Cement News tagged under: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's cement output rose 11% in September08 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsSri Lanka's cement production fell 3.2 per cent to 2.086Mt in the first nine months of 2018, but output picked up in September. Total imports and production was flat at 6.204Mt in the first nine months of the year, against 6.229Mt a year earlier, reports the Central Bank. In September domestic production rose by 11.4 per cent to 262,000t. Imports also increased by18 per cent to 909,000t during the month. Sri Lanka's statistics office said the construction sector grew 2.5 per cent in rea... |
Insee Cement wins environmental awards05 November 2018, Published under Cement NewsInsee Ecocyle Lanka, a subsidiary of Siam City Cement (Lanka) Ltd, scooped the silver award in the solid waste recovery, recycling and disposal or processing category at the Presidential Environmental Awards 2018, held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Insee Ecocycle Lanka director Sanjeewa Chulakumara said, "Insee Ecocycle is now established as an independent company, and diversified its business portfolio to provide non-kiln based wa... |
Rizmy Rishard becomes director Siam City (Lanka) Ltd05 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsSiam City Cement (Lanka) Ltd has announced the appointment of Rizmy Rishard as an Independent Director, to its Board, effective from July 2018. Mr Rishard brings with him extensive experience in business transformation, having played a local and global role in multinational and local conglomerates during his career spanning 25 years. Mr Rizmy is a Chartered Management Accountant and a Chartered Marketer with a strong affiliation to Human Resource Management. He received his executive educa... |
Sri Lanka gears up for the future03 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsThis week CemNet reported that Sri Lanka saw a 56 per cent rise in cement imports , which reached record levels in May, while monthly domestic production remained stable at 0.22Mt. It may appear that the country's construction sector is again buoyant following a slowdown in the first half, when Tokyo Cement Co (Lanka) Plc reported 1H18 losses due to weaker construction activity resulting from delayed projects. In addition, both INSEE Cement and Tokyo Cement Co (Lanka) Plc applied for a ce... |
Sri Lanka gears up for the future31 August 2018, Published under Cement NewsThis week CemNet reported that Sri Lanka saw a 56 per cent rise in cement imports , which reached record levels in May, while monthly domestic production remained stable at 0.22Mt. It may appear that the country's construction sector is again buoyant following a slowdown in the first half, when Tokyo Cement Co (Lanka) Plc reported 1H18 losses due to weaker construction activity resulting from delayed projects. In addition, both INSEE Cement and Tokyo Cement Co (Lanka) Plc applied for a ce... |
Sri Lanka sees 56% rise in May imports28 August 2018, Published under Cement NewsLeading analysts point to a recovery in Sri Lanka's construction sector following a 56 per cent rise in cement imports during May 2018, while domestic production has also increased. Following the 1Q18 contraction in construction of 4.9 per cent, cement imports surged to 633,000t in May 2018, taking the total imports in the first five months to 2.3Mt, which is up 1.5 per cent from a year earlier. Domestic production grew 0.5 per cent to 220,000t in May. However, over the first five months o... |
Sri Lanka’s Tokyo Cement reports increased loss13 August 2018, Published under Cement NewsTokyo Cement Plc reported losses of LKR605m (US$3.78m) in the June 2018 quarter as revenues fell and the sale of a vessel added LKR380m to the losses already sustained. In the June 2018, revenues declined four per cent to LKR7.76bn while costs rose by four per cent to LKR6.2bn. Finance expenses increased 170 per cent to LKR380m. Gross profits fell 27 per cent YoY to LKR1.507bn. The company attributed the losses to a slowdown in construction as delayed local government polls had halted sma... |
Siam City Cement becomes regional market leader07 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsSiam City Cement (SCC) has strengthened its regional position in 2017 to become a market leader in southeast Asia. Key strategic investments in 2017 included the acquisition of plants from Cemex (Bangladesh), Holcim (Sri Lanka) and Cemex (Thailand) during 2016. More recently, It has constructed the greenfield Kampot cement plant with a 1.5Mta capacity in Cambodia in 4Q17. Moreover, according to SCC's annual 2017 report, the company has completed the acquisition of a 65 per cent stake i... |
INSEE Cement strengthens its supply chain management04 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement supply to Sri Lanka's domestic market is heavily dependent on imports of clinker and bulk cement. Therefore, supply chain management plays a vital role, which has forced INSEE Cement (Siam City group) to invest in palletisers, shipunloading equipment and a larger warehouse distribution network. Thusith Gunawarnasuriya, director of Procurement and Logistics at Siam City Cement (Lanka), said, "One key project was commissioning Sri Lanka's first cement bag palletiser at the Ruhunu cemen... |
Tokyo Cement suffers LKR285m loss01 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsSri Lanka's Tokyo Cement Co (Lanka) Plc has reported a LKR285m (US$1.79m) loss in the March 2018 quarter compared with a profit of LKR911m a year ago. Group sales fell two per cent to LKR8.8bn over the period, according to interim accounts filed with the stock exchange. In the year to 31 March 2018, Tokyo Cement made a net profit of LKR2.27bn although sales were down one per cent to LKR36bn. |