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HeidelbergCement enjoys improved 1H results29 July 2021, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement’s positive sales development in the first quarter of 2021 continued in the second quarter, leading to a 9.7 per cent YoY increase in cement and clinker sales volumes to 61.8Mt in the first half of 2021 from 56.3Mt in the year-ago period. Deliveries of aggregates advanced by 7.5 per cent YoY to 145Mt from 134.8Mt in the 1H20 while ready-mixed concrete sales in the 1H21 were up by 8.3 per cent YoY to 23.5Mm3 from 21.7Mm3 in the 1H20. Asphalt deliveries increased by 11.5 per ce... |
JSW Cement partners with new investors to accelerate growth29 July 2021, Published under Cement NewsIndia-based JSW Cement has entered into definitive agreements to raise up to INR15.000bn (US$201.2m) from two global private equity investors, Apollo Global Management Inc (through its managed funds) and Synergy Metals Investments Holding Ltd. The transaction is a structured private equity deal wherein compulsorily convertible preference shares (CCPS) are being issued to the investors and the conversion of such CCPS into common equity of the company will be linked to the company’s ... |
Yamama Cement achieved a net profit of SAR132.6m in 1H2129 July 2021, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia-based Yamama Cement recorded a net profit after zakat and tax of SAR132.6m (US$35.3m) in the 1H21, a 24 per cent fall from SAR174.8m in the same period a year ago. The company attributed the drop in net profit to lower sales volumes. Yamama reported a net profit after zakat and tax of SAR 77.7m in 2Q21, a 53 per cent increase from SAR 50.8m in the year-ago period. The cement producer cited higher sales, and lower provisions for zakat as well as general and administra... |
Shree Cement about to start building West Bengal grinding plant29 July 2021, Published under Cement NewsShree Cement is preparing to start work on its INR6bn (US$80.5m) grinding unit in Bengal within a month. The new plant will have a cement grinding capacity of 3Mta which will raise the group’s cement capacity to 47Mta when complete. "This will be our first plant in Bengal. In the east, we have plants in Odisha, Chattishgarh, Bihar and Jharkhand," said H M Bangur, Shree Cement’s MD. Mr Bagur added that business is reviving well in Bengal, "The growth in the state is higher than the nat... |
GCC reports 44% increase in 2Q net income28 July 2021, Published under Cement NewsGCC saw its consolidated net sales increased 18.1 per cent YoY to US$286.7m in the 2Q21 from US$242.8m in the 2Q20. EBITDA advanced 18.6 per cent YoY to US$97m in the 2Q21 from US$81.8m in the 2Q20. As a result, the EBITDA margin edged up from 33.7 per cent to 33.8 per cent over the same period. Net income increased 43.8 per cent to US$47.7m in the 2Q21 from US$33.2m in the year-ago period. In Mexico cement and ready-mix volumes increased 17.1 and 41.4 per cent, respectively. In the USA c... |
GCC reports strong 2Q21 results and prepares for expansion28 July 2021, Published under Cement NewsGCC reported a net sales increase of 18 per cent in the 2Q21 and a rise in EBITDA of 19 per cent. The company’s net financial expenses totalled US$10m during this accounting period. GCC reported cement volumes rising by 11 per cent in the 2Q21 compared to eight per cent in 2020. Concrete sales fell by 17 per cent compared to a six per cent rise in the 2Q20. Commenting on guidance for the remainder of 2021, Enrique Escalante, GCC’s CEO said: “ Starting in Mexico, we now expect GCC’s cem... |
Nigeria to build new 5Mta cement plant in Gombe State27 July 2021, Published under Cement NewsMadugu Cement is set to establish a 5Mta cement factory in Kembu and Kwali districts of Akko and Yalmatu Deba, Gombe State, Nigeria. The plant will be built by Sinoma International Engineering Company Ltd in partnership. Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, said: "Your coming here is very apt and we welcome you most profoundly because we benefitted from the existence of the one and only cement company in the sub-region, in fact in the whole of the north we have only four cem... |
Insee Cement steps up raw material unloading27 July 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe Hambantota International Port (HIP) recorded its highest discharge levels of bulk cargo recently, when a shipment of gypsum consigned to Insee Cement was unloaded at a rate of 24,000tpd by port operations. Thusith Gunawarnasuriya, director procurement and logistics of Insee Cement, says this was an extraordinary achievement for a Sri Lankan port in terms of speed and efficiency. "As the No 1 cement manufacturing company in Sri Lanka, we import raw materials in large vessels. B... |
Caribbean Cement Co 2 years accident free27 July 2021, Published under Cement NewsCemex-owned Caribbean Cement Co Ltd is marking two years free from accidents at its Rockfort plant in Kingston, Jamaica. The milestone was officially reached on 15 July and fell within the company's observation of Health and Safety Week between 12-16 July. "It's a good feeling to know that we can break production records but at the same time keep our people safe, so this is definitely a big achievement. In the last 10 years, we have not been able to accomplish such a feat but now that we... |
Ambuja Cement records net sales of INR33.4bn26 July 2021, Published under Cement NewsAmbuja Cement recorded net sales of INR33.420bn (US$448.9m) in the April-June 2021 quarter 2021, up from INR21.450bn in the same period last year. Sales volumes for the 2Q21 reached 6.33Mt up from 4.19Mt in the 2Q20. EBITDA rose substantially in the 2Q21 to INR9600m, up 61 per cent from INR5950m recorded in the same period last year. Profit after tax amounted to INR7230m in 2Q21, up from INR4530m in the 2Q20. Neeraj Akhoury, CEO India of Holcim and Managing Director and CEO of Ambuja ... |