Cement News tagged: Corporate
Dalmia Cement to raise cash
Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd plans to raise up to Rs 700 crore through the issue of securities. The money, according to a company’s communication to the stock exchange, is to be used to fund its p
Birla Corp profit up 189%
Birla Corporation Limited, flagship company of the M P Birla Group, reported 189 per cent growth in net profit at Rs17.22
Portland Cement’s half year profits rise
East African Portland Cement announced its profit before tax had increased by 138 per cent during the last six months.
Dniprotsement To Join Kryvyi Rih Cement
Shareholders of the Dniprotsement company (Dniprodzerzhynsk, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine) decided to join one of the five biggest producers of cement
Semen Gresik books higher profit
PT Semen Gresik Tbk will have booked the net profit of IDR900 billion last year, representing an increase of 72.88 per cent from IDR520
New chairman for FCC cement units
The board of Cementos Portland Valderrivas SA, Fomentos de Construccion y Contratas SA’s cement operations, named Jose
Rinker says construction outlook positive
Heavy building materials company Rinker Group Ltd says the outlook for its key markets of the United States and Australia continues to be favourable, despite a slower housing construction sector. The
Jaypee acquires UP Cement’s assets
Jaypee Associates have acquired the assets of UP State Cement Corporation in a hotly-contested bid. The acquisition of the 2Mt capacity units will cost the Gaurs Rs 459 crore (US$100m). Besides the Ja
UAE Ras al-Khaimah Cement net profit rises
UAE cement producer Ras al-Khaimah Cement Company achieved a net profit of 119.7 mln UAE dirhams ($32.6m) in 2005, up from 96.9 mln dirhams ($26.4m) in 2005, the company said on January 29, 2006. The
Steppe Cement Limited - Director/PDMR Shareholding
Steppe Cement Ltd Acquisition of Shares by a Director. John Richardson, who is a director of Steppe Cement Ltd has acquired a total of 500,000 fully paid ordinary shares in the Company at a price of U
The Cemex 2005 final numbers
Cemex increased its 2005 turnover by 88.0 per cent to US$15,3201.0m and the EBITDA for the year rose by 40.1 per cent to US$3,557.1m. The trading profit improved by 34.3 per cent to US$2,486.7m, whic
Lafarge upgraded to ’hold’ at SG Securities
Shares in Lafarge SA have been upgraded to ’hold’ from ’sell’ at SG Securities, with an increased fair value target of Euro 89 from Euro 63, dealers said. SG said Groupe Bruxel
Orascom announces intention to raise capital
Orascom Construction Industries announced that following an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) convened last Wednesday to successfully approve the increase of OCI’s authorized capital from EGP
Saudi Cement Net Profit Up 10.7%
Saudi Cement, the country’s third largest cement firm, yesterday posted a net profit of SR484.3 million (US$129m), up 10.7 per cent from the previous year. Net profit in 2004 reached SR437.5
Hanson expands US concrete activities
Hanson has acquired PaverModule, a leading producer of concrete paving in Florida, with five plants and a staff of 170, two in Fort Myers, two in Pompano Beach and one production site in
Holcim substantially increases Indian exposure
Holcim is further consolidating its relationship with Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd., the third largest Indian cement producer by acquiring