Cement News tagged: Corporate
Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe sees 24% rise in cement volumes
Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe registered a 23.7 per cent increase in cement volumes spurred by growing demand in the period ended May 2021, compared to the prior year. Company secretary, Faithful Sithole, said there was a surge in demand for cement for home building in spite of the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. "In line with the 2021 strategic agenda, the business achieved volume gr...
Northern Region Cement sees 27% rise in net profit
Saudi Arabia’s Northern Region Cement has seen its net profit rise 26.9 per cent YoY to SAR52.9m (US$14.11m) in the January-July period of 2021, compared with SAR41.65m in the first half of the previous year. However, sales decreased 1.6 per cent YoY to SAR307.19m from SAR312.2m in the 1H20.
Dangote Cement sees 45% rise in revenue
Nigeria’s Dangote Cement has posted a 44.8 per cent YoY rise in group revenue to NGN690.55bn (US$1.676bn) in the first half of 2021, compared to NGN476.85bn in the year-ago period. Group EBITDA also climbed 61 per cent to NGN351.06bn from NGN218.07bn in the 1H20, while the EBITDA margin increased to 50.8 per cent from 45.7 per cent. Overall group cement volumes advanced 26.1 per cent YoY to...
Eastern Province Cement records 5% rise in profit
Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province Cement has announced a five per cent increase in net profit to SAR122m (US$32.53m) in the first half of 2021, against SAR116m in the 1H20. Sales also rose 12.8 per cent YoY to SAR429m from SAR380m. In the second quarter of the year, profits advanced 106 per cent YoY to SAR62m while revenue climbed 45 per cent to SAR212m.
Sumitomo Osaka Cement posts 14% rise in profit
Japan’s Sumitomo Osaka Cement has posted a 16.4 per cent YoY decline in profit to JPY43.78bn (US$399.57m) for the quarter ending 30 June 2021, compared to JPY52.35bn in the year-ago period. However, operating profit climbed 13.6 per cent YoY to JPY2.92bn from JPY2.57bn.
Buzzi Unicem's net sales rise 6% in 1H21
Buzzi Unicem's net sales in the 1H20 increased 5.8 per cent, standing at EUR1608.7m versus EUR1520.1m in 1H20, while EBITDA improved by 12.3 per cent, advancing from EUR313.9m to EUR352.5m. After amortisation and depreciation of EUR122.8m (EUR128.4m in the previous year), EBIT amounted to EUR229.7m (EUR185.5m in 1H20). The income statement for the 1H21 closed with a net profit of EUR209.7m,...
Orient Cement posts 246% YoY rise in profit
India’s Orient Cement has posted a 17 per cent QoQ decline in operating revenue to INR6.9bn (US$92.95m) in the first quarter of FY21-22, compared with INR8.32bn in the previous quarter. EBITDA also slipped 8.5 per cent QoQ to INR1.85bn, while profit after tax was down 10 per cent to INR886m. However, on a YoY basis, the company’s profit after tax more than doubled from INR256.1m in the 1QFY20-...
City Cement sees 31% rise in profit
Saudi Arabia’s City Cement has posted a net profit after tax of SAR49.7m (US$13.25m) in the second quarter of the year, up 30.8 per cent YoY on SAR38m in the year-ago period. Sales also climbed 10 per cent YoY to SAR119.8m from SAR108.9m in the 2Q20.
Umm Al Qura Cement sees 17% decline in profit
Saudi Arabia’s Umm Al Qura Cement has seen a 16.8 per cent decline in net profit to SAR49.45m (US$13.19m) in the first half of 2021, compared to SAR59.48m in the year-ago period. Sales also decreased 2.9 per cent YoY to SAR154.3m from SAR159.01m in the 1H20. The company also announced the resignation of its CEO, Fawaz bin Saleh Al-Mutairi, which will take effect from 1 September 2021.
Bamburi Cement Ltd changes to Bamburi Cement PLC
Kenya-based Bamburi Cement Ltd has changed its name to Bamburi Cement PLC in compliance with the Companies Act 2015 following shareholders’ approval on 10 June 2021. The name change follows registration of the new name in line with provisions of the Section 53 of the Companies Act 2015, that requires companies that are both a limited company and a public company to be registered with a name ...
Vortex Asia-Pacific reopens Shanghai office
As COVID-19 restrictions ease, solids and bulk handling components company Vortex Asia-Pacific is pleased to announce it has reopened a physical office in Shanghai, China. The new location is in the heart of downtown Shanghai and will serve Vortex’s customers in China and a variety of countries on the Asian continent. "We are extremely pleased that we can start to move on from the...
Holcim Brazil asset sale expected
LafargeHolcim (Holcim group) is understood to be considering the sale of its assets in Brazil and CSN Cimentos, Cimentos Mizu and Cement Apodi (Titan Cement joint venture) are believed to be among the potential bidders. A report by Reuters says, Holcim would be looking for proceeds if US$1-1.5bn from the sale. Reuters spoke to two people said to be in the know about the potential sale and b...
Ambuja Cements plans 1.5Mta Ropar expansion
India’s Ambuja Cements has announced plans to expand capacity at its Ropar plant in Punjab over the next two years, representing an investment of INR3.1bn (US$41.68m). The 1.5Mta project is expected to be completed by June 2023 with the grinding unit reaching a total capacity of 4.5Mta. "We are optimistic about the growth in demand for cement in India. The expansion of our Ropar unit along w...
Holcim Philippines reports successful 1H21
Holcim Philippines posted net sales of PHP13.661m in the first half of 2021, up 19.6 per cent when compared with PHP11.419m in the 1H20. Operating EBITDA increased to 3.151m in the 1H21 from PHP1.705m from the year-ago period while operating EBIT surged from PHP814,033 to PHP2.228m. Net profit in the 1H also surged from PHP413,834 between January-June 2020 to PHP1.631m in the January-June ...
Caribbean Cement triples 1H profit
Caribbean Cement’s profit for the first half of 2021 has tripled to JMD3bn (US$19.3m) from JMD1bn in the 1H20, on the back of stronger domestic demand. The company’s revenues increased 32 per cent YoY to JMD12.3bn. The increase in revenues and the improved efficiency in terms of operating cost control have been key in achieving the 1H21 results.
Cemex set to reach its 2021 EBITDA guidance of US$3.1bn
After Cemex reported strong 2Q21 results and reiterating US$3.1bn EBITDA guidance for 2021, market analysts UBS state that it has confidence that the company will reach its 2021 EBITDA guidance of US$3.1bn. This was the company's strongest financial performance in the last decade. In Mexico Cemex recorded positive results in the 2Q21 mainly on the back of strong volumes and prices. Net sa...