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Vicat advances in spite of weakness in France05 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsVicat's first half turnover increased by 6.1 per cent to EUR1217.8m, which amounts to a 10.8 per cent advance on a comparative basis. EBITDA was ahead by 3.1 per cent to EUR207.7m and the margin narrowed from 17.5 per cent to 17.1 per cent. The trading profit, however, improved by 9.4 per cent to EUR115.2m, an underlying increase of 15.8 per cent. After a net financial charge 38.2 per cent higher at EUR29.7m and a 20 per cent decline in the income from associates to EUR1.7m, the pre-tax p... |
Buzzi Unicem: Italy still declining04 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsBuzzi Unicem's first half turnover improved by 2.7 per cent to EUR1180.7m and the EBITDA rose by 27.7 per cent to EUR138.5m. The depreciation and impairment charges include EUR30.9m in respect of writing off the goodwill in the Ukraine. The first half trading profit recovered from EUR3.1m to EUR14.1m and the interest charge declined by 1.2 per cent to EUR47m and the pre-tax loss was reduced from EUR26m to EUR11.1m. After a tax charge 9.1 per cent higher at EUR9.7m and a minorities charge ... |
Titan's Florida business advances strongly01 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsTitan's first-half turnover improved by 3.9 per cent to EUR571.2m while the EBITDA was ahead by just 0.8 per cent to EUR89m. Following a 10.3 per cent reduction in the depreciation charge, the trading profit improved by 23.5 per cent to EUR35.9m. After a net financial charge 11.9 per cent lower at EUR29.7m and other items, there was a pre-tax profit of EUR6.7m compared with a loss of EUR12.4m a year earlier. At the net attributable lever there was a EUR2.9m profit, compared with a loss of ... |
Italcementi suffers from jump in financing costs31 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsItalcementi's first-half turnover declined by six per cent to EUR2048.4m, but the running EBITDA did improve by 2.2 per cent to EUR304.8m. Helped by a 6.2 per cent reduction in the amortisation and depreciation charge, the trading profit improved by 27.7 per cent to EUR99.8m. A 66.5 per cent jump in financing costs, largely related to interest rate derivatives and derivatives on CO2 hedging, led to a net financial charge of EUR75.1m. After contribution from associates and impairment charg... |
Buzzi Unicem and Wietersdorfer deal completed31 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsBuzzi Unicem has completed a strategic agreement with Wietersdorfer initially announced in February this year. Under the terms of the deal, Buzzi Unicem is receiving EUR22m from W&P Cementi for its 0.3Mta cement works at Cadola (Italy) and the right to acquire the 0.4Mta Travesio (Italy) cement plant within the next five years. At the same time, Buzzi Unicem is paying some EUR22m for a 25 per cent stake in Salonit Anhovo, the leading cement producer in Slovenia with a capacity approaching ... |
Cementir's growth impeded by the strong euro30 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsCementir's turnover emerged just 0.1 per cent ahead at EUR472.8m in first half of the year, as the improvement in Denmark and Norway was offset by currency weakness and the continuing decline in Italy. EBITDA, however, rose by 26.4 per cent to EUR78.4m and was helped by a 7.8 per cent reduction in depreciation and similar charges. The trading profit was more than doubled and jumped ahead by 112 per cent to EUR37.6m. The net financial charge was jumped from EUR2.8m to EUR7.3m, resulting in... |
Israel: antitrust moves to increase competition29 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsIsrael’s antitrust authority is taking steps to introduce competition in the domestic cement market by calling on the country’s dominant producer to make a plant disposal or adjust discounts to its largest customers. Antitrust Commissioner David Gilo has outlined plans to force Nesher to sell its Har Tov plant which produces about 1Mta of cement and accounts for about 30 per cent of domestic sales. Should Nesher fail to sell the cement works, the company would have to drop the discounts it... |
Egypt cement volumes hold firm28 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsEgypt’s cement volumes demonstrated resilience over the Jan-May 2014 period with the pricing environment also positive. During the first five months of the year, volumes totalled 21.7Mt – an increase of 1.8 per cent compared to the same period of 2013 which was impacted by interruptions in energy supplies and exceptional political events, writes CM-CIC Securities. Lafarge posted a particularly strong performance, with volumes up by 18.9 per cent (2.5Mt) in the Jan-May period, and by 19... |
Argos sees strong performance in US division25 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsArgos closed the first half of 2014 with an 87 per cent increase in net profit driven by acquisitions and positive market trends, most notably in the US which generated earnings in the second quarter that were almost twice the EBITDA of full year 2013 in the regional division. The company's consolidated second quarter EBITDA rose to US$142m, some 11 per cent higher than the year before. Over the first six months of the year, EBITDA reached US$272m, 12 per cent higher YoY despite non-recur... |
Lafarge sells Pakistan cement operations24 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsLafarge announced the sale of its cement operations in Pakistan for an enterprise value of US$329m to local producer Bestway Cement. Lafarge Pakistan Cement Ltd, in which Lafarge owns a 75.86 per cent stake, operates an integrated cement plant located close to Islamabad in the north of the country. The divestment contributes to Lafarge’s net debt reduction goals, the company said in a statement. Completion of the deal is subject to regulatory approval. |