Cement News tagged under: India
OCL India 2Q net profit up 154% to INR860m27 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsOCL India Ltd reported a 154 per cent surge in in net profit to INR857.1m from INR336.9m for the quarter ended 30 September 2016 as the company derived a higher income from operations. The total income from operations of the Dalmia Group company increased to INR7.192bn from INR6.138bn in the year-ago period. The total expenses increased to INR6,164bn over INR5.72bn in the corresponding quarter previous fiscal. |
India: JK Lakshmi approves raising INR5bn27 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsA JK Lakshmi Cement board meeting held on 26 October approved the raising of INR5bn (US$74.7m) through the issuance of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) on private placement basis. The company issued a statement to this effect to the BSE. JK Lakshmi Cement operates integrated plants at Sirohi (Rajashthan), Durg (Chhatisgarh), Kalol and Surat in Gujarat and Jharli (Haryana). The company boasts an 8.4Mta capacity which is scheduled to increase to 12Mta. |
India: Jaiprakash Associates shareholders agree to sale25 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsJaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) on Monday said its shareholders have approved the sale of the firm's cement business to Aditya Birla Group's UltraTech Cement. Approval from Competition Commission of India (CCI) has been received and the next step involves seeking approval from the concerned High Court and the final approval from capital markets regulator. Earlier this year, the Aditya Birla Group firm announced acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates' cement plants with a total capacity of 2... |
India: production resumes at Malabar Cements25 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsMalabar Cements Ltd resumed production on Monday, 24 October, following the stoppage of its operations on 10 September due to the non-availability of raw materials. Production was able to resume by bringing in clinker the company had in stock at its logistics centre at Kochi Port. The stoppage resulted in a INR50m (US$ 747,559) loss, according to the Times of India. The shortage of raw materials came after Managing Director, K Pamakumar, was removed from his post last month after bein... |
India: Emami Cement hopes to add 15-20Mta in 3-5 years25 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsIndia-based Emami Cement has plans to construct new plants that will add 15-20Mta of capacity to its portfolio over the next 3-5 years, as reported by The Times of India. Director of Emami Cement, Aditya Agarwal, said, “We aim to be among the top three players in the cement industry. We expect our cement division's turnover to touch [INR25bn] in 2018-19.” The company, which began operations at its 5.5Mta Chhattisgarh plant in July this year, expects to register revenues of around INR5bn (... |
India: ACC commissions Sindri grinding unit24 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsACC Ltd's 1.35Mta Sindri cement grinding unit in Jharkhand, which is a part of the Jamul Integrated project, has also been commissioned and commercial production has commenced with effect from 22 October 2016. The company's two cement grinding units in Jamul and at Sindri, totalling 2.45Mta, will help strengthen the company's market presence in the eastern region. |
India: JSW Cement to go public by FY1920 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsParth Jindal, managing director of JSW Cement, has told the Deccan Herald newspaper that his company will issue its first public shares when it reaches 20Mta capacity. “We will go for IPO once we reach a capacity of 20Mt. Right now, we have a production capacity of 7Mt, and plan to reach 30m by 2020. “JSW Cement would like to achieve 17m capacity by opening up eight grinding units across the country. This will require an investment of INR27bn [US$405m]. “The company can achieve the... |
India: UltraTech cement profits up 25%18 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement reported that for the quarter ending 30 September its profits rose 25.27 per cent YoY. A consolidated net profit of INR6.14bn (US$92.1m) was announced for the July-September 2016 quarter, compared to INR4.9bn in the same period last year. However, net sales fell 2.53 per cent to INR57bn from INR58.5bn. Despite an increase in net profit, the results were not as positive as expected. According to a Bloomberg poll, analysts estimated consolidated net profit to be reported at... |
India: JSW Cement capacity expansion by 202017 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsJSW Cement announced plans to expand its production capacity to 30Mta by 2020. According to Director and CEO of JSW Cement, Anil Kumar Pillai, an investment of INR27bn (US$404.3m) has been allocated to increasing capacity to 17Mta by 2018, up from its current capacity of 8.76Mta. The company has a five per cent market share in southern India and has plans to venture into the eastern markets. JSW Cement’s plants are located in Vijayanagar in Karnataka, Nandyal in Andhra Pradesh and Dolvi i... |
J K Cement: Indian cement demand to grow 7% in FY17, 8% in FY1814 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsJ K Cement expects the government’s infrastructure push to drive cement demand in India in the next two years. “We expect demand to hit seven per cent in FY17 and eight percent in FY18,” said the company’s CFO, AK Saraogi. He added that compared to last year there has been a sizeable change in the real estate and developer market and a turnaround has started to happen. “Railways, metro, roads and transport, the smart cities initiative would all have a trickle-down effect on the cement ... |