Cement News tagged under: corporate
Qassim Cement net profit rises, Saudi Arabia04 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsSaudi cement producer Qassim Cement Co (QCC) posted a SAR158.4m (US$42.2m) net profit for the first quarter of 2012 up from SAR147.2m a year ago. The company attributed the increase to a rise in sales but did not provide any exact figures. |
Cementos Molins to cut investments in 2012, Spain01 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsSpanish cement company Cementos Molins will cut its investments in 2012 to EUR80m from EUR120m. With the move, the firm is trying to reduce its debt, standing at almost EUR400m at end-2011. On June 14 Cementos Molins will pay a dividend of EUR 0.01 apiece. Abstracted from an original article in Expansion. |
Haver & Boecker acquires Newtec Bag Palletizing31 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsHaver & Boecker Holding GmbH has taken full control of Newtec Bag Palletizing by acquiring 100 per cent of its shares from the Newtec International Group SA. Newtec Bag Palletizing is a manufacturer of automatic palletising systems with headquarters in Illzach, France. It has over 1200 references, mainly in the chemical, agricultural and building materials industries. Newtec Bag Palletizing will be an independently operating Group company. This acquisition significantly strengthens the Hav... |
Usje Cementarnica 1Q net profit falls 47%, Macedonia31 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsMacedonian cement producer Usje Cementarnica said its consolidated net profit fell 47 per cent YoY to MKD101.8m (EUR1.6m) in the first quarter of 2012. Operating income fell 20 per cent YoY to MKD627.5m through March, while operating costs decreased by 9% to MKD538.1m. The company is a 94.8 per cent-owned subsidiary of Greece-based Titan Cement Company. It operates a single cement works located at Usje, near the Macedonian capital Skopje, only some 20km from the border with Kosovo. The... |
Southern Province Cements signs contract with Sinoma for Line No 331 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsSouthern Province Cement (SPC) and Chinese engineering company Sinoma have signed a SAR707m (US$188m) contract for the installation of a third new line at SPC’s plant in Tuhama. In a filing to the Saudi bourse, the cement producer said the contract will be executed over 24 months and once completed, the new line will have a capacity of 5000tpd. SPC said it will use its own funds to finance the project. In early March, the company announced that its second production line at Tuhama sta... |
Lafarge Malayan revenue rises 7%, Malaysia31 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Malayan’s revenue for 1QFY12 rose by 7% YoY to MYR644m due to higher output during the quarter (+1% nationwide in January and February 2012) and selling prices (+4% YoY nationwide to CNY331/t in 1Q). Though the 7% electricity tariff hike in May 2011 pushed energy costs higher, total costs increased by 5%, slower than top line growth due to efficiency gains. As a result, EBITDA rose by 16% to MYR127m. Net profit contribution from associates surged by 86% due to a better performance ... |
Angel Broking neutral on Madras Cements, India31 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsAngel Broking has maintained neutral rating on Madras Cements , in its May 24, 2012 research report. “For 4QFY2012, Madras Cements posted 55.5% YoY growth in its net profit to INR99 crore, which was marginally below our estimates. Net profit growth was aided by 16.8% YoY growth in volumes to 2.13Mt and 13.7% YoY growth in realisation to INR4250/t. However, on a sequential basis, the company’s realisation remained flat. We remain Neutral on the stock.” Madras registered 32.9% YoY top-line g... |
Mai Son cement plant put into operation, Vietnam31 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsMai Son Cement Joint Stock Co has officially put its Mai Son cement plant into operation. The new cement plant is situated in Na Pat Hamlet, Na Bo Commune, Mai Son Dist, Son La province with design capacity of 2500tpd of clinker (1Mta of cement). The company said it will concentrate on producing three types of cement: PCB40, PCB30 and PC40. |
Daiwa reduces Anhui Conch price target, China30 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsDaiwa Research reduced its target price for Anhui Conch to HK$23 from HK$29.5, and downgraded the stock to "hold" from "outperform". The house said cement demand and selling prices in eastern China and along the Yangtze River, the key market for Conch, have been weaker than expected year-to-date. But Daiwa expects the situation to improve in 2H on the back of the central government's loosening policies. |
Camargo Correa takeover of Cimpor to involve asset swap30 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsA takeover bid by Camargo Correa for Cimpor will involve an asset swap to buy out Votorantim, Portugal's securities regulator CMVM said on Tuesday, Reuters reports. CMVM approved the previously-announced EUR5.5/share bid under these terms and said the remaining shareholders in Cimpor would have between Wednesday and June 19 to decide whether to sell their stakes. Camargo Correa, which is already the largest single shareholder in Cimpor with a 33 per cent stake, launched a EUR2.5bn bid for ... |