Cement News tagged: Corporate
Ambuja Cements to acquire Sanghi Industries
Ambuja Cements , part of the Adani Group , has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Sanghi Industries , reports Reuters News. According to sources close to the transaction, the deal is expected to be officially announced today. Sanghi Industries is one of the leading cement producers in the Indian state of Gujarat and currently runs 6.1Mta of cement production capacity. The exact share ...
UltraTech commissions 1.2Mta Magdella expansion
UltraTech Cement has commissioned its 1.2Mta brownfield capacity expansion at Magdella , Gujarat. The project takes the plant’s total cement capacity to 1.93Mta. According to the company, UltraTech's total grey cement production capacity in India now stands at 132.45Mta.
WCA welcomes OneStone Consulting as an Associate Corporate Member
The World Cement Association (WCA) is welcoming OneStone Consulting, a management consulting firm with global reach, as an Associate Corporate Member. Recognising the importance of environmental responsibility, OneStone Consulting guides cement companies toward implementing sustainable practices and advancing circular economy initiatives that reduce carbon footprints and promote growth and ...
Dangote reports 82% advance in pan-African revenue
Dangote Cement has reported total sales volumes of 13.4Mt in the first half of 2023. Its pan-African sales, which includes all cement plant operations outside Nigeria, came in at 5.4Mt, up 11.6 per cent YoY, mainly due to robust demand in Ethiopia, Senegal, Zambia and Congo. Group revenue in the 1H23 stood at NGN950.8bn (US$1.23bn), up 17.7 per cent YoY, while pan-African revenue advance...
CRH invests EUR34m in Ukraine
Ireland’s CRH is investing EUR34m in a new cement shipping complex in Ukraine. Construction of the “main stage” of the project was completed in early July, according to The Sunday Independent. The complex will be able to receive, store and ship 450,000t of cement each year, and will feature an automated packaging and palletising line.
BUA Cement posts 1H23 revenue of NGN221bn
BUA Cement of Nigeria reported revenue of NGN221,067m (US$284.9m) in the 1H23, up 17.2 per cent from the NGN188,562m recorded in the 1H22. Operating profits totalled NGN86,940m in the 1H23, up 11.8 per cent from NGN77,737m in the 1H22. Profit before tax amounted to NGN76,425m, up from NGN77,378m in the 1H22. Profit after tax totalled NGN63,616m, a rise of 3.7 per cent from the NGN61,36...
HeidelbergCement Bangladesh reports profit in 1H23
HeidelbergCement Bangladesh Ltd (HCBL) has earned a net profit of BDT478.02m (US$4.4m) in January –June 2023 against a loss of BDT205.29m in the same period of 2022, according to the company’s financial results. The profit was attributed to increased gross profit, sales, other income, and less finance expenses. However, warehouse, distribution and selling costs increased during the period. ...
Shree Cement starts commercial production at Purulia
Shree Cement Ltd has commenced commercial production at its clinker grinding unit in the Purulia district of West Bengal with a cement capacity of 3Mta. According to the company, this is the first factory in the state which will help meet the growing demand for cement in West Bengal. Shree Cement operates 10 integrated cement plants and 11 grinding units across India. The Purulia plant...
Cementir reports 36% rise in 1H net profit
Cementir Holding posted broadly stable sales of EUR454.5m in the second quarter of 2023. Growth in Turkey, Asia-Pacific and Egypt was able to partially offset a decrease in revenues in the Nordic and Baltic area, Belgium and the USA. In the 2Q23 cement and clinker volumes sold declined by 6.8 per cent YoY to 2.8Mt due to a slowdown in sales in Denmark, Turkey, Belgium and the USA, despite th...
Heidelberg Materials increases revenue by 5% in 1H23
Heidelberg Materials reports that its r evenue rose by 5.3 per cent in the 1H23 to EUR10,473m (previous year: EUR9950m). Excluding scope and currency effects, the increase amounted to 8.5 per cent. Operating EBITDA reached EUR1787m up from EUR1525 in the 1H22 and EBITDA margin grew by 17.1 per cent in the 1H23 compared to 15.3 per cent in the 1H22. Operating EBIT totalled EUR1189m in the...
CEMEX grows sales by 10% in 2Q23
CEMEX has reported its 2Q23 results with a 10 per cent growth in sales to US$4566m, a 29 per cent increase in operating EBITDA to US$961m, and an EBITDA margin expanding by 3.3 percentage points to 21.1 per cent. With these results, CEMEX is close to its goal of recovering 2021 margins, set in 2022 in response to unprecedented inflation. Net sales in Mexico increased 14 per cent in the 2...
GCC sees net income increase 53% YoY in 2Q23
GCC SAB de CV reported a 13.7 per cent increase in consolidated net sales to US$364.1m in the first quarter of 2023. In Mexico sales advanced 34.4 per cent as a result of a 3.2 and 8.8 per cent increase in cement and concrete volumes, respectively. Cement and concrete prices rose by 11.5 and 14 per cent, respectively. Excluding the appreciation of the local currency, sales were up by 20.2...
Holcim reports 1H23 organic net sales up 7%
Holcim saw its net sales decline by 11 per cent YoY to CHF13,067m in the 1H23, but organic net sales expanded by 7.4 per cent over the same period, reports the Swiss-based building materials group. “Growth reflects the strengthened earnings profile of the Group as it moves its portfolio towards businesses with superior growth and profitability,” said the group in a statement. The company inv...
Titan Group announces 1H23 consolidated sales of EUR1229m
Titan Group ’s consolidated sales for the H123 surpassed the EUR1.2bn (US$1.335bn) level, reaching EUR1229m, increased by 18.7 per cent versus the 1H22. EBITDA increased to EUR241.2m compared with EUR136.3m in the 1H22, an increase of 77 per cent, with profitability margins expanding, as investments implemented during the last two years are progressively improving cost performance. Group ...
Cementos Molins posts revenues of EUR705m in 1Q23
Cementos Molins has announced its financial results for the 1Q23. Revenues reached EUR705m, up 16 per cent compared to the 1Q22. The company has also improved sales across all businesses and regions, driven by both volume and selling prices. On a LfL basis, revenues rose by 30 per cent. EBITDA reached EUR179m, a 36 per cent increase compared to the same period of 2022. This improvement is...
Lucky Cement receives KCCI Export Trophy Award
Lucky Cement Ltd ( Yunus Brothers ) has received the KCCI Export Trophy Awards for its outstanding achievements in the international market. CEO of Lucky Cement Ltd, Muhammad Ali Tabba, was honoured with the prestigious KCCI Platinum Export Trophy Award for the company’s exceptional performance in the cement sector from 2020-21. Mr Tabba expressed his gratitude for the recognition, statin...