Cement News tagged: Corporate
Ecocem proposes capital restructure and dividend payment
Irish cement producer Ecocem is preparing to pay out large dividends, reports the Irish Times. Shareholders at Ecocem are likely to recieve healthy dividends after the group proposed to restructure its capital to allow it pay a dividend of up to EUR5m. The directors said the proposed reduction in Ecocem's capital would create a distributable reserve "to allow for the prospect of the payment o...
LafargeHolcim Maroc appoints new Chairman of the Board
Lafargeholcim Maroc has appointed Ali Fassi Fihri, former chief executive of the National Office for Drininking Water and Electricity (ONEE), to chairman of the board. Mr Fihri, who was dismissed from ONEE by King Mohammed VI in October 2017, now replaces Tarafa Maraouane, who resigned from his position.
Simba Cement set to acquire Kenyan cement company
Simba Cement, a subsidiary of Devki Group, has received approval from the Competition Authority of Kenya for the 100 per cent acquisition of West Pokot-based Cemtech Ltd, according to Business Daily Africa. "We are still negotiating with Cemtech and we hope to close the deal soon. We are eager to venture into West Pokot to change its perception and the lives of its people for the better," s...
Buzzi Unicem announces resignation of non-executive director
Buzzi Unicem has announced that Luca Dal Fabbro will be resigning from his position of non-executive director, effective from the end of the board meeting on 28 March 2019. He was appointed on 8 February 2018 in place of Oliviero Maria Brega, who had passed away. Mr Dal Fabbro has decided to leave his position after his name had been indicated for the presidency of Snam SpA by the majority sh...
Cementos Argos helps build MLS stadium in Washington DC
Cementos Argos has helped build the new Audi Field Major League Soccer (MLS) stadium in Washington DC, USA. As over 21,945Mm 3 of concrete was required for the project, Cementos Argos supplied 6000t of its Portland Type I/II Low Alkali cement to its customer’s two DC-based RMC plants from its facility in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Audi Field stadium has a seating capacity of 20,000, along...
Titan Group records turnover of EUR1.4bn in FY18
Titan Group recorded consolidated turnover for 2018 at EUR1490.1m, recording a marginal one per cent decline compared to 2017. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) fell by five per cent to EUR259.7m. Group net profit after minority interests and the provision for taxes reached EUR53.8m, posting a 26 per cent increase compared to 2017. In 4Q18 group tu...
HeidelbergCement's operating line makes progress
Financial guidance for 2019 is for 'solid' or 'moderate' growth in Heidelberg Cement's revenue, EBITDA and EPS, and 'significant' net debt reduction (depending on which report you read). The group's management expects volume increases in all business lines, a tail-wind from energy cost inflation, and further margin improvement from the EUR100m SG&A cost cutting programme, reports Bernstei...
Cemex to sell white cement plant to Çimsa
Cemex has announced that it has reached a binding agreement with Çimsa Çimento to divest its white cement business, including its Buñol plant in Spain, for approximately US$180m. The final agreement is expected to be signed in April 2019, with the closure of the sale forecast for 2H19. The divestment does not include the company's white cement business in Mexico or the investment in USA-based...
Northern Region Cement posts 75% profit fall in 2018
Saudi cement producer Northern Region Cement saw a 75 per cent drop in its net profits to SAR13.09m (US$3.5m) in 2018 from SAR52.95m in the previous year, according to data published on the Saudi Stock Exchange. The company attributed the fall to strong competition in Saudi Arabia and Jordan, which put downward pressure on prices. In the fourth quarter of 2018, profits declined to SAR13.33...
Votorantim acquires New York ready-mix and aggregates business
US-based ready-mix concrete, aggregates and building materials supplier United Materials has been acquired by Votorantim Cimentos North America. Located in Depew, New York, United Materials has 140 employees and operates four ready-mix plants, one aggregate quarry and two building supply retail outlets in the region. Peter J Romano Jr, executive general manager of United Materials, said the...
Eastern Province Cement reports 35% fall in net profit
Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province Cement Co has reported a 34.6 per cent YoY profit decline after zakat and tax, falling to SAR70m (US$18.66m) from SAR107m of 2017. The company attributed the decrease to a drop in sales of cement, precast concrete and higher zakat provisions, according to a statement to the country’s stock exchange. In the 4Q18 profit surged 225 per cent YoY to SAR26m, compa...
DG Khan to invest in hotel business
DG Khan Cement has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange(PSX) that an extra ordinary general meeting of board of directors is scheduled to be held on 17 April to transact some special business pertain to invest in Nishat Hotels and Properties Ltd. According to a bourse filing of the company, to consider and if deem fit, the company be and is hereby authorised to further invest upto PKR200m (US$1....
Procurement process begins for new Deshbandhu Group plant
Bangladesh-based Deshbandhu Group and Guangdong Power Engineering Co Ltd are now seeking project finance for their proposed 1500tpd cement plant near Dhaka. The new facility requires a total investment of US$90m. Guangdong Power Engineering has secured half of this sum from one of China’s domestic development banks, according to Inside International Industrials. Guangdong Power Engineering ...
Holcim Azerbaijan celebrates 70-year history
Holcim Garadagh cement plant (LafargeHolcim group) has held a jubilee event to mark its 70-year history in Azerbaijan. Holcim Azerbaijan welcomed guests and gave speeches about the company's recently implemented works, its policy, values and future plans. "Holcim Azerbaijan which has been pioneering lots of novelties in the course of all these 70 years, will keep its contribution to the prod...
Libya Cement Co launches EUR200m investment programme
Libya Cement Co (CC) has announced an investment programme of EUR200m to be carried out over the next five years to increase its cement capacity. The investment will cover a mixture of new and upgraded facilities that will raise the company's production capacity by more than 50 per cent from around 2Mta to over 3Mta of cement. Financing for the project is close to being in place, the LCC says...
China Tianrui full-year profit 21% up in 2018
China Tianrui Group Cement reported a 21 per cent increase in profits to CNY1.21bn in 2018 when compared with CNY1bn the previous year. The company’s revenues were up 19.5 per cent from CNY8.42bn in 2017 to CNY10.06bn in 2018.