Cement News tagged: Corporate
Nexe plans EUR400m decarbonisation investment
Croatia-based Nexe announced a EUR400m project to construct a new carbon-neutral clinker production line at its Našice cement plant. The project will also enable the transportation and storage of 700,000t of CO2 at Bockovci-1, and creates opportunities for revenue generation. Nexe will seek financing from the EU’s Innovation fund. It has already signed an agreement with thyssenkrupp Indu...
Lucky Cement builds schools and vocational centres
Lucky Cement Ltd has announced the successful completion of its project to build a school in collaboration with The Citizen Foundation in Pezu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Abdul Razzak Tabba Block Lucky Cement Ltd Pezu Campus-I will provide primary education, while the Muhammad Yunus Tabba Block Pezu Campus-II will provide secondary education. The admissions for the first batch of 2023 are unde...
Oman Investment Authority starts sale of Oman Cement Co to Huaxin
The Oman Investment Authority (OIA) has started the process for divesting its majority stake in Oman Cement Co. Ibrahim bin Said al Eisari, director general of private ownership at OIA, said: “This exit comes in accordance with a plan pursued by OIA aimed at achieving a number of goals, including attracting foreign investment to the sultanate. This will contribute to achieving economic diversi...
Najran Cement subsidiary secures SAR85m loan
Najran Cement ’s transportation subsidiary obtained a long-term Shariah-compliant credit facility, at a value of SAR85m (US$22.7m), from Al Rajhi Bank. In a statement to Tadawul, the cement producer said that the facility will be repaid within six years in semi-annual installments, with a one year-grace period The facility aims to finance the subsidiary’s expansion in its basic business,...
Cementir reports significant revenue increases in Europe in 2022
Cementir's regional results showed significant revenue increases in Turkey, Europe, US and Malaysian markets. However, cement sales were under pressure in most regions. Cementir ’s Danish sales revenues in 2022 reached EUR509.8m, up 23.2 per cent compared to EUR413.9m in 2021, due mainly to the rise in sales prices. Overall cement volumes decreased by six per cent compared to previous year...
Gautam Adani sells off stake in Ambuja Cements
Gautam Adani is reportedly looking to sell a 4-5 per cent share in Ambuja Cements for around US$450m, according to the Financial Times. The move is designed to help lower debt levels and restore investor confidence in his conglomerate. This follows a report by US-based Hindenburg Research in late January 2023 alleging fraud and stock market manipulation by the Adani Group, which wiped U...
Holcim extends sales channels in Mexico
Holcim has acquired INDAR, a leading hardware wholesaler in Mexico with 2022 net sales of US$71m. With this acquisition, Holcim adds more than 10,600 additional hardware products to its range of solutions across its Disensa retail network. INDAR supplies hardware of over 80 leading brands, from roofing needs to tools and adhesives all the way to electrical and plumbing supplies. The acquisit...
Maple Leaf Cement becomes Pakistan's fourth largest producer
Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd ( Kohinoor Textile Mills Ltd group ) has become the fourth-largest grey cement producer in Pakistan after its capacity now stands at 7.9Mta after the completion of its Iskanderabad plant expansion last November. The company’s domestic share in grey cement stands at 10 per cent and white cement at 90 per cent. White cement achieves good prices compared to grey...
Buzzi Unicem defends itself against defamatory campaign
Buzzi Unicem has refuted allegations against its reputation with a company statement issued on 10 March 2023. “We are aware of a defamatory campaign against Buzzi Unicem which has been launched since the beginning of February, aiming to undermine the company’s reputation. The dissemination of the contents has been taking place through posts on social networks and/or direct messages,” said th...
Cementir announces record revenues of EUR1721m in 2022
Cementir announced historical group revenues in 2022 from sales and services totalling EUR1720.9m, up 26.5 per cent on EUR360m in 2021. The increase in revenue is mainly due to the price policy to mitigate the exceptional increase in the costs of fuel, electricity, raw materials, transport and services. It should be noted that at constant 2021 exchange rates revenue would have been equ...
Taiheiyo Cement secures Japan's first transition-linked loan
Taiheiyo Cement Corp has raised capital from the Development Bank of Japan Inc through a transition-linked loan, marking the first time transition finance has been secured by the cement industry in Japan. According to the company, transition-linked loans are a financing framework designed to support companies working to reduce greenhouse gases in line with strategy, linking the borrower’s pe...
PSX listed cement companies release financial results for 1HFY23
Cement companies listed in the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continue to report mixed financial results for the 1HFY22-23 (July-December 2022) of the current financial year FY22-23 (July 2022-June 2023). Although companies have reported an increase in sales, their cost of sales and bank borrowing has increased, resulting in a tightening of profit margins. According to JS Global Capital Ltd,...
Loma Negra posts 1% uptick in revenue in 2022
Argentina’s Loma Negra has reported a two per cent YoY increase in revenue in the 4Q22 to ARS36,763m (US$215m), mainly driven by a strong performance in the concrete and aggregates segments, which helped offset a fall in cement sales. Adjusted EBITDA came in at ARS13,173m, up 5.4 per cent YoY in adjusted pesos, or up 42.7 per cent in dollars at US$91m. Net profit over the quarter stood at AR...
BUA Cement's revenue increased by 40% in 2022
BUA Cement Plc of Nigeria reported that revenue increased by 40.3 per cent or NGN103.7bn (US$22 5.3m) in 2022 to NGN361bn from NGN257.3bn in 2021, given the combination of pricing activities and increased volume dispatched (including added volumes from the new Line 4 in Sokoto). Cement volumes in 2022 totalled 6.27Mt. The company's revenue per tonne increased by 21.2 per cent to NGN57...
Breedon records revenue of GBP1396m in 2022
During 2022, Breedon Group Plc grew revenue by 13 per cent to GBP1396.3m (EUR1566.7m/US$1658.4m) in 2022 (2021: GBP1232.5m) and the company’s underlying EBIT rose by 16 per cent to GBP155m (2021: GBP133.6m). The company completed three strategically significant bolt-on acquisitions and increased its net capital expenditure to GBP102m (2021: GBP71m) as bottlenecks in the supply chain r...
Dugongo Cimentos announces new plant
Dugongo Cimentos is building a new 6000tpd cement plant in Nacala-Porto, Nampula province, on the northern cost of Mozambique. The project is believed to cost US$192m, according to Macao News. The company currently runs a 2Mta integrated plant in Maputo province. The construction sector in Mozambique was estimated to be worth US$724.6m in 2021 with average annual growth of over four...