Cement News tagged under: business results
Vicat02 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsVicat's first-quarter turnover eased by 0.5 per cent to EUR551m, which represents an underlying advance of 1.4 per cent. The cement turnover declined by three per cent to EUR283m, as cement shipments advanced by 1.2 per cent to 4.89Mt. Before inter-sector eliminations, the cement turnover amounted to EUR335m. The turnover in concrete and aggregates was three per cent ahead at EUR204m, which represents an underlying decline of 2.5 per cent, as aggregates shipments rose by 3.7 per cent to 5.01... |
Cimpor02 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsCimpor’s 1Q17 turnover eased by 0.3 per cent to EUR452.9m, while EBITDA recovered by five per cent to EUR84.1m. The trading profit (EBIT) improved by 3.1 per cent to EUR36.7m. The net financial charge came down by 18.1 per cent to EUR62.1m to give a pretax loss of EUR25.4m, compared with EUR40.3m a year earlier. At the net attributable level there was a loss of EUR34.4m, compared with a loss of EUR40.7m a year earlier. The net debt was 10.7 per cent higher at EUR3509m and the gearing level r... |
Titan02 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsTitan's first-quarter turnover improved 7.1 per cent to EUR361.8m and EBITDA advanced by 18 per cent to EUR51.1m. After a EUR5m (EUR25.1m) exchange loss there was a pretax loss of EUR0.7m compared with a pretax loss of EUR25m a year ago and a net attributable loss of EUR3.9m, while a year ago a net attributable loss of EUR20.9m was recorded Net debt at the end of March was 18.3 per cent higher at EUR716m, giving a gearing level of 49.1 per cent, compared with 40.5 per cent a year earlier... |
Cementos Bío Bío sees 42% drop in 1Q profits31 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsChilean cement producer Cementos Bío Bío reported a 41.6 per cent reduction in first-quarter revenues to CLP67.93m (US$100,704) from CLP76.84m in 1Q16, according its report to the Superintendency of Securities and Insurance (SVS). EBITDA fell from CLP30.03m in the first three months of 2016 to CLP26.05m in Jan-Mar 2017. Net profit nearly halved from CLP4.43m to CLP2.59m. |
Buzzi Unicem first quarter volumes ahead15 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsBuzzi Unicem's first-quarter turnover improved by 8.9 per cent to EUR588.5m. Net debt at the end of March was 4.1 per cent higher at EUR979.9m, while capital expenditure was reduced by 29 per cent to EUR49.2m. Cement deliveries increased by 4.5 per cent to 5.2Mt, while group ready-mixed concrete deliveries were ahead by 9.1 per cent to 2.6Mm³. The Italian turnover advanced by 12.7 per cent to EUR95.1m as deliveries of cement and clinker showed a good improvement thanks to higher export sh... |
Cementir benefits from acquisitions12 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsCementir's first-quarter turnover rose by 33 per cent to EUR279.9m while on a like-for-like basis the improvement was just 0.5 per cent. EBITDA improved by 7.9 per cent to EUR23m, with only the Nordic countries showing an improvement. At the trading level there was a reduction from a EUR1.2m, profit to a EUR1m loss and at the pretax level the loss increased by 2.8 per cent to EUR6.2m. Net debt at the end of March was EUR646.4m compared with the EUR271.9m a year earlier to give a gearing l... |
Tunisia: Bizerte sees turnover up 7.5% but loss aggravates12 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsTunisia’s Ciments de Bizerte has reported a TND22.179m (US$9.175m) loss in 2016, increasing the loss from TND6.61m the previous year. Turnover reached TND61.451m, a YoY increase of 7.5 per cent when compared with 2015 when turnover reached TND57.173. The company’s operating result saw a loss of TND14.577m, affected by net financial charges to the tune of TND14.577m in 2016, up from TND11.53m in 2015. The outstanding amount of bank loans reached TND53.891m against TND26.88m as at 31 D... |
Vulcan Materials improves net profit11 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsVulcan Materials, the largest US aggregates producer, generated a 1Q17 turnover 4.3 per cent ahead at US$787.3m while EBITDA declined by four per cent to US$149.3m, having just over doubled the year before. At the trading level, the first-quarter profit improved by 11.5 per cent to US$67.4m and the net interest charge in the period increased by one per cent to US$34.17m, giving a pretax profit 32.3 per cent higher at US$43.5m. At the net attributable level the profit increased by 11.9 per ce... |
Cementos Molins to raise capacity by 4.4Mta09 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsIn the next three years Cementos Molins plans to invest EUR350m to increase its capacity by 4.4Mta. The company currently has projects in Argentina, Colombia and Bangladesh. In Argentina the company will invest EUR100m in its joint venture with Votorantim, Cementos Avellaneda. The sum represents about half the investment required to add 0.2Mta at the Olavarría unit this year and expand capacity at the San Luis works to 0.9Mta by 2019. Meanwhile, in Colombia Cementos Molins and its pa... |
Vicat expects improved Europe, US, India and west African markets03 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsVicat's first-quarter turnover eased by 0.5 per cent to EUR551m, which represents an underlying advance of 1.4 per cent. The cement turnover declined by three per cent to EUR283m, as cement shipments advanced by 1.2 per cent to 4.89Mt. Before inter-sector eliminations, the cement turnover amounted to EUR335m. The turnover in concrete and aggregates was three per cent ahead at EUR204m, which represents an underlying decline of 2.5 per cent, as aggregates shipments rose by 3.7 per cent to 5... |