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Peru: Unacem nine-month net income up 16.2%28 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsPeru's largest cement producer Unacem boosted net income by 16.2 per cent over the nine months to the end of September 2015 due to higher prices and lower costs. Unacem posted a PEN176m (US$55m) profit as sales rose 5.5 per cent to PEN1.37bn in the first three quarters of this year, the Lima-based company said in a corporate filing to securities regulator SMV. The company said it cut operating costs by 5.7 per cent and sales costs by 0.6 per cent. Cement production rose 6.4 per cent to ... |
SCG reports third-quarter results, names new chief28 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand's largest industrial conglomerate, said on Wednesday its quarterly net profit rose 15 per cent YoY as improved margins from petrochemical products offset weak performance of cement and packaging businesses. July-September net profit was THB9bn (US$253.59m). But profit dropped 19 per cent from the previous quarter due to weaker chemical prices and inventory loss. New CEO named Meanwhile, the company has named Roongrote Rangsiyopash as the next presiden... |
Japan: Sumitomo Osaka Cement operating profit seen rising28 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsJapan-based Sumitomo Osaka Cement's group operating profit is expected to jump 13 per cent for the April-September half on rising sales and declining coal prices, according to a Nikkei earnings preview report. The profit of around JPY10bn (US$82.1m) would be a record for the half, surpassing guidance of JPY9.1bn. Sales likely grew three per cent to around JPY115bn, edging above guidance of JPY113bn, according to the newspaper. The report said domestic demand for cement used in public works... |
Dangote Cement 9M15: new operations help offset weaker domestic demand27 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement said nine-month profit gained 12 per cent as its new operations across the African continent helped offset weaker demand in its home market of Nigeria. Net income was NGN158bn (US$794m) in the nine months through September, compared with NGN141bn a year earlier, the company said in a statement on Monday. Sales rose 18 per cent to NGN366bn. Lower oil prices and a weaker currency were among factors weighing on the Nigerian business, where sales declined 0.7 per cent. “Our n... |
Eagle Materials reports record quarterly cement earnings and volumes27 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsEagle Materials Inc posted yesterday record quarterly Cement and Paperboard division operating earnings as demand for the company's building materials and construction products remained strong in each of its regional markets “Eagle's construction products and building materials businesses continued to perform exceptionally well during the second quarter, with the Cement and Paperboard businesses reporting record quarterly operating earnings and our wallboard and concrete and aggregates b... |
ARM swings to nine-month net loss, Kenya27 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsAthi River Mining (ARM) posted an after-tax loss of KES469m (US$4.6m) for the nine months to the end of September 2015, largely attributable to the depreciation in regional currencies against the dollar. The cement maker, which reported an after tax profit of KES1.1bn in the same period of 2014, said revenue for 9M15 rose seven per cent to KES11.7bn, thanks to increased cement sales in Kenya and in Tanzania. While the demand for cement grew more than 10 per cent during the period, "the sha... |
China Resources Cement nine-month net profit drops 61%26 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsChina Resources Cement said its profit attributable to owners for the nine months ended 30 September 2015 dropped 60.6 per cent YoY to HKD1282.2m. Turnover was HKD19,752m, a decrease of 15.5 per cent from a year earlier. The consolidated gross margin for the period was 24.4 per cent, representing a decrease of 6.7 percentage points from 31.1 per cent for the corresponding period last year. The decline was mainly attributable to lower selling prices of cement and clinker as compared with th... |
Attock Cement 1Q net profit up 2%26 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsAttock Cement announced a net profit of PKR470m (US$4.5m) in the first quarter (Jul-Sep) of fiscal year 2015-16, up just two per cent compared to the profit it earned in the same period of the previous fiscal year. Earnings per share (EPS) were up to PKR4.20 from PKR4.11 in the period under review. The company registered a 10 per cent YoY decline in sales mainly on the back of a 10 per cent reduction in dispatches, a report by Arif Habib Limited published in the The Express Tribune (Pakist... |
Cemex' gearing rises to 183 per cent23 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsDuring the first nine months of the year, Cemex' turnover declined by 7.2 per cent to US$10,722.4m while the EBITDA was 1.4 per cent lower at US$1,974.3m. The trading profit, however, advanced by 5.8 per cent to US$1264.6m while the net interest charge declined by 24 per cent to US$962.4m. Pre-tax profit improved by 41.1 per cent to US$166m. A 43.5 per cent lower tax charge led to the net attributable loss shrinking from US$325.9m to US$77.3m. Net debt at the end of September was 5.2 p... |
CNBM issues 9M15 profit warning22 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsChina National Building Materials (CNBM) warned investors that its nine-month profit will likely plunge 80 per cent from a year earlier, implying that 3Q15 slipped into losses. CNBM blamed weak cement prices driven by a slowdown in demand and severe industry overcapacity. Barclays notes the profit alert points to a loss of CNY0.02 per share in the third quarter. It said that the profit warning is disappointing as it indicates cement prices in 3Q15 were weaker than expected by market. The ... |