Cement News tagged under: Corporate
Holcim Philippines posts loss as expenses rise14 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Philippines has reported a 6.93 per cent increase in total revenue to PHP6.94bn (US$121.17m) in the third quarter of 2022, up from PHP6.49bn in the same period a year earlier. Despite this, the company posted a net loss of PHP173.28m in the 3Q22, down from a profit of PHP669.26m in the 3Q21. According to the company, this was due to higher expenses with its gross expense increasing by 13.3 per cent from PHP5.62bn to PHP6.37bn over the same period. Revenue for the opening nine mon... |
Deccan Cements sees profits fall 72%14 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsDeccan Cements Ltd has seen its total revenue decline from INR1927.3m (US$23.8m) in the quarter ended 30 September 2021 to INR1822m in the same period this year. Over the same timeframe, the company has seen its profits tumble from INR233.3m to INR65.6m, a drop of 71.9 per cent YoY. Profit in the quarter ended 30 June 2022, stood at INR206.7m. Basic earnings per share have declined from INR16.66 in the September 2021 quarter, to INR14.76 in the quarter ended 30 June 2022, to INR4.69 in the... |
Votorantim Cimentos achieves consolidated net revenue of BRL7.6bn in 3Q2211 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsVotorantim Cimentos ended the 3Q22 with consolidated net revenue of BRL7.6bn (US$1.25bn), an increase of 19 per cent compared to the same period last year. Consolidated adjusted EBITDA in 3Q22 was BRL1.7bn, up six per cent from 3Q21 and 29 per cent higher than 2Q22. The consolidated EBITDA margin was 23 per cent, an increase of three percentage points compared to 2Q22. The company’s global cement sales totalled 10.2Mt in the third quarter of this year, with a slight drop of one per ... |
CEMEX validates its new 2030 decarbonisation goals11 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX has validated its 2030 decarbonisation goals through the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for alignment under their new 1.5ºC scenario, the most ambitious pathway defined for the industry. The company now has 2030 scope 1 goals of 47 per cent less of CO 2 per tonne of cementitious material than its 1990 baseline and 35 per cent less of carbon content in concrete. For scope 2 goals, by 2030 Cemex is targeting 65 per cent in clean electricity consumption . Th... |
Mangalam Cement sees power and fuel costs jump 144% YoY11 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsMangalam Cement Ltd , part of the BK Birla Group , has posted total revenue of INR4083m (US$50.54m) in the quarter ended 30 September 2022. This compares to INR5181m in the previous quarter and INR3839m in the same period a year earlier, according to Dow Jones Newswires. The company has reported a loss of INR271m in the September 2022 quarter, versus a profit of INR280m in the June 2022 quarter and a profit of INR110 in the September quarter in the previous year. Basic earnings per shar... |
Prism Johnson reports 274% drop in profit11 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Prism Johnson has reported consolidated net sales of INR16,663m (US$203.7m) in the September 2022 quarter, up 10.19 per cent from INR15,095m in the same period a year earlier. Over the same timeframe, the company posted a consolidated net loss of INR662m, down 274 per cent from the profit of INR380m in the same quarter in 2021. EBITDA came in at INR392m in the September 2022 quarter, marking a decline of 75.5 per cent YoY from INR1604m. The company has also announced that it pl... |
Birla Corporation announces new MD and CEO11 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsBirla Corp Ltd (BCL) has announced the resignation of its managing director and chief executive officer, Shri Arvind Pathak. Mr Pathak, who is leaving the company for personal reasons, will remain in his current position until 31 December 2022. With effect from 1 January 2023, Shri Sandip Ghose will take over the role of managing director and chief executive officer for a period of three years. Mr Ghose has over 39 years’ of experience having worked for both large multinational corporat... |
Argos records sales of COP8.5trn during the 3Q2210 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsArgos ( Grupo Argos ) has reported the highest levels of sales and EBITDA in its history, with figures of COP8.5trn (US$302.6m) and COP1.5trn, and increases of 20.7 and 4.3 per cent, respectively. During the third quarter the EBITDA increased 27 per cent and we had an increase of 20 basis points in the EBITDA margin during the period. Regarding volumes, from January to September, Argos delivered 12.3Mt of cement, 2.3 per cent less and 5.8Mm 3 of concrete, 8.7 per cent higher. Du... |
Titan records consolidated sales of EUR1662m in 9M2210 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsTitan Group's consolidated sales for the first nine months of 2022 reached EUR1661.8m posting a 31.6 per cent increase. Energy costs have seen their highest levels during the early part of the 3Q22. However, the group was able to both increase prices as well as work on improving the energy mix, achieving a higher EBITDA. In the 3Q22 EBITDA recorded a strong increase of 23.9 per cent versus EUR95.4m in the3Q21, while year-to-date EBITDA increased to EUR234.5m, 6.8 per cent above 2021. ... |
Birla Corporation profits hit by production costs in 2QFY22-2310 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsEven with a double-digit increase in cement sales by volume, Birla Corp Ltd ’s September 2022 quarter (2QFY22-23) profitability was hit by a sharp increase in power and fuel costs. The seasonally weak monsoon quarter meant the company was unable to pass these costs onto the customer, resulting in EBITDA in the quarter falling 51.6 per cent YoY to INR1360m (US$16.7m). Profitability was also impaired by the costs related to the newly commissioned 3.9Mta integrated plant in Mukutban run b... |