Cement News tagged: Corporate
Siberian Cement sees 2% rise in production for 1H19
Russia’s Siberian Cement has announced that its enterprises produced over 1.455Mt of cement in the first six months of 2019, an increase of two per cent YoY. Its subsidiaries have also reported their results for the January-June 2019 period. Topkinsky Cement produced 1Mt (up four per cent YoY), Krasnoyarsky Cement produced 288,900t (down 11 per cent) and Timlyuy Cement manufactured 164,500t ...
Holcim Azerbaijan reports 9% revenue increase in 2018
Holcim Azerbaijan has reported that its revenue increased 8.7 per cent YoY to AZN116.3m (US$68.57m) in 2018. After deducting transportation, administrative and sale expenses, the company’s operating income reached AZN20.369m, which is a 28.4 per cent rise compared to 2017. The pretax profit surged by almost four times to AZN11.471m, according to Regional Finances. Net profit amounted to AZN...
CRH divests its European Distribution business for EUR1.64bn
CRH has agreed the divestment of its European Distribution business to private equity funds managed by Blackstone for an enterprise value of EUR1.64bn in cash, subject to regulatory approval. The divested business unit consists of CRH's entire general builders merchants business in Europe, including its sanitary heating and plumbing business that serve professional builders, contractors and D...
Raysut Cement Co sees revenue fall 5% in 1H19
Oman’s Raysut Cement Co has announced its unaudited consolidated results for the first six months of 2019. The company has seen a 5.1 per cent YoY decline in revenue to OMR41.7m (US$108.5m), compared with OMR43.94m in the 1H18. Profit before tax fell 58.1 per cent to OMR517,398 from OMR1.23m. Profit after tax decreased 27.1 per cent to OMR511,871 against OMR701,732 in the year-ago period.
LafargeHolcim acquires Romanian precast concrete company
LafargeHolcim has signed an agreement with ORESA to acquire Somaco, a Romanian precast concrete producer. Somaco has leading positions and operates five precast concrete plants and one plant for aerated blocks in Romania. Jan Jenisch, CEO of LafargeHolcim: "This is our sixth bolt-on acquisition this year and we are delivering on our commitment to further develop our Solutions and Products bus...
Kenya's Savannah Cement plans KES5bn grinding plant in major expansion plan
Savannah Cement is currently undertaken a KES5bn expansion of its grinding plant at Kitengela, Kenya, according to the company’s MD, Ronald Ndegwa. The project sees the construction of a 1.2Mta grinding unit, which will double the company’s current installed capacity. Central to the plant will be an energy-efficient vertical grinding mill, supplied by FLSmidth. The new facility is expected...
Floods sweep away Huaxin plant under construction
Floods have swept away the Huaxin Cement Industry plant under construction in Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality-2, Talti, Nepal, on the night of Sunday, 14 July, according to Khabarhub. The cement factory was swept away after the level of water in the river in Talti surged due to incessant rains continuing for three days, said Tulasi Jung Thapa, a spokesperson. No human casualties have ...
Asia Cement launches 25kg bags
Asia Cement has started the production of cement in 25kg bags, according to Esmerk Russian News. The smaller pack size is suitable for small construction works and minor repairs. Bags are made from multilayer microcreped paper with a density of 80gm/m 2 .
Ambuja Cement to support cement activities with RMC and aggregate acquisitions
LafargeHolcim-owned Ambuja Cement is looking to acquire capacity in ready-mix concrete (RMC) and aggregates business to fuel growth, according to The Business Standard, citing a company official. Analysts see the move as a step towards being a building materials company and not solely a cement maker. “Globally, cement giants have looked at developing a building materials image and not just as...
Rimco Investments increases share ownership in Suez Cement
Rimco Investments has purchased around 474,000 shares in Suez Cement (HeidelbergCement Group) raising its shareholding from 8.85 to 9.11 per cent. The total value of the deal was EGP3.79m (US$228,000) at an average price of EGP8/share. The Suez Cement Co includes the plants of Suez, Kattameya, Tourah and Helwan in Egypt.
Asia Cement Corp's Taroko mining rights repealed
The Taipei High Administrative Court has repealed Asia Cement Corp’s (ACC) right to operate a cement mine located in Taroko National Park, Taiwan. This decision upheld an appeal from Taroko residents and falls against a Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) decision to grant a 20-year extension of mining rights until 2037. After the extension of mining rights was granted in November 2016, Tar...
NCLT approves Dalmia's acquisition of Murli Industries with conditions
India’s Dalmia Cement (Bharat) has received approval from National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Mumbai regarding its offer to save Murli Industries from liquidation. However, the assembly has outlined certain conditions for the deal. The liquidation value of Murli’s assets is INR2.31bn (US$33.6m) while Dalmia has offered INR4.02bn for the acquisition of its 3Mta cement manufacturing business ...
Holcim Philippines completes Davao expansion
Holcim Philippines has completed its 0.7Mta expansion project at its Davao facility, which has been undertaken to support the strong construction activity in Mindanao, according to a press release. "Our company is determined to continue supporting the development of Davao and the rest of Mindanao. These initiatives strengthen our ability to contribute to the progress of the region at this ti...
INC launches new cement
Paraguay’s Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) has launched a new Portland cement, type CP II-C40, produced exclusively for structural work. Due to its high strength it is recommended for structures where the demoulding time is fundamental for the works, rotation of formwork and progress of the schedule. With increased resistance to humidity, the concrete produced with this cement is more ...
Indocement prepared to make plant acquisition in 2019
Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa has noted that it is ready to make a cement plant acquisition this year if the opportunity arises. "Indocement is in a position that is ready to make an acquisition if there is indeed a cement manufacturer with a strategic location that will be sold," said Antonius Marcos, director and corporate secretary. Mr Marcos explained that by acquiring a strategic cem...
Steppe Cement records 6% rise in volumes for 1H19
Kazakhstan’s Steppe Cement has sold 780,315t of cement in the first half of 2019, an increase of six per cent YoY from 738,228t in the year-ago period. The revenue from the sale of cement has surged 34 per cent to KZT14bn (US$36.6m) from KZT10.5bn. The average price of its cement, excluding VAT, rose to KZT18,042/t, compared with KZT14,276/t in the 1H18. The company’s local market share incr...