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China Tianrui 1H net down 38.7% to CNY402m20 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsChina Tianrui Group Cement said its profit attributable to owners dropped 38.7 per cent YoY to CNY402m for the six months ended 30 June 2012. Its basic earnings per share were CNY17 cents. The revenue was CNY3.71bn, a decrease of 8.9 per cent from a year earlier. The gross profit fell 24.3 per cent YoY to CNY911m. The gross profit margin decreased to around 24.6 per cent in the 1H12 from 29.5 per cent in the same period 2011. The decrease in both gross profit and gross profit margin were pr... |
FLSmidth 2Q operating profit hit by one-off writedown17 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth reported a drop in operating profits for the second quarter hit in part by a one-off writedown. EBIT fell to DKK 349m (US$57.78m) in April-June from DKK404m in the second quarter last year. The result, which was hit by a DKK188m writedown on capitalised research and development. Revenue for the period increased 26 per cent to DKK6036m, attributable to positive developments in all segments except for cement where revenue fell seven per cent - reflecting the decline in order int... |
West China Cement net profit drops 65%, China16 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsWest China Cement has reported a 65 per cent drop in first-half profit as selling prices declined and production costs increased. Net income dropped to CNY138.5m (US$23m) from CNY419m a year earlier, the cement producer said in a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange yesterday. Sales were down 7.1 per cent to CNY1.59bn. The Shaanxi cement market will gradually recover this year, with pricing power maintained and possibly improved, the company said in a statement. Earlier this week, ... |
FLSmidth acquires Decanter Machine, USA16 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth has today signed an agreement to acquire the privately owned company Decanter Machine, Inc, a United States based manufacturer and supplier of centrifugal technology to the global minerals industries. The transaction is subject to rezoning of a portion of real estate which is expected to occur in September. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the transaction. Decanter is recognised as the global leader in the manufacture of screen bowl, solid bowl and hyperbaric c... |
Xinjiang Tianshan Cement 1Q net profit falls 68 per cent, China16 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsXinjiang Tianshan Cement Co Ltd, a cement and concrete manufacturer based in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, announced net profit attributable to shareholders to reach CNY123.14m (US$19.3m) in the first half of this year, 68 per cent lower than the same period of last year. The decline is attributed to a fall in cement prices and higher financial costs, the company said in a statement filed with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Revenue was 0.69 per cent higher from a year earlier to CNY... |
Egypt’s Misr Beni Suef earnings edge higher, hit by power shortages16 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsMisr Beni Suef Cement announced that net profit for the first half of 2012 reached EGP188m (US$31m) versus net profit of EGP155m in the same period of last year. Meanwhile, the company said it lost EGP60m due to an interruption of electricity supplies causing productivity to decline by 70 per cent and output falling to 8000tpd from the usual 11,000tpd. |
ACC sees Indian demand rising 10 per cent YoY, India16 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndian cement major ACC has said cement demand may grow at a healthy rate of 10 per cent in 2012 but subdued capacity utilisation and higher raw material costs will keep prices under pressure. "The demand for cement is expected to grow at 10 per cent over 2011. A lower utilisation rate coupled with increase in cost of raw materials and increasing logistics costs are likely to keep overall prices under pressure in all regions," it said in its annual report. "Pressure on costs will continu... |
UltraTech Cement plans to raise INR2.5bn rupees via bonds16 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndia's UltraTech Cement is planning to raise INR2.5bn (US$44.84m) through five-year bonds at 9.15 per cent, a source with direct knowledge of the deal said on Thursday. HSBC Bank is the sole arranger to the deal, said the source. (Reuters) |
Holcim net profit rises, streamlines group organisation15 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsHolcim reported increased sales and improved prices in the first half of 2012, with better margins in the second quarter despite a challenging operating environment in Europe. The group has further said it is looking to implement a “leaner and more efficient structure” . As part of the new changes, three managers will leave the executive committee and Urs Bleisch will head the “Holcim Leadership Journey” cost-cutting initiative. Consolidated net sales increased by 2.1 per cent in t... |
Life Insurance Corp trims stake in ACC, India15 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsState-run Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has sold 2.68 per cent stake in cement maker ACC for INR187.75 crore through open market operations. LIC had 10.51% stake (or 18.77 crore shares in ACC) prior to the transactions that took place between November 2011 and August 2012, both at the Bombay Stock Exchange as well as the National Stock Exchange, the cement firm said in a regulatory filing today. Following the transactions, LIC's shareholding in ACC, in which Swiss major Holcim holds a ... |