Cement News tagged under: Cemex
Building a stronger Cemex22 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsFernando A Gonzalez, Cemex's CEO, opened Cemex Capital Market Day on Wednesday, 20 March 2019 and stated that 'A Stronger Cemex' had been formed through a programme of accelerated deleveraging, bringing with it an improved credit rating and increased shareholder returns. The group achieved a top-line growth of six per cent in 2018 and generated US$1bn of free cash flow, which was used to reduce total debt by approximately eight per cent. This also enabled a dividend payment of US$150m, th... |
Cemex to sell white cement plant to Çimsa21 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsCemex has announced that it has reached a binding agreement with Çimsa Çimento to divest its white cement business, including its Buñol plant in Spain, for approximately US$180m. The final agreement is expected to be signed in April 2019, with the closure of the sale forecast for 2H19. The divestment does not include the company's white cement business in Mexico or the investment in USA-based Lehigh Cement. The deal is part of Cemex's ongoing restructure, with the potential proceeds to be m... |
Cemex links up with Petuum Industrial for global AI order21 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsCemex has entered into a global agreement with automation specialist Petuum Industrial to supply AI (artifical intellegence) Autopilot with autosteer in all cement plants worldwide for autonomous cement plant operations. The Petuum Industrial AI Autopilot product for cement plant operations are being deployed at select Cemex USA and Mexico plants and will continue to be rolled out in 2019. The AI technology will deliver real-time precise forecasts for key process variables, prescriptions ... |
Cemex to invest EUR4.85m in Gijon cement plant05 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsCemex plans to invest EUR4.85m (US$5.5m) in the construction of a cement plant and distribution centre in Gijón port, Spain. The facility will include two silos with a height of 43.5m and will be located in the second section of the Ingeniero Olano wharf. Each silo will have a capacity of 6000t of cement. Cement unloading will be carried out through a pipe at the end of the Olano wharf, which would run underground to the silos. The company plans to sell cement in bulk as well as in palle... |
Cemex sells Broceni plant and Nordic assets to Schwenk Zement20 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsCemex has announced that it has signed an agreement for the sale of assets in the Baltics and Nordics to Schwenk Zement for approximately EUR340m. The Baltic assets being divested consist of the 1.7Mta Broceni cement plant in Latvia, four aggregates quarries, two cement quarries, six ready-mix plants, one marine terminal and one land distribution terminal in Latvia. The assets divested also include Cemex's approximate 38 per cent indirect interest in the 1.8Mta Akmene cement plant in Lithu... |
Cemex to establish distribution centre in northern Spain15 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsCemex plans to build its first distribution centre in the north of Spain at Olano Wharf. The company has applied for a 2500m 2 concession in the port of El Musel for the new centre, which will incorporate a bagging plant and silos. Cemex already has a significant presence in the country, but only has facilities in Madrid, Aragón and the Mediterranean communities from Catalonia to Andalucia, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla. Now the company wants to copete with Tudela Veguín in the... |
Cemex profits benefit from a lower minorities charge08 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsCemex' turnover improved by 1.7 per cent in 2018 to US$148,374.6m, while EBITDA eased by 0.6 per cent to US$1557.9m and trading profit fell by 6.9 per cent to US$1420.9m. However, the net interest charge dropped by 37.8 per cent to US$635.6m, as borrowings were reduced, giving a pretax profit 11 per cent higher at US$805.3m. The tax charge was 7.4 per cent after the previous year’s exceptionally charge. Minorities fell by 54.6 per cent, giving a net attributable profit 32.6 per cent lower at... |
Cemex Latam net sales fall 7% in 4Q1808 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsCemex LatAm Holdings (CLH) announced consolidated net sales of US$260m in 4Q18, a fall of seven per cent on the US$278m achieved in 4Q17. Operating EBITDA reached US$39m during 4Q18, down 24 per cent YoY. Consolidated cement volumes for the 4Q18 amounted to 1,679,000t, no change from 4Q17. Consolidated grey cement volumes registered 1,489,000t in 4Q18, marginally up from 1,485,000t in 4Q17. Ready-mix volumes declined in 4Q18 to 659,000m 3 , down seven per cent from 712,000m 3 in 4Q17. ... |
Cement companies show positive performance in CDP ranking28 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsInternational organisation CDP has released its annual ‘A List’ which names the world’s leading businesses and scores them on their approach to climate change, water security and deforestation. The ranking is from A to D-, with F indicating a failure to provide sufficient information to be evaluated. The score assesses the level of detail and comprehensiveness of the response to CDP’s questionnaire, as well as the company's awareness of climate change issues, management methods and progres... |
Cemex changes management structure16 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsCemex has announced a series of changes to its management structure which will come into force on 1 February 2019. Juan Romero Torres, current president of Cemex Mexico, has been appointed executive vice president of Global Commercial Development. This new role aims to capitalise on the progress that the company has achieved in its Customer Centricity strategy and provide it with a formal structure, according to a press release. As a result, Ricardo Naya Barba, current president of Cemex Col... |