Cement News tagged under: North Asia
Anhui Conch sees revenue fall 30% in 3Q2231 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsAnhui Conch has reported revenue of CNY29,052m (US$4006m) in the third quarter of 2022, down 29.6 per cent on the same period a year earlier, after adjustment. Net profit attributable to equity shareholders over the same period declined by 65.3 per cent to CNY2578m. This has been attributed to rising energy costs, particularly coal prices, and a decline in the sales price of the group’s products. Basic earnings per share have contracted from CNY1.40 in the 3Q21 to CNY0.49 in the same perio... |
Taiheiyo Cement to acquire Denka cement business27 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsTaiheiyo Cement Corp is reportedly acquiring the cement business of Denka Co Ltd in March 2023. Denka has decided to exit the cement sector due to rising production costs. The company operates one integrated cement plant with 2.69Mta of cement capacity in Omi , Niigata, Japan. According to research company Nomura, Denka currently has a thee per cent share of the Japanese cement market, but demand there is falling. The company has already lowered its fiscal-year earnings guidance, for... |
China Shanshui Cement revenue falls 6.5% in 9M2226 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsChina Shanshui Cement Group Ltd has announced consolidated operating revenue of CNY16,494m (US$2285m) in the first nine months of 2022, down 6.5 per cent from CNY17,571m in the same period last year. Profit attributable to equity shareholders came in at CNY1023m in the 9M22, compared to CNY1780m in the first nine months of 2021. Profit over the same period fell from CNY1862m to CNY1041m. |
China Resources Cement releases profit warning10 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsChina Resources Cement has issued a profit warning, stating that the company expects its profit attributable to the owners to contract by 64-66 per cent in the 9M22, compared to the same period a year earlier. The company is currently in the process of finalising its unaudited consolidated results for the opening nine months of this year, which are due to be published on 21 October, 2022. |
Unprecedented fall in global cement output04 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe biggest fall in worldwide cement production in two decades has been recorded, according to the World Cement Association (WCA). The WCA reports that global cement output fell eight per cent YoY to 1.9bnt in the first six months of 2022. The fall was caused by a 15 per cent drop in output to 977Mt in the volume of cement produced in China, the WCA said. Ian Riley, WCA chief executive, said the Chinese decline was the biggest in more than 20 years, with no comparable decline in recent m... |
Chinese cement producers welcome construction boost03 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsManufacturing activity in China has returned to growth with the country’s purchasing managers’ index for the manufacturing sector coming in at 50.1 in September, compared to 49.4 in the previous month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Any reading above 50 indicates expansion. The growth comes on the back of an easing of COVID-19 restrictions, recovering domestic demand and a package of macroeconomic stimulus policies. The government's recent steps to stabilise prices, ease ... |
Sinoma Overseas completes kiln inlet emission control test at Dujiangyan plant14 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsOn 9 September 2022, Sinoma Overseas successfully passed the performance assessment for the technological transformation project for ultra-low emission control of air pollutants at the kiln inlet of the Lafarge 1 cement production line in Dujiangyan, Sichuan province, China. All indicators have reached the national environmental performance level A standard, which is far better than the contract required, says Sinoma Overseas. |
Chia Hsin reports 10% increase in August sales14 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsChia Hsin Cement posted revenues of TWD182.371m (US$5.9m) in August 2022, up 9.8 per cent from TWD166.022m in August 2021. In the January-August 2022 period, Chia Hsin’s sales slipped by 4.5 per cent to TWD1388.559m from TWD1453.918m in 8M21. |
Taiwan Cement posts 19% increase in 8M revenues13 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan Cement saw a 19.2 per cent advance in revenues to TWD10,689.86m (US$345.9m) in August 2022 from TWD8966.476m in August 2021. In the first eight months of 2022 total revenue edged up 2.5 per cent to TWD68,937.1m from TWD67,307.8m in the 8M21. |
Asia Cement posts TWD59bn revenue in 8M2209 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan-based Asia Cement Corp reported a 1.7 per cent drop in revenues to TWD7.069bn (US$228.5m) in August 2022 when compared with the TWD7.193bn posted in August 2021. In the first eight months of 2022 revenues saw a 8.1 per cent YoY advance from TWD54.657bn to TWD59.103bn. |