Cement News tagged: Corporate
Cementos Portland Valderivvas increases loss
Spanish cement producer Cementos Portland Valderrivas reported a loss of EUR48.6m for the first half of 2012, versus a loss of EUR5m from a year earlier. The negative performance was explained with the depressed levels of domestic consumption. Portland Valderrivas has recently reached an agreement with the trade unions to cut 250 jobs. Abstracted from an original article in Expansion
Vulcan looks for a much better second half
Vulcan Materials’ first half turnover improved by 3.4 per cent to US$1,230.0m, but the EBITDA was off by 0.9 per cent to US$145.1m. A fter a net interest charge 6.4 per cent lower at US$106.0m, the pre-tax loss for the period declined by 12.9 per cent to US$130.2m. If ignoring the US$42,1m defence costs against the unsolicited bid from the much smaller Martin Marietta Materials, the pre-tax lo...
Tasek second quarter earnings fall, Malaysia
Tasek Corp Bhd of Malaysia reported a 4.4 per cent fall in second quarter earnings to MYR23.13m (US$7.3m) from MYR24.21m a year ago. Revenues were flat at MYR139.73m compared with MYR138.57m.The slightly higher group revenue was attributed to the cement segment but was offset by the weak performance of the concrete division. "The cement segment registered a higher operating profit of MYR...
ACC reports 26 per cent net profit rise
ACC of India reported a rise of 26.33% in consolidated net profit to INR4.15bn for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 as compared to INR3.28bn in the same period last year. Total consolidated income for the company, which is 50.3 per cent owned by Holcim, increased by 15.13% to INR29.59bn for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 from INR21.90bn in the year ago period. Net sales rose 14.95% to INR29....
Hai Van Cement net profit rises 74%
Hai Van Cement JSC reported a net profit of VND3.6bn in the second quarter of 2012, up 74 per cent YoY, the firm said in its financial statements posted on the Hochiminh Stock Exchange (STC)’s website. Its total revenue reached VND195.28bn in the period, up four per cent from VND187.02bn a year earlier, the firm reported. Meanwhile, its total costs only rose three pe rcent on year to VND188.9...
South Africa's PPC invests in Ethiopian cement firm
South Africa's Pretoria Portland Cement and a state investment body South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) have jointly secured a 47 per cent equity stake in the Habesha Cement Share Company (HCSCo) of Ethiopia. PPC’s US$12m cash investment secures 27 per cent in HCSCo and is a significant step in PPC’s African expansion strategy. This is PPC’s first investment into the Ethio...
Sharp construction fall causes deepening UK recession
UK GDP figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that the UK’s recession deepened further in the second quarter of 2012, led predominantly by further sharp falls in construction activity. The UK economy shrank by 0.7 per cent, marking its third consecutive quarter of contraction and the longest recession the country has faced in 50 years. However, construction fell 5.2 per...
Cementir expects a better second half from Turkey
Cementir's first half turnover improved by 2.6% to €462.5m, with improvements in the Nordic area, the Far East and Egypt, being partially offset by weaker numbers in Italy and in Turkey. EBITDA improved by 17.5% to €55.9m and a depreciation and impairment charge just 1.8% higher at €42.8m, the trading profit jumped 136.1% to €13.2m. In spite of a 14.9% increase in the net interest charge ...
Cementos Lima and Cementos Andino to merge, Peru
Peruvian cement producers Cementos Lima and Cemento Andino are to merge into a single company, the company’s said in a joint statement. Shareholders from both producers on Tuesday approved plans for the merger which will create a new company under the name of Union Andina de Cementos SAA on 1 October, the statement to Peru’s securities regulator said. The companies said the merger will r...
Cementos Portland to cut 250 jobs, Spain
Spanish cement producer Cementos Portland Valderrivas is to cut 250 jobs throughout its Spanish operations after the summer and will temporarily halt production of plants in the Catalonia region. Spanish press have reported that an agreement on these measures has been made between management and trade union members. Some 160 jobs will be cut through retirement plans for people aged 58 an...
Sibirsky Cement 2011 net profit almost doubles, Russia
Sibirsky Cement’s net profit almost doubled to RUB1.4bn (US$42.9m) in 2011 from around RUB700m in 2010, as calculated in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the company said in a statement on Thursday. Revenue increased by 42 per cent on the year to RUB12bn in 2011, while gross profit rose 52% to RUB6.9bn. EBITDA amounted to RUB3.03bn although no comparison was...
Athi River Mining pretax profit rises 24%
Kenya’s Athi River Mining posted a 24 per cent rise in first-half pretax profit thanks to increased cement sales. The country’s second-largest cement producer, behind Bamburi Cement, said pretax profit for the six months to June rose to KES790.96 (US$9.4m). The company is positive on its second-half outlook due to anticipated cut in interest rates, a stable shilling and good growth in in...
Arat Cement net loss, Armenia
Armenian cement producer Arat Cement reported a net loss of AMD1.079bn (US$2.6m) compared to net profit of AMD521m in 2010. According to local press reports, the company is idling operations due to economic reasons. The construction sector has not yet recovered from the 2009 economic crisis and is still suffering declines. Last year, cement production fell 13.4 per cent YoY to 422,200t. Ara...
Siam Cement posts 43% drop in quarterly profit, Thailand
Thai conglomerate Siam Cement posted a 43 per cent fall in quarterly profit due to weak demand and a drop in the value of its petrochemical inventories. During the April-June period, net profit of THB4.28bn (US$135m), down from THB7.49bn a year earlier. The company’s earnings are expected to improve in the second half when demand should improve on the back of rebuilding work as the country'...
Vicem pretax profit rises 72.2%
Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) reported a pretax profit of VND333bn (US$15.91m) in the first half of this year, rising 72.7 per cent YoY, meeting 44.3 per cent of the whole-year target. Its revenues, however fell 1.2 per cent YoY to VND14.22trn during the period, or 43.6 per cent of the full-year target, the group said. Vicem sold 9.71Mt of cement and clinker in the first half ...
Cemex creditors agree to US$421m new notes swap
Cemex said on Tuesday that creditors had so far agreed to swap debt holdings for US$421m of new high-yield notes as part of its plan to refinance its debt burden. Reuters reports that the exchange offer, for up to US$500m of new 9.5 per cent notes due in 2018, is part of a plan Cemex aims to conclude in the third quarter of this year to gain breathing room ahead of the maturing of US$7.25bn i...