland MD
Sally Anne Sherry is appointed Ecocem's new managing director for UK and Ireland business Ecocem has appointed Sally Anne Sherry as managing director for its UK and Ireland business operations. In this position, she will play a pivotal role in driving Ecocem’s growth and sustainability initiatives, and market presence in the UK and Ireland. Ms Sherry brings almost two deca...
Eastern Province Cement sees revenue jump 28% YoY
Eastern Province Cement Co has posted net income of SAR68m (US$18.13m) in the opening quarter of 2024, up 21.4 per cent YoY. Cement sales over the three-month period came in at 630,000t, on a par with the same period a year earlier but up seven per cent on the 4Q23. Selling prices averaged above SAR300(US$80)/t for the second consecutive quarter, reports Aljazira Capital. Revenue for the...
CRH continues to invest in Ukraine
CRH has invested a total of US$80m in Ukraine since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to Guillaume Cavalier, president of CRH in Central and Eastern Europe. This brings the company’s investment in Ukraine over its 25-year history in the country to over US$500m, reports bne IntelliNews. “Investing in the expansion of production now is crucial to ensure the potential gro...
Vulcan Materials posts fall in revenues in 1Q24
US-based Vulcan Materials has reported total revenue of US$1546m in the first quarter of 2024, down from US$1649m in the same period a year earlier. Gross profit in the 1Q came in at US$305m (1Q23: US$302m) while adjusted EBITDA stood at US$323m (1Q23: US$338m). Commenting on the results, Tom Hill, Vulcan Materials' chairman and CEO, said, "Our teams' solid execution helped us overcom...