Cement News tagged: Corporate
Vecoplan invests millions and enjoys further success despite COVID-19
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Vecoplan AG has continued supplying machines and systems that shred, convey and process primary and secondary raw materials in the production and materials cycle, while running as profitably as last year. "Despite COVID-19, our business is still very stable since we’re working through a high backlog of orders. One reason for these orders is our development ...
CRH pays tribute to former CEO
CRH has paid tribute to Jim Culliton, a former CEO of the company, who passed away on Monday. Mr Culliton was a significant figure within several important Irish companies during the second half of the twentieth century, including spending 13 years as CEO of CRH. He joined what was then known as Roadstone in 1950 and eventually led the merged Cement Roadstone Holdings (CRH) to a dominant po...
Breedon Group's revenues for 10M20 reach GBP750m
Breedon has issued a scheduled trading update with group revenues in both September and October ahead of the same period in the prior year, on a like-for-like basis. As a result, the group saw revenues for the first 10 months of the year reach GBP750m (2019: GBP800m), including three months contribution from the former Cemex assets in the UK. The board now expects the group's underlying ...
Lafarge Zimbabwe records improvement in 3Q20
Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe has stated that the gradual easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions and a general improvement in the business environment has supported a rebound for the company in the third quarter of 2020. Sales volumes were seven per cent higher YoY in the 3Q20, driven by recovery in the individual home builder market. Record sales were also seen in July, which was the best resu...
Misr Cement (Qena) sees consolidated net profit surge 32% YoY
Egypt's Misr Cement (Qena) has reported a consolidated net profit of EGP39.2m (US$2.51m) during the 3Q20, up 31.8 per cent YoY from EGP29.7m. Revenues fell 18.5 per cent to EGP1.84m from EGP2.26m in the year-ago period. In its standalone business, the company saw its net profit surge 106.7 per cent YoY to EGP45.16m from EGP21.85m in the 3Q19. "The company stood alone from all its rivals in ...
Arabian Cement posts net loss in the 9M20
Egypt’s Arabian Cement Co has reported a consolidated net loss of EGP39.78m (US$2.54m) in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a net profit of EGP33.3m in the year-ago period. The company’s standalone net loss reached EGP38.25m in the January-September period of 2020, against a net profit of EGP32.58m in the corresponding period a year earlier, according to statements filed on the Egyp...
Sharjah Cement sees 25% decline in revenue
UAE-based Sharjah Cement has posted a net loss of AED47.9m (US$12.9m) in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a profit of AED2.8m in the corresponding period of last year. Revenues declined 25.3 per cent YoY to AED325.22m from AED435.45m in the 9M19. In the third quarter of 2020 net losses reached AED22.7m from an AED240,000 profit in the year-ago period.
PPC sees rise in sales volumes in the 3Q20
South Africa’s PPC has announced that its cement sales volumes increased 20-25 per cent YoY in the third quarter of 2020. "This trend has continued in October with strong cement sales volumes experienced for the month, up 15-20 per cent compared with the same period last year," said the group in an operational update. The rise in sales has been attributed to individual consumers instead ...
Sinai Cement reports net loss in 9M20
Egypt’s Sinai Cement has announced that its standalone net loss widened to EGP421.4m (US$26.95m) in the first nine months of 2020, against a loss of EGP311.2m in the year-ago period. However, the company’s net sales rose 5.2 per cent YoY to EGP588.7m from EGP559.8m in the 9M29.
FLSmidth names Carsten Riisberg Lund as new Cement Industry President
Carsten Riisberg Lund has been appointed FLSmidth’s new Cement Industry President and member of the Group Executive Management. Mr Riisberg Lund has been with FLSmidth for 33 years in various roles, most recently as the president for Region Europe, North Africa and Russia (ENAR) where he has been responsible for all sales and service activities in the region, with a particular focus on custo...
Votorantim Cimentos reports 3Q20 EBITDA of BRL1.5bn
Votorantim Cimentos recorded global net revenue of BRL5.2bn (US$961.2m) in the 3Q20, a 37 per cent increase compared to 3Q19. The growth was due to the positive impact of a 15 per cent increase in sales, resulting from a recovery in demand in all regions. In addition to positive market dynamics and the appreciation of the dollar against the real. Consolidated adjusted EBITDA in the q...
Cementos Artigas to shift grinding to Minas plant
Cementos Artigas, the joint venture of Cementos Molins and Votorantim Cimentos, has commenced a US$40m project to unify its cement production in Uruguay. The project will integrate the company’s grinding plant, currently located in Montevideo, with its clinker plant at Minas, 100km from the capital to achieve “a more efficient and sustainable” unified production line, according to the compan...
Cementos Argos' EBITDA grows 10% in 3Q20
Argos (Grupo Argos) delivered satisfactory results during the third quarter, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The company reported an improvement in EBITDA despite the impact on volumes mainly caused by hurricanes and heavy rains in the USA. During the period, consolidated shipments of cement and concrete registered a decrease of 8.4 per cent and 19.5 per cent, respectively, and of 12.7 per cen...
Arkan posts net loss in 9M20
UAE-based Arkan Building Materials Co has recorded a net loss of AED3.71m (US$1.01m) in the first nine months of 2020, compared to an AED36.13m profit in the corresponding period of last year. The company’s revenues fell 14 per cent YoY to AED581.02m from AED675.5m in the 9M19. The lower revenues were attributed to a decrease in cement sales volumes and falling prices due to the impact of COV...
Cementir sales up but profit slips in 9M20
Cementir posted a revenue of EUR896.8m in the nine-month period ended 30 September 2020 down one per cent YoY, according to a company statement. EBITDA declined 2.1 per cent to EUR178.1m from EUR181.8m. Profit before taxes decreased 2.3 per cent to EUR81.2m in January-September 2020 when compared with EUR83.7m in the equivalent period of the previous year. “In the first nine months of 2020,...
Star Cement posts 31% fall in profit
India’s Star Cement has seen a 30.8 per cent fall in standalone net profit to INR381.2m (US$5.1m) in the quarter ending 30 September, compared with INR550.8m in the year-ago period. The company’s net revenue edged up three per cent YoY to INR3.85bn from INR3.74bn in the 2QFY19-20. Operating expenses rose 8.4 per cent to INR3.36bn from INR3.1bn.