Cement News tagged under: corporate
Yanbu Cement 1H net profit rises four per cent, Saudi Arabia09 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia-based Yanbu Cement said net profit for the first half of 2012 rose by 43.4 per cent YoY to SAR360m (US$96m). Earnings per share stood at SAR3.43, up from SAR2.39. For the second quarter of 2012, Yanbu’s net profit reached SAR216m from SAR150m from the same period of last year. The company attributed the strong performance to higher production and sales volumes as a result of the launch of Kiln Line No 5. |
Siam Cement faces 2Q net profit drop06 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement is expected to report a fall in net profit for the second quarter hurt by weak results of its core petrochemical business. Citigroup forecast Siam's net profit to fall 42 per cent to THB4.35bn for the April-June quarter, YoY, according to a Reuters report. "First-half estimated profit should come at 34 per cent of consensus fiscal year forecast, possibly leading to further earnings downgrades and a cap on the share price in the medium term," it said in a report. Citigrou... |
Anhui Conch to issue corporate bonds, China06 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsAnhui Conch Cement said on Wednesday that its board of directors has approved its plan to issue up to CNY6bn worth of corporate bonds with a maturity of no more than 10 years. Proceeds from the issuance will be used to replenish working capital and adjust debt structure. (Source: China Business Newswire). |
L&T files for arbitration proceedings against Zuari Cement, India06 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsEngineering and construction company Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has filed for arbitration proceedings against Zuari Cement, a fully-owned subsidiary of Italcementi, to claim INR188.53 crore in alleged unpaid bills and payment delays, The Indian Express reports "They haven't paid us for the INR269.74 crore civil construction work to build a cement plant in Yerraguntla, Andhra Pradesh, and we have started arbitration proceedings against them," K Jagannathan, legal head at L&T's engineering and con... |
Control of Bekabadcement transferred, Uzbekistan06 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsControl over producer Bekabadcement has been transferred from industrial holding United Cement Group (UCG) to the Uzbek State Committee for State Property Management, a regional media report. "The Supervisory Board of Bekabadcement has decided to include in the register of shareholders of Uzbekistan State Property Committee, which holds 51.53 per cent stake," the report said. The reason for this decision was the ruling of Tashkent Province Court for Criminal Cases. In Janua... |
Brazil competition authority approves Camargo purchase of Cimpor05 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsBrazil’s competition authority CADE has approved Camargo Correa’s purchase of a controlling stake in Portuguese cement producer Cimpor, subject to several conditions. The main condition set by the regulator is that Votorantim, Camargo’s competitor on the Brazilian market, sells its stake in Cimpor. Votorantim and Camargo Correa both bought shares in Cimpor in 2010. Through their shareholdings in Cimpor, both Camargo Correa and Votorantim increased their share of Brazil's market. Cade als... |
Grupo Argos merges port assets05 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsGrupo Argos has been authorised by its Board of Directors to merge its port assets with Muelles El Bosque Operador Portuario (MEBOP) and Terminal Marítima Muelles El Bosque. The company resulting from the merger will be 50% owned by Grupo Argos and the remaining 50% by the current shareholders of Muelles El Bosque, the Echavarría Obregón family and the Spanish group Ership (property of the Alvargonzález family from Asturias), with whom Grupo Argos has held a relationship of several years a... |
China Tianrui sees 1H net profit down 30%05 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsChina Tianrui Group Cement said it expects net profit to be down around 30 per cent for the first half of 2012 compared to the same period of last year. The company said that since the second quarter of 2012, there has been a rebound in market demand for cement products in Central China and Liaoning province and the sales volume and selling prices of cement products of the company has generally increased and remained relatively stable as compared to the prior quarter, but were still lower... |
Personnel change in the Supervisory Board of HeidelbergCement04 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsProf. Dr. Marion Weissenberger-Eibl has been appointed as a member of HeidelbergCement's Supervisory Board in the capacity of shareholder representative. She succeeds Dr.-Ing. Herbert Lutkestratkotter, who had resigned from his position for personal reasons. Her term of appointment will expire on the occasion of the by-election held at the next Annual General Meeting of HeidelbergCement AG on 8 May 2013. “We are pleased that, in Prof. Dr. Marion Weissenberger-Eibl, we have succeeded in at... |
Standard & Poor's puts Cemex 'B-' rating on watch negative04 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsRatings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) may cut the credit rating on Cemex and its key operating subsidiaries following the cement major’s recently announced refinancing proposal. Cemex’s debt is rated B- by S&P. Last week Cemex announced a proposal to refinance US$7.3bn in bank debt, including a three-year extension on debt due in 2014 and an initial US$1bn payment to lenders by March 31, 2013. Sources of payment may include select asset sales. “If lenders approve the proposal, in our ... |