Cement News tagged under: Middle East
Hail Cement sees 200% increase in profit26 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia’s Hail Cement Co has reported a 200.4 per cent rise in profits to SAR22.8m (US$6.08m) for the third quarter of 2020, compared with SAR7.59m in the year-ago period. Revenue also increased 15.2 per cent YoY to SAR71.7m in the 3Q20. During the period from January to September, the company’s profits surged to SAR84.8m, an increase of 200.5 per cent YoY. |
Lucky Cement's Iraqi clinker plant set for December start-up26 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsLucky Cement Ltd of Pakistan has set a target date of 20 December 2020 for the start-up of its 1.2Mta greenfield clinker unit, in Samawah, Iraq. Lucky Cement 's Chairman, Muhammad Yunus Tabba, and CEO, Mohammad Ali Tabba, informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in a notification of the preferred date for the start-up. This was possible due to an opening of Pakistan's airspace, which enabled additional workforce for the construction of the preheater/kiln, refractory and electrical ... |
Yamama Cement sees revenues of SAR58.12m in 3Q2021 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsYamama Cement (YSCC) posted a revenue of SAR218m (US$58.12m) in 3Q20, a YoY growth of 16.6 per cent. Cement volumes grew by 24.9 per cent in 3Q20 compared to 3Q19 at 1.13Mt. Gross profits and operating income increased by 27 per cent YoY and 33.4 per cent YoY respectively, aided by higher volume and the resulting operating leverage. For the nine months, YCC registered a volume growth of 23.9 per cent YoY. Growth was aided by strong momentum in real estate activities in the local... |
Only certified cement bags are authorised for sale in Abu Dhabi21 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsThe Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) on Tuesday issued a circular which prohibits building material shops from selling any cement that does not have federal or local certifications. Unless bagged cement in Abu Dhabi has the quality marks issued by the Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology and the Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council they can no longer be sold in the emirate. The circular, which will be implemented in coordination with ADDED's stra... |
Yanbu Cement sees a 33% rise in net profit16 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia’s Yanbu Cement has seen a 5.4 per cent YoY increase in revenue to SAR240m (US$64m) for the third quarter of 2020, against SAR227.97m in the 3Q19. The company also saw a 33.2 per cent YoY rise in net profit to SAR82.48m from SAR61.94m in the year-ago period. The improvement was attributed to higher revenue and lower expenses. Over the nine-month period ended 30 September, Yanbu recorded a net profit of SAR210.12m, up 20 per cent YoY from SAR174.9m in the 9M19. |
Raysut Cement reports 5% fall in revenue15 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsOman’s Raysut Cement has announced its unaudited results for the 9M20, reporting a five per cent YoY fall in revenue to OMR65.24m (US$169.67m) from OMR62.13m in the year-ago period. The company also saw a OMR10.65m loss after tax for the nine months ending September 2020, compared to an OMR1m profit in the 9M19. |
Qalaa Holdings achieves 105% YoY growth in 2Q2001 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsQalaa Holdings has reported its consolidated financial results for the quarter ended 30 June 2020, with revenues of EGP7.4bn (US$470m), up 105 per cent YoY. " Qalaa’s performance was anchored by a recovering cement market in Sudan and an optimised pricing strategy by Al Takamol, which played a key role in offsetting the impacts of Egypt's underperforming cement market," said Qalaa Holdings' Chairman and Founder, Ahmed Heikal. |
Emirates RDF set to begin production28 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsEmirates RDF, a partnership between leading water treatment expert Besi, Griffin Refineries and Tech Group Eco, has announced that it is set to start the production of alternative fuel at its facility in Umm Al Quwain, UAE. The household waste collected will be converted into RDF and used as a fuel in cement factories. Once operational from 1 October, Emirates RDF will able to handle over 1000t of waste from the emirates of Ajman and Umm Al Quwain. |
Egypt's cement sector sees a 60% fall in cement demand25 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsThe cement industry in Egypt is expected to come under heightened strain following a 60 per cent decline in cement demand for the first time in the sector's history, says Professor Mohamed Saleh of the Toulouse School of Economics . During the 1H20 Arabian Cement Co reported losses of about EGP5.6m (US$0.3m), the Sinai Cement company recorded losses of EGP245.6m (US$15.6m), while Tourah Cement company suspended production altogether due to a financial crisis caused by the oversupply ... |
Iran exports 5.84Mt of cement in five months22 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsIran has exported more than 5.84Mt of cement worth US$127.99m during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (20 March-21 August 2020), according to data from the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA). Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan were the top importers of cement from Iran during the period. As recently announced, the production of major construction industry materials is more than double the country's demand. "In this area [the construction industr... |