Cement News tagged: Corporate
Caribbean Cement doubles quarterly profits
The Caribbean Cement Company (CCC) more than doubled its quarterly profits during the April-June quarter 2017, reports the Gleaner. Net profit grew to US$606m after tax, over three months, or 174 per cent higher than the similar period a year earlier. "This was achieved through cost-saving initiatives which were implemented, resulting in lower fixed and administrative costs," stated manageme...
Bosnia’s TCK sees 1H net profit edge up
Bosnian cement producer Tvornica Cementa Kakanj (TCK) reported a modest rise in 1H net profit to BAM7.2m (US$4.3m) from BAM7.1m a year earlier. The company’s operating revenue rose 8.8 per cent YoYto BAM32.2m in the January-June period, while operating costs expanded to BAM25m from BAM22.4m in 1H16. TCK is majority-owned by Dutch-based CEEM Investment, which is part of Germany's Heidel...
Holcim Philippines to invest US$54m in the next 2 years
Holcim Philippines Inc plans to invest US$54m over the next two years to increase its capacity to 12Mta to support the government’s flagship infrastructure projects. The company will invest US$54m in the next two years to add 2Mt to its current cement capacity by the first half of 2019, particularly in La Union and Davao," Holcim Philippines President and Chief Executive Officer, Sapna Sood...
Boral bids for 24h mill at Geelong
Australian cement producer Boral has applied to the Australian Environmental Protection Authority to run a 24h grinding mill in Geelong’s north. The new facility at the proposed North Shore site will have a capacity of 1.3Mta. “(The new site) is directly adjacent to the wharf complex, which would allow efficient unloading of clinker from ships,” a Boral spokesman said when the company f...
SCG revises down full-year outlook
Siam Cement Group's (SCG) has revised down its sales growth outlook for 2017 as net profits in cement and building materials fell by 29 per cent YoY in the 2Q17. Speaking to reporters in Bangkok on Tuesday, SCG chief executive, Roongrote Rangsiyopash, said the Thai cement market slowed more than the company expected in the period. Domestic cement sales by volume were down seven per cent YoY ...
Cemex improves net profit strongly
Cemex reported a strong improvement in net profit for the six months to the end of June 2017, but cement volumes eased over the period. First-half turnover was down by 0.2 per cent to US$,703.9m, while EBITDA declined by 6.4 per cent to US$1248.1m.The trading profit, however, improved by 14.2 per cent to US$959.5m while net interest payments increased by three per cent to US$537.5m and the ...
Cemex LatAm sees sharp decline in Colombia
Cemex Latin American Holdings' first-half turnover declined by 4.4 per cent to US$642.8m, while EBITDA fell by 25.8 per cent to US$167.7m as the company saw a sharp decline in the Colombian market. At the trading level there was a 32.1 per cent reduction to US$123.1m. After a net interest charge 9.4 per cent higher at US$32.1m, the pretax profit emerged 50.1 per cent lower at US$82.8m. The...
SIKA achieves record sales
With sales growth of 8.1 per cent in local currency, Sika achieved a new sales record of CHF2994.9m (US$ 3140.4m) in the first half of 2017. Targeted investments in new products, national subsidiaries and factories as part of Sika's growth strategy provided growth stimuli. In the first half of the year, the negative currency effect (-1.4 per cent) reduced sales growth in Swiss francs to 6.7...
Board change at CRH
CRH announced that Maeve Carton, Group Transformation Director, has informed the directors of her intention to retire from the Board and from CRH on 31 August 2017. Since joining CRH in 1988, Maeve held a number of senior financial roles prior to joining the Board as finance director in May 2010. She was appointed group transformation director in January 2016. Group CEO, Albert Manifold,...
LafargeHolcim reports 2Q earnings growth
LafargeHolcim reported today its fifth consecutive quarter of like-for-like adjusted operating EBITDA growth. Middle East Africa, Latin America and North America regions all contributed to the earnings momentum with the US, Nigeria and Mexico among the notable performers. Net sales were up by 3.6 per cent on a like-for-like basis to CHF6850m (US$7175m) . Despite positive results in Indi...
Binani Cement insolvency petition by Bank of Baroda admitted by NCLT
The Kolkata bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Tuesday admitted an insolvency petition against Binani Cement based on a referral by one of its lenders, Bank of Baroda, after the cement company failed to repay a sum of INR970m. Bank of Baroda has appointed Vijaykumar V Iyer of Deloitte India as the interim resolution professional (IRP) to oversee the insolvency process. ...
Portland Valderrivas generates EUR21m economic impact in 2016
Cementos Portland Valderrivas generated an economic impact of over EUR21m in Alcalá de Guadaíra, Spain, in 2016, as a result of the activities by its cement plant in this location, said the company in a statement. The figure is attributed to the contracting of services, the payment of taxes and salaries of some 200 workers directly employed by the company as well as other indirect jobs. ...
Anhui Conch issues positive profit alert
In its latest profit alert announcement, Anhui Conch Cement expects to have a significant improvement in results and record an increase of about 90-110 per cent in its net profit for the six months ended 30 June 2017 as compared to that for the corresponding period in 2016. Taking into account the holding of about 36.78 per cent equity interest in Conch Cement by Conch Holdings and the leve...
GCC achieves 23% YoY rise in 2Q sales
Mexican cement producer Grupo Cementos Chihuahua (GCC) announced a 22.6 per cent YoY rise in consolidated net sales to MXN4497m in 2Q17 from MXN3669m (US$242.4m). The company derives the majority of its sales in the US, where net sales advanced 28.9 per cent YoY to MXN3455m in 2Q17. In its home market of Mexico, sales expanded by 5.5 per cent YoY to MXN1042m in 2Q17 when compared with 2Q1...
Ambuja Cements reports 2Q sales rise
Ambuja Cements reported an 11.7 per cent increase in net sale in the 2Q17 as cement volumes and price realisations improved. The pan-Indian cement producer said net sales reached INR28.23bn versus INR25.28bn in the 2Q16. Cement volumes increased to 6.05Mt in the quarter under review compared to 5.76Mt in the April-June 2016 period. For the first six months of 2017, volumes rose to 12.07Mt, ...
Pacasmayo profit decreases 34% YoY in 2Q17
Cementos Pacasmayo, Peru’s third-largest cement producer, posted a 34 per cent YoY drop in profits in 2Q17 as sales fell and El Niño damage increased costs. Cementos Pacasmayo reported a profit of PEN21.4m (US$6.6m) between April and June 2017, compared with a profit of PEN32.5m in 2Q16. This drop in profit was mainly due to "lower sales, higher expenses related to cessions, increases in d...