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Tongli Cements reports decline in 2012 profit

01 March 2013, Published under Cement News

Henan Tongli Cement has reported a 2.38 per cent decline in operating revenue for 2012 to CNY4.12bn (US$661m). The company's net profit for 2012 fell 31.79 per cent YoY to CNY164m, with basic earnings per share of RMB 0.5, according to reports in China Business Newswire. Tongli Cement plans to convert three shares from the capital surplus for every ten shares based on its share capital of 328 million shares.

Holcim Philippines sees surge in full-year net profit

28 February 2013, Published under Cement News

Holcim Philippines has reported an 80 per cent YoY rise in net profit as it gains from improvements in operating and process efficiencies as well as a strong rebound in local demand. Net profit for the 12 months to the end of December 2012 climbed to PHP3.63bn from PHP2.03bn the year before. Revenues also rose 25.62 per cent from PHP21.62bn to PHP27.16bn. The company’s chief executive officer Eduardo Sahagun said that 2012 was one of the domestic industry’s best years, as overall growt...

Colombia’s Argos closes 2012 with 25% rise in EBITDA

26 February 2013, Published under Cement News

Argos, Colombia’s largest cement producer, recorded a 25 per cent YoY rise in EBITDA in 2012 and an 82 per cent rise in operating income. The group, which also operates in the Caribbean and US, reported EBITDA of COP791,190m and operating income was COP414,566m. After incorporating the cement and concrete assets acquired in the southeastern US, consolidated revenues reached COP4,380,393m. "We traded in 10.8Mt of cement and 8.5Mm3 of concrete in Colombia, the Caribbean and the United S...

Holcim Indonesia sees strong gains in full-year net profit

26 February 2013, Published under Cement News

Holcim Indonesia has reported a 27 per cent jump in 2012 net profit on a strong rise in revenue. Net income for the 12 months to the end of December reached IDR1.35trn (US$139m), the company said in a filing to the Indonesian Stock Exchange on Monday. Revenue rose 20 per cent to IDR9trn. Production costs, however, also increased at a faster rate and were up 23 per cent YoY to IDR5.66trn.

Lafarge improves operational performance

25 February 2013, Published under Cement News

Full-year 2012 results published by global cement major Lafarge showed strong growth in emerging markets and improvements in operational performance, and it now expects to meet most of its cost-cutting goal one year ahead of target.   Lafarge's turnover increased 3.5 per cent last year to EUR15,816m and EBITDA by 7.2 per cent to EUR3450m. The trading profit showed a 12 per cent recovery to EUR2440m while pretax profit was also ahead by 36.2 per cent. However, net profit declined by 27.2 per...

Adelaide Brighton posts modest rise in net profit, Australia

22 February 2013, Published under Cement News

Australian building materials producer Adelaide Brighton has posted a 3.8 per cent rise in net profit as mining and resources projects in certain regions offset weakness in residential and commercial construction. In the 12 months to 31 December, the company recorded a net profit of AUD154.1m from AUD148.4m the year before, driven by mining and resource projects in South and Western Australia and the Northern Territory.  A weak residential market in Victoria hit cement sales while depr...

Fauji Cement swings to profit, Pakistan

22 February 2013, Published under Cement News

Fauji Cement reported a rise in net profit in the first half of FY13 compared to a loss in the same period of last year. The Pakistan-based producer also reported a strong rise in revenue due to higher selling prices. The company reported a net profit of PKR0.923bn in the first half of the current fiscal compared to a loss of PKR0.102bn in 1HFY12. Revenue reached PKR7.567bn in the period, up by 77 per cent compared to PKR4.257bn in FY12 thanks to a better pricing environment. Prices we...

Sanghi Industries 2QFY13 sales up 26%

22 February 2013, Published under Cement News

Sanghi Industries reported a 26 per cent rise in turnover for the second quarter of the year ended 31 December to INR286.3 crore. According to reports in the Business Standard of India, Sanghi Cement's net profit rose to INR21.6 crore in the second quarter as against a net profit of INR3 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. For the first half of the year, net profit stood at INR 39.8 crore against a net loss of INR 34.3 crore in the first half of the last year. Comme...

Holcim Croatia posts operating loss amid challenging market conditions

21 February 2013, Published under Cement News

Holcim Croatia posted an operating loss of around HRK18.8m (EUR2.5m) last year as the domestic cement industry continues to face difficulties, and the near-term outlook for demand growth remains negligible. "The negative trends that have gripped the construction sector in the past four years and the problems with the collection of claims because of the generally poor liquidity in the country strongly influenced Holcim Croatia's business last year," SeeNew quoted Holcim Croatia CEO Mario G...

Tasek 4Q net profit falls 71% on pricing pressure, Malaysia

19 February 2013, Published under Cement News

Tasek Corporation Bhd reported a 71 per cent YoY drop in fourth-quarter 2012 net profit, mainly due to a lower performance of its cement division as a result of pricing pressures and increased competition. Net profit in the three months to 31 December 2012 fell to MYR26.09m from MYR44.60m the year before. Revenue, however, fell marginally by MYR1.6m to MYR564.5m due to lower sales of clinker and ready-mix concrete. Group pretax profit fell by MYR13m to MYR119.3m the year before due to an ...