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Steppe Cement revenue falls on lower pricing14 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsSteppe Cement Ltd Tuesday said revenue in the first nine months of 2015 fell four per cent YoY as increased sales were offset by lower cement prices. Kazakhstan producer said revenue in the third quarter of 2015 experienced a small rise to KZT7.77bn from KZT7.65bn a year previously. That brought revenue for the first nine months of 2015 to KZT16.04bn, down four per cent YoY from KZT16.77bn. Revenue fell in the first nine months as the four per cent YoY rise in sales volumes to 1.34Mt from ... |
HSBC lowers China Resources Cement target price08 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsHSBC Global Research lowered its target price for China Resources Cement to HKD4.30 from HKD4.40 and maintained its "hold" rating. CRC recently said that based on the preliminary assessment of the group’s unaudited consolidated management accounts for the nine months ended 30 September 2015, attributable profit during the period is expected to "significantly decrease" as compared with that of 9M14. The decline is primarily attributable to lower selling prices of cement and clinker in ... |
China Resources Cement issues profit warning07 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsChina Resources Cement (CRC) has said that based on the preliminary assessment of the group’s unaudited consolidated management accounts for the nine months ended 30 September 2015, attributable profit during the period is expected to "significantly decrease" as compared with that of 9M14. The decline is primarily attributable to lower selling prices of cement and clinker in China compared with the year before, as well as the depreciation of Renminbi against other currencies since the begin... |
Thai 3Q consumption likely to be flat - report07 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Thailand is likely to be rather flat in 3Q15 and 9M15, according to a report by Bualuang Securities focussed on domestic cement major Siam Cement Co (SCC). Last week, the research house accompanied SCC's management and IR team to meet investors in Germany, Switzerland and France. The information gathered during the non-deal roadshow (NDR) gave Bualuang a clearer picture of SCC's long-term growth profile. Regarding SCC's Cement-Building Materials (CBM) business, Bual... |
CREDAI files complaint with India regulator06 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI) has filed a complaint with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against cement manufacturers for the alleged manipulation of cement prices. In its submission to the Commission, CREDAI has pointed out that the cost of raw materials used in manufacturing cement has fallen between January and September this year, yet customers are yet to feel the benefit. CREDAI believes that the cement firms are working in tande... |
Sino Zimbabwe cuts prices to boost market share05 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsSino Zimbabwe has reduced the price of its cement products by 20 per cent to increase market share, according to reports by the Financial Gazette’s Companies & Markets. General Manager, Wang Yong, said they had reduced the price of PC15 cement from US$10 to US$8/50kg bag, with the hope that the new strategy will boost sales going forward. Sino-Zimbabwe Cement Company is a joint venture between the Industrial Development Corporation of Zimbabwe Ltd (IDC) and China’s CBMC. It operates one ... |
Chinese imports lower Costa Rica’s cement price by 20%30 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsConstruction costs in Costa Rica are lower due to the import of Chinese cement, according to local news service La Republica. Chinese imports retail at around 20 per cent below cement produced locally by Cemex and Holcim. However, to date the imported cement has not received certification of compliance with domestic standards although initial samples have proved positive. Cement is imported from Sinocem via local company JCB. Sinocem exports nearly 2Mta to various destinations. Cement im... |
Egypt prices decline on slower construction activity28 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsEgyptian prices have declined three times in the past two months as a result of increased supply and low demand in the market, local media have reported. A ton of cement now costs EGP550 (US$70), down from EGP700 (US$89) at the beginning of August, the construction materials division of Cairo Chamber of Commerce Ahmed al-Zeiny told Youm7 Sunday. Zeiny attributed the decline to the lack of construction activities this month due to holidays such as al-Adha feast. He also cited the dollar s... |
Steppe Cement first-half loss narrows, Kazakhstan11 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsSteppe Cement Ltd Friday said its first-half loss before tax narrowed to US$2.29m from US$6.40m in the previous year. Loss after tax totaled US$2.2m, narrower than the US$4.1m loss in the prior year. Consolidated turnover fell to US$44.7m from US$51.8m. Sales increased to 717,654t from 709,459t. The average ex-factory price decreased from 10 per cent to KZT10,797/t, due to competition from Russian companies helped by the Rouble exchange rate and the reaction of the main local factories... |
Competition Market Authority consults on draft cement price announcement order11 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Competition Market Authority (CMA) has published a draft order which would prohibit cement suppliers in Great Britain from sending generic price announcement letters to their customers. In January 2014, the Competition Commission (CC) published its final market investigation report into aggregates, cement and ready-mix concrete which required Lafarge Tarmac to sell one of its cement plants and Hanson to sell one of its ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) plants to enhance compet... |