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JK Cement announces two grinding projects

22 February 2019, Published under Cement News

India's JK Cement is expected to invest around INR4.5bn (US$63.24m) to set up two cement grinding units. Approximately INR2.5bn will be spent on a 0.7Mta unit in Balasinor, Gujarat, while the remaining amount will be invested in a facility in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.

JK Cement reports a 16.5% fall in net profit

04 February 2019, Published under Cement News

India’s JK Cement has reported a 16.5 per cent fall in standalone net profit to INR609.1m (US$8.49m) in the third quarter of FY18-19, compared with INR729.3m of the year-ago period. However, net sales were up 13.1 per cent to INR12.73bn from INR11.26bn. EBITDA also increased 13.9 per cent to INR2.22bn in the 3QFY18-19, compared to INR1.95bn of the previous year.

The World Cement Association welcomes JK Cement

12 September 2018, Published under Cement News

JK Cement has joined the World cement Association (WCA) as a corporate member. The indian cement producer has 10.5Mta of grey cement capacity and 1.2Mta of white cement capacity with one plant in UAE. Norman Greig, Secretary General of the WCA said: "India's infrastructure is expanding rapidly, and the cement industry is playing an important role in fulfilling the country's demand. We are delighted to welcome a leading member of the thriving Indian cement community and look forward to worki...

JK Cement doubles net profit to INR964.5m

15 May 2018, Published under Cement News

JK Cement's net profit more than doubled to INR964.5m (US$14.2m) for the fourth quarter ended March 2018. The company had posted a net profit of INR425.7m in the same quarter of the previous fiscal. The cement producer's total revenue during the quarter under review stood at INR13.69bn, up from INR12.55bn in the year-ago period. In the quarter under review, JK Cement reported tax expenses of INR265.3m as against INR745.8m in the corresponding quarter a year ago. For the fiscal year...

JK Cement chairman says consolidation will help correct oversupply issue

16 March 2018, Published under Cement News

Yadupati Singhania, chairman of JK Cement, has stated that consolidation will help correct the supply overhang in the cement industry, according to The Economic Times. "Consolidation in a way is good for the industry as it will take care of the excess supply," he said. "Today, there is at least 25 per cent excess supply as compared to the demand. This overhang is not good and it is the reason why you don't get the right price for your products." New capacity While consolidation may be g...

JK Cement reports 10% increase in net profit

05 February 2018, Published under Cement News

JK Cement has reported a 9.77 per cent YoY increase in net profit for the quarter ending 31 December 2017. This translates to a total of INR7.2bn (US$112.2m), compared to INR6.64bn seen in the year-ago period. Net revenue grew by 26.84 per cent in the 3QFY18, finishing at INR112bn (3QFY17: INR88.7bn). However, the company’s operating expenses also rose 29.24 per cent in the Oct-Dec 2017 quarter to INR95.5bn, when compared with INR73.9bn of the previous year’s quarter. Elsewhere, JK Ce...

JK Cement plans expansion spree

05 December 2017, Published under Cement News

JK Cement is planning to almost double its grey cement capacity to 18Mta in four years with brownfield and greenfield expansions. The company is embarking on a brownfield expansion of 3.5Mta at its Mangrol facility in Rajasthan. This involves capital expenditure of about INR15,000m (US$232.8m). Work at Mangrol is expected to start by end FY17-18 and commissioning is expected by end of 2019, Rajnish Kapur, head of grey cement business, told Economic Times. Separately, JK is also workin...

Indian cement companies expected to raise prices

20 November 2017, Published under Cement News

Indian cement companies are expected to raise cement prices in reaction to the recent ban on petcoke and furnace oil, which came into effect in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan. The ban is expected to affect in particular Shree Cement, JK Cement, JK Lakshmi Cement, Ambuja Cement, India Cements and ACC, which operate in these states. The price hike is predicted to be around INR10 (US$0.15)/bag. Other parts of the country could be affected in the future as the Supreme Court has rec...

JK Cement 2Q net profit doubles to INR930m

13 November 2017, Published under Cement News

JK Cement reported a jump in standalone profit to INR931.4m (US$14.22m) for the second quarter, ended 30 September 2017. In the equivalent period of FY17, the company’s profit reached INR409.1m, said the company in a regulatory filing. Total revenue rose to INR11.421bn in the July-September 2017 quarter, a 5.5 per cent advance when compared with the INR10.822bn reported during the year-ago period.

Government may step in to outsource the Samba plant

25 October 2017, Published under Cement News

India's government is considering to outsource the operation of the Samba cement plant, part of JK Cement Group. "The delay in its launching [the Samba plant] has been attributed to inordinate delay on the release of equity by the government and also delay in the installation of receiving station by PDP," sources maintained. An official of the JK Cements Ltd told the Kashmir Observer that the final decision is yet to be taken, but the government may step in to outsource the Samba pla...