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Asia Cement records 36% increase in revenue

14 May 2021, Published under Cement News

Taiwan’s Asia Cement has recorded a 36.1 per cent YoY increase in revenue to TWD17.88bn (US$639.38m) for the first quarter of 2021, up from TWD13.14bn in the 1Q20. Net profit advanced 330.2 per cent to TWD3.2bn from TWD743.77m in the year-ago period, while pre-tax profit reached TWD4.74bn from TWD1.57bn.

Birla Corp reports 27% net profit increase

14 May 2021, Published under Cement News

India’s Birla Corp has posted a net profit of INR2.49bn (US$33.87m) in the 4QFY20-21, up 27 per cent YoY from INR1.95bn, as cement sales advanced 24.5 per cent YoY to 4.17Mt. Revenue for January-March 2021 also advanced 24.9 per cent to INR21.46bn. Capacity utilisation reached 108 per cent. For the full-year, Birla Corp recorded its highest-ever net profit of INR6.3bn, up 24.7 per cent YoY, while revenue dipped 1.6 per cent to INR68.85bn. Cement sales also fell 1.8 per cent YoY to 13.39M...

Sumitomo Osaka sees 7% climb in net profit

14 May 2021, Published under Cement News

Japan’s Sumitomo Osaka Cement has recorded a 7.3 per cent YoY rise in net profit to JPY11.72bn (US$106.97m) for the year ended March 2021. Sales were down 2.4 per cent YoY to JPY239.27bn while operating profit climbed 3.1 per cent to JPY16.63bn. The company has forecast sales of JPY185.5bn and a net profit of JPY9bn for the year ending March 2022.

Hsing Ta Cement records 56% rise in revenue

14 May 2021, Published under Cement News

Taiwan’s Hsing Ta Cement has recorded a 55.5 per cent YoY rise in revenue to TWD1.8bn (US$64.76m) in the first quarter of 2021, compared with TWD1.17bn in the year-ago period. Net profit also surged 211 per cent to TWD284.4m from TWD91.34m in the first quarter of 2020. 

Titan Group records revenues of EUR371m in 1Q21

13 May 2021, Published under Cement News

Titan Group's consolidated revenue reached EUR371m, down 3.6 per cent versus the 1Q20, penalised by the weaker US$ and US$-linked currencies, against otherwise solid organic growth trends. Revenue growth was 3.2 per cent in local currencies.   EBITDA growth rose to EUR56.1m from EUR40.6m in 2020. In the 1Q21 net profit after taxes and minority interests grew to EUR15.3m, a EUR31m improvement against a EUR15.8m loss in the 1Q20 (which included EUR9m one-off mark to market losses on US$ in...

Taiheiyo Cement sees 20% net profit increase

13 May 2021, Published under Cement News

Japan’s Taiheiyo Cement has recorded a 2.3 per cent decline in revenue to JPY863.9bn (US$7.88bn) in the year ending 31 March 2021, compared with JPY884.35bn in the previous year. However, net profit advanced 19.6 per cent YoY to JPY46.8bn from JPY39.15bn. Operating profit reached JPY63.61bn, up 4.3 per cent YoY, while pretax profit also increased 8.6 per cent to JPY65.74bn from JPY60.54bn in the FY19-20. The company also released a series of forecasts for the year ending March 2022. Its r...

Chia Hsin Cement posts 10% rise in revenue

12 May 2021, Published under Cement News

Taiwan’s Chia Hsin Cement has posted a 9.9 per cent YoY increase in revenue to TWD544.53m (US$19.47m) in the first quarter of 2021, compared to TWD495.3m in the year-ago period. The company also saw its net loss narrow to TWD127.1m from TWD210.1m in the 1Q20.

Summit Materials sees record adjusted EBITDA

11 May 2021, Published under Cement News

USA-based Summit Materials has reported a US$25.5m net loss in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the US$45m in the year-ago period. Its net revenue advanced 16.4 per cent YoY to US$398.5m from US$342.4m in the 1Q20. The adjusted EBITDA also surged 166 per cent YoY to US$41.7m from US$15.7m in the January-March 2020 period. Sales volumes increased 20.7 per cent in aggregates, 13.7 per cent in cement, 7.6 per cent in ready-mix concrete and 15.9 per cent in asphalt, on the back of stro...

Buzzi Unicem reports consolidated net sales of EUR3.22bn for FY21

10 May 2021, Published under Cement News

Buzzi Unicem’s financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 reported consolidated net sales came in at EUR3222.4m, virtually unchanged compared to EUR3221.4m in 2019. EBITDA stood at EUR780.8m (EUR728.1m in 2019). The income statement reported a consolidated net profit of EUR560.2m versus a profit of EUR385.7m in 2019.  As at 31 December 2020, net debt amounted to EUR241.6m, down EUR326.2m from EUR567.8m at 2019 year-end. Total equity, inclusive of non-controlling interests, s...

Arabian Cement sees 49% surge in profit

10 May 2021, Published under Cement News

Saudi Arabia’s Arabian Cement Co has seen a 48.5 per cent YoY surge in net profit to SAR67m (US$17.87m) in the first quarter of 2021, up from SAR45.1m in the 1Q20. Sales increased 57 per cent YoY to SAR321.5m from SAR204.6m, or up 10.5 per cent QoQ from SAR290.8m. Net income also advanced 25.7 per cent QoQ from SAR53.3m.