Cement News tagged: Corporate
PPC Zimbabwe to resume exports
PPC Zimbabwe says it will leverage on an enhanced export incentive which the cement producer has been granted by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to break even and resume exports despite high production costs, according to The Zimbabwe Independent. The central bank has approved the company’s application for an export incentive above the usual five per cent. PPC Managing Director Kelib...
PT Semen Indonesia announces 56% fall in net income
PT Semen Indonesia has announced an almost 56 per cent YoY drop in net income for the full-year 2017 period, decreasing to IDR2.01trn (US$146m) from IDR4.52trn. According to a Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S poll, the results fell beneath the average estimate of IDR2.28trn expected for the year.
Eagle Cement's net profit rises to US$82m
Philippine-based Eagle Cement Corp increased its net profit last year by four per cent to PHP4.26bn (US$82m) on strong sales volumes. Excluding expenses from its initial public offering, net profit rose by five per cent to PHP4.33bn last year, the company disclosed to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Friday. Eagle Cement reached PHP14.87bn in net sales in 2017, a 12 per cent YoY increase. ...
LafargeHolcim Algérie targets 5Mt of exports to west Africa
Following its first export shipment of cement to Gambia in December 2017, LafargeHolcim Algérie plans to export 5Mt of cement to west Africa by 2020, according to Serge Dubois, the company’s communications director. Exporting "cannot be done without the mobilisation of public authorities,” Mr Dubois said. “The State is speeding up the signing of the association agreements with the ECOWAS co...
JK Cement chairman says consolidation will help correct oversupply issue
Yadupati Singhania, chairman of JK Cement, has stated that consolidation will help correct the supply overhang in the cement industry, according to The Economic Times. "Consolidation in a way is good for the industry as it will take care of the excess supply," he said. "Today, there is at least 25 per cent excess supply as compared to the demand. This overhang is not good and it is the reaso...
Yanbu Cement reports 39% fall in profit for 2017
Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu Cement has reported a 39.4 per cent YoY decrease in profit for the full-year 2017 period, falling to SAR319m (US$85.07m) from SAR526m. The company has attributed the results to a decline in sales volume and the average price of sales, according to Mubasher. In the 4Q17 profit dropped 7.7 per cent to SAR96m, compared with SAR104m of the year-ago period.
NCC announces 39% drop in profit for 2017
Dubai-based National Cement Company (NCC) has announced a 38.7 per cent YoY decrease in profit during the full-year 2017 period, to AED53.58m (US$14.59m) from AED89.02m. According to a company statement, the board has recommended the distribution of AED53.8m in cash dividends for 2017, with a per-share dividend of AED0.15, as a result. The projected dividends account for 15 per cent of its...
Mombasa Cement increases market share
Mombasa Cement has dislodged East Africa Portland Cement Co (EAPCC) from the second position in Kenya with a market share of 15.8 per cent, while EAPCC has dropped to third place with a market share of 15.1 per cent. Mombasa Cement's Nyumba brand just lies behind LafargeHiolcim's Bamburi Cement, which dominates the sector with a 32.6 per cent market share, according to Construction Kenya. ...
New 6000tpd Saudi cement plant for Al Baha Cement
Saudi Arabia’s Al Baha Cement Co plans to built a new cement plant with a capacity of 6000tpd of sulphate-resisting Portland cement as well as the potential to produce white and grey cement. The project represents an investment of US$100m, for which the company will be raising finance from banks. The carry out the funding process, Al Baha Cement is inviting to submit bids for a financial co...
Cementos del Norte invests HNL700m in Choloma plant
Cementos del Norte (CENOSA) is investing HNL700m in its cement plant in Bijao community, Choloma. The investment will increase the works’ production capacity and storage as well as increase its ability to process alternative fuels in its kilns, according to Edwin Argueta, the company’s general manager. “We are installing a new cement mill with first-world technology to increase our grinding...
US Department of Justice to investigate Cemex over Maceo plant payments
The US Department of Justice is investigating Mexico's Cemex SA over payments concerning the construction of the Maceo cement plant in Colombia. Cemex is being investigated over whether it violated federal bribery laws. Cemex said in a filing Monday that it had received a federal grand jury subpoena related to the Colombian project, located in the municipality of Maceo. According to a Se...
Siam Cement to appoint a new director
Air Chief Marshal, Satitpong Sukwimol, a close aide of Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn, is awaiting shareholder approval to become a director of Siam Cement Group (SCG). Mr Sukwimol has previously served on the board of the national flag carrier, Thai Airways International from 2009-13. More recently, he was appointed director-general of the Crown Property Bureau on Sunday. The multibillion-...
Siam City Cement posts 28% revenue increase 43% net profit dip 2017
Siam City Cement announced a total consolidated revenue increase of 25.8 per cent to THB43.885bn in 2017 from THB34.896bn the previous year. Net sales increased 27.6 per cent YoY to THB43.634bn from THB34.192bn during the same period. But as expenses surged 34.8 per cent YoY to THB39.632bn, the company’s profit before joint venture and associate shares, finance cost and income tax expenses ...
UltraTech Cement secures winning bid for limestone block
UltraTech Cement has emerged as the winner in the auction of Chhattisgarh’s Guma limestone block. Over 600 bids were made for the mine in an e-auction that lasted for 15 hours, according to The Times of India. The state will receive approximately INR73.9bn (US$1.14bn), marking a new record in revenue accrued from a mineral auction. The amount reached 138.3 per cent of IBM price (INR431/t), a...
State Bank of India may take five companies to NCLT
Burnpur Cement and four Patni Group entities may be brought to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) by the State Bank of India (SBI) for insolvency proceedings, according to The Economic Times. The Patni Group has defaulted on INR30bn (US$462.17m) of unpaid loans and dues, while Burnpur has defaulted on INR2.5bn. SBI has not commented on the allegations that it will take the borrowers to...
ARM Cement issues profit warning for 2017
Kenya-based ARM Cement has issued a profit warning for the 2017 period, suggesting that the company will post a loss of at least KES3.5bn (US$34.5m). According to a notice sent on Monday, the producer anticipates that the loss will widen by a further 25 per cent from KES2.8bn recorded in 2016. "The Group’s performance has been adversely affected by difficult market conditions and import ba...