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Gansu Qilianshan to build joint venture in Tibet, China21 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsGansu Qilianshan Cement Group Co., Ltd. September 18 announced that the company plans to join forces with a partner to set up a cement 1.2Mta dry-process cement line in Tibet. The company will invest CNY168m, taking 60 per cent interest. |
Higher sales boost Qassim Cement 1H12 net profit, Saudi Arabia21 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsSaudi cement producer Qassim Cement Co (QCC) posted a 5.3 per cent rise in net profit to SAR307.4m (US$82m) for the first half of 2012, up from SAR291.8m a year ago, which the company attributed to an increased rise in sales. Earnings per share (EPS) stood at SAR 3.42, compared with SAR 3.24. QCC registered an operating profit of SAR 315.5m for the six months to June 2012, up from SAR297.2m a year earlier. |
China Resources to meet with investors ahead of planned bond issue21 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsChina Resources Cement Holdings Ltd (CRC) is to meet fixed-income investors in Asia and Europe from Monday-Wednesday next week, ahead of a planned five-year dollar bond offering, according to reports by Dow Jones Newswires Friday. CRC will hold meetings in Hong Kong Monday, Singapore Tuesday and London Wednesday, a source disclosed to Dow Jones. The bonds will be supported by a standby letter of credit from DBS Bank, the sole global coordinator, the person added. CRC, a unit of state-owne... |
Huaxin Cement’s largest shareholder buys 18.61m B-shares21 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsChina-based cement producer Huaxin Cement said that its largest shareholder bought a combined 18.61m B-shares (or a 1.98 per cent stake in the company) between December 23rd, 2011 and 17 September 2012. After the purchases, its largest shareholder indirectly holds 391 million shares (201 million A-shares and 190m B-shares), or a 41.87 per cent stake in Huaxin Cement. (Source: China Business Newswire). |
Algeria government in negotiations for ASEC Cement Algeria stake20 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Algerian government is negotiating with Egypt's ASEC Cement to acquire a minority stake in its Algeria-based operations, the firm's main stakeholder told the stock exchange on Wednesday. Algeria aims to acquire 49 per cent of ASEC Cement Algeria by increasing the company's paid up capital, which currently sits at US$60m. Cairo-based private equity firm, Citadel Capital, has a 48.5 per cent share in ASEC Holding, which in turn owns 61 per cent in ASEC Cement. Citadel directly owns 3... |
JPMorgan Raises Holcim To Overweight20 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsJPMorgan Cazenove raises Holcim to overweight from neutral and lifts its price target to CHF70 from CHF56.50 on the notion that the 2Q uptick in emerging market margins could be the start of a longer run for cement sales in those markets. "Its emerging markets business is seeing margins on the turn driven by rising prices, less new capacity and relatively stable energy costs," says analyst Michael Morris. "Its portfolio gives it better access to Asia and Latin America which in the near term ... |
Euro construction falls in July20 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsEuro-area construction output fell for a second month in July, led by declines from Spain to The Netherlands. Construction in the 17-nation euro area fell 0.3 per cent from June, when it dropped a revised 0.6 per cent, the European Union’s statistics office in Luxembourg said. From a year earlier, construction output declined 4.7 per cent. In Italy and Spain, the euro region’s third- and fourth- largest economies, output dropped 2.2 per cent and 2.1 per cent in the month, respectively, the... |
Further Spanish cuts ahead19 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Spanish cement sector is facing more job cuts and possible further restructuring measures as local cement consumption continues to tumble. Management of Cementos Lemona presented yesterday a job-cutting plan, which will affect 34 employees at the company's plant in the Basque country, according to trade union ELA. Local newspaper Expansion reported that the measure is part of the viability plan of cement group Portland Valderrivas, which controls Cementos Lemona. The group is t... |
Govt to appeal court order Assiut Cement renationalisation, Egypt19 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Egyptian government plans to file an appeal against a Thursday court ruling renationalising Assiut Cement, Industry and Foreign Trade Minister Hatem Saleh told Ahram Online on Tuesday. Since its privatisation in 1999, Assiut Cement has been 95.8 per cent owned by Cemex. On the sidelines of Tuesday's Egyptian National Competitiveness Conference, Saleh said the government would grant seven new licenses for Egypt-based cement companies once ongoing energy shortfalls were resolved. (... |
Attock Cement full year profit rises, Pakistan19 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsAttock Cement Pakistan reported profit after tax to PKR1.44bn for the year ended 30 June 2012 compared to PKR684m in the previous year, thanks to higher prices. Net sales rose to PKR10.63bn in FY12 against PKR8.55bn in FY11 while cost of sales rose to PKR7.691bn against PKR6.8bn a year earlier. Pretax profit for FY12 rose to PKR2.03bn compared to PKR1.03bn a year earlier. |