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Lafarge’s nine-month attributable profit falls 25.8 per cent05 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsIn the first nine months of the year, Lafarge's turnover, including its share of joint ventures, declined by 1.3 per cent to €11,332m while the EBITDA edged ahead by 0.5 per cent to €2320m. The trading profit improved by 2.8 per cent to €1589m, while excluding associates there was a 1.2 per cent reduction to €1431m. Net financial charges declined by 6.7 per cent to €701m and the pre-tax profit was three per cent lower at €636m. Following a 33.3 per cent higher tax charge, the net attribu... |
Vicat advances in all group markets except France and Italy05 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsVicat's turnover for the first nine months of the year improved by 6.1 per cent to EUR1847m, which represents an underlying advance of 9.7 per cent. The gearing level was little changed at 51.7 per cent at the end of September compared with 51.3 per cent a year ago and lower than the 52.7 per cent seen at the end of June. Turnover in cement was 10.1 per cent higher at EUR1129m, which represented 53.6 per cent of the group total. Cement deliveries rose by 15.7 per cent to 15.82Mt. The agg... |
Tasek Corp suffers 3Q decline05 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsMalaysian cement producer Tasek Corp reported a 7.1 per cent drop in earnings to MYR21.5m (US$6.4m) in the third quarter of 2014 amid stiff competition, according to the company. Earnings declined despite a 3.3 per cent rise in revenue to MYR148.7m during the three month period. Tasek said it suffered lower margins from the cement segment due to intense price competition on the market. Lower sales were also reported in the concrete segment. For the nine months to the end of September 2014... |
Hilal Cement Co net loss widens, Kuwait05 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsKuwait-based cement producer Hilal Cement Co widened its third-quarter net loss to KWD204,435 (US$704,706) from KWD17,250 during the same period of the year before. The loss was mainly attributed to higher sale and administrative costs and lower sales revenue and other income. The operating loss totalled KWD 233,790, compared to a year-earlier profit of KWD 12,777. Total operating revenue climbed almost six per cent YoY to KWD4.6m. Net loss for the first three quarters of the year came ... |
Semen Indonesia seeking IDR1-2trn banking loans05 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Indonesia Tbk is seeking banking loans of IDR1-2trn (US$82.1-164.3m) to finance its 2015 capital expenditure of IDR5trn, said Corporate Secretary Agung Wiharto. (Source: Reuters) |
Portugal Semapa profit up 15%04 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsPortugal's conglomerate Semapa, owner of cement maker Secil, posted on Friday a 15 per cent rise in nine-month net profit, helped by lower taxes on some of its overseas operations and a small increase in sales. Net profit rose to EUR80m the company said in a statement. Still, EBITDA fell 4.5 per cent from a year ago to EUR98m. Total sales rose about by about one per cent to EUR1.48bn, with cement sales up four per cent. The company attributed the growth to cement and clinker exports from ... |
Dangote Cement nine-month pretax profit up 1.5%04 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement said on Monday its pretax profit for the nine months to September rose 1.5 per cent to NGN154.05bn (US$930.7m), compared with NGN151.72bn in the same period of last year. Revenue for the nine month period was NGN310.21bn versus NGN288.98bn in 9M13, the company said in a filing with the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Price cuts The company has recently slashed prices in the country, reportedly to its lowest level since 2005. The company's 32.5 cement grade now selling at NGN1000... |
Oyak Cement Group nine-month net profit surges04 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsOyak Cement Group said its net profit rose by 84 per cent YoY to TRL335.6m (US$150.1m) in the first nine months of 2014. The group, which includes listed companies Adana Cimento, Mardin Cimento, Bolu Cimento, Unye Cimento and Aslan Cimento, said in a statement on Friday that its operating profit increased 37 per cent to TRL338.5m through September and revenue rose 18 per cent to TRL1.1bn. Adana Cimento contributed TRL331.6m to the group revenue in the nine months under review, registe... |
Philippines: Ang considers Lafarge Republic assets04 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsBusinessman Ramon S Ang, president of San Miguel Corp and chairman of Eagle Cement Corp, says he is "seriously" looking at the local cement assets Lafarge Republic Inc is planning to sell. “We are looking at it. We are seriously looking at it. It will be a big transaction if ever," Ang told local press. He did not specify whether Eagle Cement or San Miguel would be the one interested in acquiring the assets. San Miguel entered the cement sector last year following the acquisition of a ... |
Lafarge Africa appoints two directors04 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Africa Plc has appointed Adepeju Adebajo and Anders Kristiansson to the board of the company, as disclosed in a statement issued by the company to the Nigerian bourse. Lafarge Africa said Mrs Adebajo is currently managing director of the WAPCO Operations, prior to which she served as CEO and MD at Mouka Ltd. ‘’She was already the CEO, UTC Nigeria Plc, where she successfully turned the business around,’’ the company said. It added that Adebajo previously headed strategic planning, br... |