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Southern Province driven by higher demand, Saudi Arabia

26 October 2012, Published under Cement News

Saudi Arabian cement producer Southern Province Cement reported a YoY rise in net profit for the the first nine months of 2012 and for the third quarter of the year thanks to an increase in demand for cement on the local market. However on a QoQ basis, third quarter profit fell due to the Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr holidays. Net profit for the third quarter of 2012 reached SAR200m compared to SAR180m for the same quarter of previous year, an increase of 11.11 per cent. Net profit during the n...

Henan Tongli Cement nine-month net profit declines, China

26 October 2012, Published under Cement News

Henan Tongli Cement Co Ltd reported a net profit of CNY138m (US$22m) for the first three quarters of 2012, a YoY decline of 6.86 per cent. Operating revenue during the period climbed 4.19 per cent YoY to CNY3.13bn. The Shenzhen-listed cement producer said net profit for the third quarter slumped 30.28 per cent YoY to CNY41.16m, while operating revenue grew 18.64 per cent YoY to CNY116bn.

Trinidad Cement appoints new director

26 October 2012, Published under Cement News

Trinidad Cement has appointed Mr Alejando Alberto Ramirez as a Director. The effective date is October 12, 2012.

Vietnam producer 3Q net profit falls

26 October 2012, Published under Cement News

Thai Binh Cement JSC reported a net profit of VND81m (US$3.9m) in the third quarter of 2012 compared to VND1bn a year ago due to a rise in input costs and lower demand, the company said. Revenue for the July-September 2012 period was VND23.6bn compared to VND24.2bn in the same quarter of last year. In the first nine months of this year, the company saw 65 per cent net profit drop to VND1.1bn from VND3.1bn over the same period of last year.

DG Khan first quarter boosted by prices, Pakistan

25 October 2012, Published under Cement News

Pakistan cement producer DG Khan Cement Ltd (DGKC), reported a significant rise in net income in the first quarter of the current fiscal thanks to rising cement prices. Net income increased to PKR1.42bn (US$14.8m) from PKR355.5m, the Lahore-based company said in a filing today. Sales rose 15 per cent to PKR6.1bn. Cement makers have relied on price increases amid stagnant sales in the past five years.

Anhui Conch 3Q12 net down, China

25 October 2012, Published under Cement News

Anhui Conch Cement said its net profit attributable to equity shareholders dropped 66.75 per cent YoY to CNY1.02bn (US$163m) for the third quarter ended 30 September 2012. Operating revenue was CNY11.69bn, representing a 7.6 per cent decline from a year earlier. Operating profit dropped 69 per cent to CNY1.23bn. For the first three quarters of 2012, net profit fell about 57 per cent YoY to CNY3.94bn.

Siam Cement net profit down, approves investment, Thailand

24 October 2012, Published under Cement News

Siam Cement PCL said Wednesday its third-quarter net profit fell 13 per cent from a year earlier, mainly because of higher expenses and cost of sales. Meanwhile, its board has approved THB16.5bn (US$53.6m) worth of cement investments to increase its footprint in Southeast Asia. The company posted a net profit of THB6.42bn (US$208.8m) for the three months ended 30 September, compared with THB7.38bn in the same period a year earlier, its filing to the Stock Exchange of Thailand showed. Sa...

Cemex Spain mulling job cuts

24 October 2012, Published under Cement News

Cemex’s Spanish subsidiary is considering cutting 350 and 400 jobs, a trade union official told Reuters on Tuesday. The official, who had informal talks with Cemex on the issue, said around one-fifth of the jobs could be cut out of a total of 1740 in the country. "We can anticipate that the steps will be pretty strong. There will be contracts being ended and about one-third of cement workers will be laid off," said José Luis López from the Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) trade union.

Buzzi Unicem expected to revise 2012 EBITDA guidance

23 October 2012, Published under Cement News

Brokerage Equita expects Italian cement maker Buzzi Unicem to report a 21 per cent rise in EBTIDA for the first nine months of 2012 to EUR177m. The third-quarter EBITDA will push the management to revise up its 2012 EBITDA target from the current EUR430m to at least the consensus estimate of EUR 455m, Equita said. The broker expects Buzzi Unicem to report sales of EUR828m for the third quarter, up eight per cent YoY. Equita sees the cement maker to have confirmed in the third quart...

Unacem net profit rises, Peru

23 October 2012, Published under Cement News

Union Andina de Cementos (Unacem) – which comprises the recently merged Cementos LIma and Cementos Andino –  reported a net profit to PEN70.3m (US$27m) compared with PEN42m in the same quarter in the previous year boosted by strong sales. Total third-quarter revenue was PEN326.4m compared with PEN266.3m in the same period a year earlier. The company said that cement production in the third quarter was 986,935t, up 13.2 per cent compared with the same quarter a year earlier. Cementos ...