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Cementos Molins completes Calucem acquisition

04 November 2021, Published under Cement News

Cementos Molins has successfully closed the acquisition of Calucem, announced in early August, following all regulatory approvals, according to the company. Julio Rodríguez, CEO of Cementos Molins, highlights: “I warmly welcome the Calucem team into the Cementos Molins family. Today marks a new and exciting milestone in the history of Calucem and Cementos Molins and, with this integration, we have excellent business development opportunities for a new step forward to our strategy of profit...

Cementos Molins to acquire aggregate and concrete business

03 September 2021, Published under Cement News

Spain’s Cementos Molins has reached an agreement to acquire Hanson Hispania’s aggregate and concrete business in Catalonia. The move will see it bolster its operations with two concrete plants, based in the Barcelona free zone and Montcada i Reixac, as well as a quarry in Begues and another in Llinars. "This operation will allow Cementos Molins to reinforce its presence in Spain and consolidate its leadership in sustainable concrete solutions in Catalonia," said Julio Rodríguez, CEO of Ceme...

Votorantim Cimentos reports 3Q20 EBITDA of BRL1.5bn

13 November 2020, Published under Cement News

Votorantim Cimentos recorded global net revenue of BRL5.2bn (US$961.2m) in the 3Q20, a 37 per cent increase compared to 3Q19. The growth was due to the positive impact of a 15 per cent increase in sales, resulting from a recovery in demand in all regions. In addition to positive market dynamics and the appreciation of the dollar against the real.     Consolidated adjusted EBITDA in the quarter was BRL1.5bn, an increase of 94 per cent in comparison with the 3Q19, with an EBITDA margin o...

Cementos Artigas to shift grinding to Minas plant

13 November 2020, Published under Cement News

Cementos Artigas, the joint venture of Cementos Molins and Votorantim Cimentos, has commenced a US$40m project to unify its cement production in Uruguay. The project will integrate the company’s grinding plant, currently located in Montevideo, with its clinker plant at Minas, 100km from the capital to achieve “a more efficient and sustainable” unified production line, according to the company. A new state-of-the-art vertical cement mill and new cement silos will be installed at the Minas p...

Cementos Molins records net profits of EUR62m for 9M20

02 November 2020, Published under Cement News

Cementos Molins has announced its 9M20 results, with net profits reaching EUR62m, 12 per cent less than the same period last year. In comparable terms of exchange rates and hyperinflation adjustment, net profits to September grew by 13 per cent. Profits in the third quarter (July-September) stood at EUR29m, 44 per cent higher than the same quarter last year, when the net profit was EUR21m. Cementos Molins' revenues up to September were EUR546m, representing a decrease of eig...

Cementos Molins reports 5% rise in net profit for 2019

28 February 2020, Published under Cement News

Cementos Molins posted a consolidated net profit of EUR90m in 2019, up five per cent YoY. EBITDA increased five per cent YoY to EUR49m. However, the depreciation of the Argentine peso and the hyperinflation in the Latin American country impacted the results. Excluding this, consolidated net profit growth would have been 16 per cent while EBITDA would have advanced by 13 per cent, said the company in a statement. The company achieved a turnover of EUR797m, reporting a four per cent YoY incr...

Cementos Molins signs EUR180m green loan

06 December 2019, Published under Cement News

Spanish cement producer Cementos Molins has signed a EUR180m green loan to refinance all of its domestic debt and extend its maturity by five years. The agreement includes one EUR40m loan and a EUR140m revolving credit facility, of which EUR50m are already available with the balance to be used for future projects. Agent bank and coordinator of the loan is Caixabank while Sabadell, BBVA, Santander and HSBC also granted the loan. The refinancing was reportedly closed at an interest rate ...

Argentine hyperinflation costs Cementos Molins EUR11m

01 March 2019, Published under Cement News

Spain-based cement producer Cementos Molins saw a negative effect of EUR11m (US$12.5m) in its business results in 2018 due to the hyperinflation and the devaluation of Argentina, according to Spanish economic and business newspaper Expansión. Its profit fell by four per cent to EUR85m in 2018. The reduction of the Argentine’s subsidiary cash also affected the company’s debt levels, which increased by 22 per cent to EUR179m as a result of lower cash levels and investments made.

Cementos Molins reports 40% YoY rise in net profit in 2017

02 March 2018, Published under Cement News

Cementos Molins posted a net profit of EUR89.1m (US$109.4m) in 2017, which represents a YoY advance of 39.5 per cent. Consolidated turnover for the year increased 15 per cent YoY to EUR645.6m. The company’s revenues were supported by its international subsidiaries which expanded by 16 per cent, particularly its Argentine subsidiary, which saw its sales rise by 23 per cent. Subsidiaries in Spain increased their turnover by 13.5 per cent, particularly in the concrete and aggregate segment. ...

Cementos Molins reduces price for LafargeHolcim Bangladesh to US$62m

28 December 2017, Published under Cement News

Cementos Molins (Spain) has reduced the purchase price for LafargeHolcim Bangladesh to US$62m, compared to the US$117m originally announced in December 2016 for 100 per cent of the company, which owns three cement grinding units in the Asian country. The acquisition relates to the ongoing restructuring of Lafarge and Holcim assets in Bangladesh following the LafargeHolcim merger. Cementos Molins was previously a joint venture partner in Bangladesh with Lafarge.