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Taiwan Cement reports 9% increase in April revenues

11 May 2023, Published under Cement News

Taiwan Cement Co reported revenues of TWD9.1bn (US$296.4m) in April 2023, up 9.4 per cent from TWD8.319bn in April 2022. In the first four months of 2023 the company saw its revenue advance by 13.4 per cent to TWD35.462bn from TWD31.265bn in the 4M22.

Heidelberg Materials reports strong 1Q revenue growth

10 May 2023, Published under Cement News

Heidelberg Materials announced a 13.4 per cent YoY increase in revenues (adjusted for scope of consolidation and exchange rate effects) to EUR4896m in the first quarter of 2023. During the quarter sales volumes declined as a result of the economic downturn linked to lower construction activity, especially in residential construction, due to inflation and increased financing costs. In particular, price adjustments in all group areas contributed to the revenue growth. Exchange rate effects o...

Cementir posts 1Q23 revenue of EUR414.8m

10 May 2023, Published under Cement News

Cementir ’s revenue totalled EUR414.8m in the 1Q23, up 14.5 per cent from the 1Q22. EBITDA reached EUR81.2m, a 33.8 per cent YoY advance while profit before taxes totalled EUR63.9m, a rise of 50.7 per cent when compared with the 1Q22. Meanwhile, net debt stood at EUR32.1m at 31 March 2023.  Operating costs rose by 2.8 per cent to EUR342.5m when compared to EUR333.1m in the 1Q22. The cost of raw materials rose by 5.5 per cent YoY.   Cement volumes (white and grey) totalled 2.34Mt, a f...

Argos reports record 1Q23 operating EBITDA

10 May 2023, Published under Cement News

Argos recorded an operating EBITDA of US$127m in the 1Q23,   the highest achieved in a first quarter in its history and 41.3 per cent higher than in the 1Q22. Regarding consolidated revenues, it earned US$721m, representing a growth of 11.9 per cent compared to the previous year. Net profit closed at US$25m, while the leverage index stood at a level of 3.1 times, with a slight increase compared to December, mainly caused by the accelerated revaluation of the Colombian peso at the end of Ma...

SCG reports domestic cement sales of THB50,800m in 1Q23

10 May 2023, Published under Cement News

SCG reported its operating results for the 1Q23, showing a recovery across all business units, with increased sales and profits boosted by the revival of tourism and China’s border reopening. SCG’s total assets as of 31 March 2023, amounted to THB923,725m (US$27,414m), of which 44 per cent represented assets in ASEAN (excluding Thailand). The Cement-Building Materials segment recorded sales revenue of THB50,800m. The result was  “increasing by three per cent QoQ and similar to the sa...

Prometheus Materials appoints Director of Product Management

10 May 2023, Published under Cement News

Prometheus Materials team welcomes Leo Atencio as its new Director of Product Management. Leo is a leader in sustainable design products and sustainable construction with over 25 years of experience in the building materials industry. He has successfully developed and deployed a number of innovative sustainable products and previously worked in aggregates, concrete and precast building materials within several sectors of the industry. Based in Boulder, Colorado, USA, Prometheus Materials ...

Andhra Cements reports income of INR1m in March 2023 quarter

09 May 2023, Published under Cement News

India’s Andhra Cements Ltd (part of Sagar Cements Ltd ) has reported total income of INR1m (US$12,192) in the quarter ended 31 March 2023, compared to INR1.8m in the same period a year earlier. Total expenses have come in at -INR843.6m giving a profit before exceptional items and tax of INR844.6m for the three-month period. Finance costs over the quarter stood at -INR1096.4m, versus INR446m in the quarter ended 31 March 2022. Net profit for the 2023 quarter is reported at INR11,220.1m, up ...

Attock Cement to sell its 60% share in Iraqi plant

09 May 2023, Published under Cement News

Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd (ACL) is expected to hold an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of the shareholders on 25 May 2023, to consider and, if deemed fit, to pass a resolution of disposal and to enter into a share purchase agreement 18m shares held by the company in its subsidiary, Saqr-Al-Keetan cement grinding unit in Iraq. The grinding plant has a cement capacity of 540,000tpa and was set up in 2019.   ACL will sell 60 per cent of the entire share capital of Saqr Al-Keeta...

Orient Cement begins Devapur expansion

09 May 2023, Published under Cement News

Orient Cement (part of the CK Birla Group ) has laid the foundation stone for the expansion of its integrated cement plant in Devapur , Adilabad District, Telangana. The INR20,000m (US$243.6m) project will increase the plant’s cement production capacity from 5Mta to 8Mta.  With the expansion expected to provide 4000 new direct and indirect job opportunities, the local Telangana government is also setting up a skill development centre near Devapur, offering training to local young peo...

Osvaldo Ayres new global CEO Votorantim Cimentos, Marcelo Castelli new board member

09 May 2023, Published under Cement News

Osvaldo Ayres Filho, Votorantim Cimentos’ current COO, has been promoted to the position of global CEO of the company. He succeeds Marcelo Castelli, who will become a member of the Board of Directors. Mr Castelli has worked for 26 years at Votorantim SA and became CEO of Votorantim Cimentos in February 2019. Under his leadership, Votorantim Cimentos grew and innovated, made important investments in Brazil, expanded internationally, advanced its go-to-market strategy, strengthened its adjac...