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Sinai Cement records improvement in 2018

12 March 2019, Published under Cement News

Egypt’s Sinai Cement has reported that its standalone loss has narrowed by 13.7 per cent YoY in 2018 to EGP305.89m (US$17.56m), compared to EGP354.73m in the previous year. The improvement has been attributed to investment revenue and lower expenses, as well as collecting credit interests. However, revenue declined 37.7 per cent to EGP803.68m from EGP1.29bn. The company noted that cement consumption in Egypt fell five per cent in 2018.

Vicat

04 February 2019, Published under Cement News

Vicat subsidiary Sinai Cement is to invest up to a further EUR30m to meet the increasing demand for the company’s products. In Brazil Vicat has completed the purchase of a 64.74 per cent interest in Cimento Planalto, which operates a 3.2Mta cement works near Brasilia, nine ready-mixed concrete plants and five sites for extracting aggregates.  

Vicat Egypt to invest in Sinai Cement

16 January 2019, Published under Cement News

Vicat Egypt is expected to invest up to EUR30m in Sinai Cement Co to meet the demand of the local and regional market. Tamer Magdy, CEO, Vicat Egypt, made the announcement during an event celebrating the 15th anniversary of the company’s presence in the Egyptian market. Vicat acquired Sinai Cement, based near El Arish, in 2003. The Egyptian economy has the potential to recover as it is moving forward on the back of the country’s policies, according to the CEO of Vicat Group, Guy Sidos. "W...

Sinai Cement swings into the red

07 March 2018, Published under Cement News

Sinai Cement, Egypt, incurred consolidated net losses of EGP352.48m (US$19.99m) in 2017 from a net profit of EGP14.64m in 2016. Its standalone net results showed a net loss of EGP354.74m in 2017, following on from net profits of EGP13.47m the previous year, according to Arab Finance.

Sinai Cement swings into the red in 9M17

14 November 2017, Published under Cement News

Egypt’s Sinai Cement has reported losses of EGP-253.5m (US$-14.4m) in the first nine months of the year, against profits of EGP21.8m in 9M16, as shown by the company’s independent financial statements. During the nine-month period, sales rose to EGP939.29m, up 1.1 per cent from EGP929.22m in the year-ago period. Sales costs quadrupled to EGP972.2m from EGP235.3m.

Sinai Cement posts 1H consolidated net loss of EGP153m

31 August 2017, Published under Cement News

Sinai Cement incurred consolidated net losses of EGP153.2m (US$8.7m) in 1H17, vs net profits of EGP15.4m in 1H16, the company announced in a statement to the Egyptian stock exchange. The Egyptian cement producer also posted standalone net losses of EGP155.4m in the first six months of 2017, compared with EGP14.8m in the year-ago period.

Sinai 1Q17 loss widens

31 May 2017, Published under Cement News

Sinai Cement reported an increase in losses by 55 per cent YoY during the first quarter of 2017, due to the rise of financing and administrative costs. The company said in a statement to the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) on Monday that losses amounted to EGP57.98m (US$3.2m) in 1Q17 compared to EGP37.28m in 1Q16. During the three-month period that ended 31 March 2017, sales increased to EGP385.6m from EGP292.6m in the same period last year. Total expenses grew 33 per cent to EGP68.5m compar...

Egypt: Sinai Cement returns to black

02 March 2017, Published under Cement News

Fortune took a turn for the better for Sinai Cement in 2016. The company improved its net results significantly as it reported a net profit of EGP13.47m (US$835,183). In 2015, Sinai Cement reported a loss of EGP39.83m. Sinai Cement is owned by France’s Vicat group. The company operates a 3.5Mta cement plant in Sinai.

Egypt: Sinai Cement reports FY16 EGP14.6m net profit

27 February 2017, Published under Cement News

Sinai Cement reported a consolidated net profit of EGP14.6m (US$901,243) for FY16, a significant improvement when compared with the previous year when the company posted a net loss of EGP38.9m. Consolidated net sales were up from EGP975m in FY15 to EGP1.3bn one year later.

Sinai Cement swings into EGP7.7m 3Q profit

30 November 2016, Published under Cement News

Egypt’s Sinai Cement reported a profit of EGP7.65m in 3Q16 vs a 3Q15 loss of 24.47m. In the first nine months of 2016, the company turned a profit of EGP23.02m (US$426,111), a significantly better result than the previous year when the company reported a loss of EGP53.16m, taking into account minority rights.