Cement News tagged: Corporate
LafargeHolcim: results of the re-opened Public Exchange Offer
France's Financial Market Authority published on Friday the final results of the re-opened public exchange offer initiated by LafargeHolcim Ltd (formerly Holcim Ltd) for the shares of Lafarge SA 25,901,191 additional Lafarge S.A. shares have been tendered. Following the settlement-delivery of the re-opened offer which is expected to occur on 4 August 2015, LafargeHolcim Ltd will hold 278,13...
Dangote Cement 1H profit up 28%
Dangote Cement said first-half profit rose 28 per cent as its pan-African expansion helps make up for “uncertainties” in its domestic market of Nigeria. Net income was NGN121.8bn (US$614m) in the six months through June, compared with NGN95.4bn in the same period a year earlier. Sales rose 16 per cent to NGN242bn. Group cement sales volumes were up 13.7 per cent YoY to 8.1Mt. Domestic cement...
Pakistan – preliminary figures: MoM sales down by a third
Pakistan cement sales fell by 33 per cent in the first month of FY15-16 to 2.19Mt, preliminary data from AHL Research shows. During July 2015, domestic demand dropped by 36 per cent MoM to 1.74Mt while exports were down by 17 per cent to 499,000t, data from the report published in the Tribune (Pakistan), revealed. On a regional basis, exports were down 27 per cent MoM but rose by six per ce...
UltraTech Cement seeks shareholders approval for NCD issue, India
The board of UltraTech Cement Ltd has sought shareholder approval to raise up to INR90bn rupees via issue of non-convertible debentures (NCD) on a private placement basis, the company said in a release to the exchanges today. The proceeds from the NCD issue will be used to finance ongoing capital expenditure, repay existing loans or for general corporate purposes.
Cementir boosted by financial items
Cementir's turnover edged ahead by 0.6 per cent to EUR475.7m in first half of 2015, as the improvements in Denmark and Sweden made up for lower results from Norway and Turkey while Italy was broadly stable. EBITDA, however, declined by 6.7 per cent to EUR73.14m. After a 3.4 per cent increase in depreciation and similar charges, the trading profit was down by 17.7 per cent to EUR31m. The net fi...
Exchange rate helps Lafarge’s 6% EBITDA increase
Lafarge's first-half turnover improved by 5.3 per cent to EUR6319m while EBITDA advanced by 5.9 per cent to EUR1223m. The trading profit moved ahead by 7.7 per cent to EUR813m. At the net attributable level, however, there was a EUR477m loss, compared with a EUR70m profit a year ago. Net debt at the end of June was 1.5 per cent higher at EUR10,253m and the gearing level rose from the 65.4 per ...
Italcementi’s improvements in Asia and North America offset declines elsewhere
Italcementi's first-half turnover recovered by 5.8 per cent to EUR2167.5m and running EBITDA improved by 5.3 per cent to EUR324.5m. Helped by a reduction in the impairment charge, the trading profit improved by 9.6 per cent to EUR113m. Net financing costs eased by 0.2 per cent to EUR66m, giving a pretax profit of EUR57.3m, compared with EUR4.3m a year earlier. After tax, there was a EUR3.8m pr...
Kenya: ARM Cement to recover from US$4.6m 1H15 loss
Kenya's ARM Cement stooped to a first-half pretax loss of KES473.52m (US$4.6m), the firm said on Thursday, but said it expected to improve its performance in the 2H15. "In spite of the recent currency depreciation and increase in interest rates, the fundamentals for continued economic and construction sector growth remain strong," the firm said. "The company expects to significantly improve ...
Titan's US business continues to advance strongly
Titan's first-half turnover improved by 19.9 per cent to EUR672.8m, helped by exchange rate movements, and EBITDA was ahead by 18.3 per cent to EUR105.3m. Following an increase in the depreciation charge of a modest 6.3 per cent, the trading profit improved by 35.4 per cent to EUR48.6m. After a net financial charge 10.1 per cent higher at EUR32.7m and other items, the pretax profit jumped from...
Tororo cement invests US25m in expansion
Uganda’s largest cement manufacturer has earmarked UGX86bn (US$25m) towards the plant expansion. Tororo Cement Ltd will upgrade its cement plant at Tororo, northeast of Kampala, from 1.8Mta to 3Mta with new grinding capacity Brij Mohan Gragrani, Tororo Cement's executive director, said the new plant is expected to meet the increasing demand of cement in the region. “The expansion is proposed ...
Holcim's profits hurt by the strength of the Swiss currency
Holcim's cement deliveries declined by two per cent to 67.6Mt in the first six months, and the underlying advance was 2.1 per cent. Shipments of aggregates rose by 3.4 per cent to 72Mt and ready-mixed concrete deliveries improved by 0.6 per cent to 18.2Mm³ but declined by three per cent on an underlying basis, while asphalt sales rose by 13.8 per cent to 4.6Mt. Turnover declined by 3.4 per ...
Nigeria: BUA's 3Mta Obu plant to start operations
BUA Group is about to release cement from its newly-built US$600m Obu plant in Okpella, Edo State, with clinker production already operational. Cement should be dispatch from the 3Mta facility in the first week of August. The plant was supplied by FLSmidth and the civil construction was handled by construction firm, Julius Berger. BUA Group chairman/CEO, Abdulsamad Rabiu, said the company's t...
HeidelbergCement benefits from strong North American improvement
HeidelbergCement's first-half results show an 11.2 per cent increase in turnover to EUR6470m. EBITDA improved by 22.3 per cent to EUR1052m, while the trading profit advanced by 27.5 per cent to EUR672m. The net interest charge declined by 5.9 per cent to EUR285m and the pretax profit rose by 69.9 per cent to EUR406m and the net attributable profit improved by 70 per cent to EUR148m. Net debt a...
Zambia has potential for Dangote Cement
Dangote Group of companies has continued its expansion plans in the cement industry with another plant target in Lusaka. Dangote will officially launch its Masaiti cement plant project on 4 August. The official commissioning will be attended by owner Aliko Dangote and the Nigerian vice president. However, the company still sees further potential in this market and The Zambia Development Ag...
Italcementi aims to sell out to HeidelbergCement as consolidation gathers pace
Italcementi's first-half turnover recovered by 5.8 per cent to EUR2167.5m and the running EBITDA improved by 5.3 per cent to EUR324.5m. Helped by a reduction in the impairment charge, the trading profit improved by 9.6 per cent to EUR113m. Net financing costs eased by 0.2 per cent to EUR66m, giving a pretax profit of EUR57.3m, compared with EUR4.3m a year earlier. After tax, there was a EUR3.8...
Brazil: Cade issues fines of US$934m
Brazil's antitrust watchdog, Cade, has ordered six cement makers named in a price-rigging case to pay a combined BRL3.1bn (US$934m) in fines within a month in a landmark decision that also orders asset disposals. Under terms of the ruling, Votorantim must pay BRL1.5bn in fines and Cimpor BRL297m. Cade fined Intercement Brasil BRL241m and Itabira BRL411m. Holcim's fine amounts to BRL508m and ...