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LafargeHolcim to settle US lawsuit from Cuban operations28 May 2021, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim Ltd has agreed in principle to settle a lawsuit brought by a group of 25 US nationals who claimed the company used their Cuban property to conduct business, according to court documents. The lawsuit, filed in September in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, is one of dozens of cases brought under a long-dormant law that allows Americans to pursue legal action against companies doing business in Cuba on property confiscated by the regime of Fid... |
HeidelbergCement makes new appointments to Managing Board28 May 2021, Published under Cement NewsIn line with HeidelbergCement’s 'Beyond 2020' strategic targets, the Supervisory Board of HeidelbergCement has decided to establish two new positions on the Managing Board to further drive the company’s major transformation in sustainability and digitalisation. Dr Nicola Kimm (51) will take over the newly-established Managing Board position as Chief Sustainability Officer of HeidelbergCement, responsible for environment social governance, global research and development, and new tec... |
Bestway Cement to set up greenfield cement plant in Punjab27 May 2021, Published under Cement NewsBestway Cement Ltd has informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange on 27 May that it is setting up a greenfield cement plant with a clinker capacity of 7200tpd, near Paikhel, Mianwali, Punjab province. Company Secretary, Sehar Husain, added that the plant would have a 9MW waste heat recovery plant built by Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd of China. In addition, all necessary regulatory approvals and financial arrangements have been secured. However, no time frame of completion wa... |
Anjani Portland to acquire controlling stake in Bhavya Cements27 May 2021, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Anjani Portland Cement has entered into a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of a controlling stake in Bhavya Cements, at a price of INR51.53/share (US$0.7/share). The objective of the deal is to improve the market presence of the company through the addition of a new brand, according to Anjani Portland. Bhavya currently operates around 1.4Mta of cement capacity and has annual revenues in the region of INR3bn. |
Cienfuegos restarts production27 May 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe Carlos Marx cement plant in Cienfuegos, Cuba, has recommenced production after being paralysed since 14 January due to a lack of petcoke. A new cargo of petcoke was reportedly unloaded at Cienfuegos port, according to Sierra Maestra new service. To address the fuel shortage, Cienfuegos had introduced the use of tyres and waste oils, but the alternative fuels are unable to meet the entire fuel demand of the plant. To continue supplying cement to Cuba’s construction programme, Cienfue... |
Cementir Holding is given a BBB investment rating by Standard and Poor27 May 2021, Published under Cement NewsStandard & Poor's rating agency announced that it had assigned Cementir Holding NV an Issuer Rating of “BBB- with Stable Outlook”. The attribution of an investment grade rating is the culmination of a process that began several years ago, which saw Cementir significantly diversify its business and product portfolio, allowing it to achieve considerable stability in results, even during the recent pandemic crisis. During 2020 Cementir Holding improved its profitability and further re... |
Anjani Portland Cement posts 111% rise in profit26 May 2021, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Anjani Portland Cement has reported a largely stable total income in the full-year period ending 31 March 2021, reaching INR4.14bn (US$56.9m) from INR4.13bn in the FY19-20. However, net profit surged 110.6 per cent YoY to INR849.8m from INR403.5m in the previous fiscal. |
Shree Cement records 22% revenue increase26 May 2021, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Shree Cement has posted a 22.2 per cent YoY increase in standalone revenue from operations to INR39.31bn (US$540.6m) in the quarter ending 31 March 2021, against INR32.18bn in the year-ago period. Net profit advanced 30.5 per cent YoY to INR7.68bn from INR5.88bn. In the full-year period, revenue from operations climbed 5.7 per cent to INR125.88bn from INR119bn in the FY19-20. Net profit surged 40.8 per cent YoY to INR23.12bn. |
Heracles reports static turnover of EUR188.5m in 202026 May 2021, Published under Cement NewsHeracles Group of Companies ’ (LafargeHolcim group) turnover in Greece remained almost unchanged in 2020 compared to 2019 when the company first returned to profitability after 10 years . It reached EUR188.5m in 2020 compared to EUR188.8m in 2019. The company’s EBITDA increased by 36 per cent to EUR35.5m in 2020 compared to EUR26.1m in 2019 and net earnings increased by 109 per cent to EUR9.6m in 2020 compared to EUR4.6 m in 2019. Investments in tangible and intangibl... |
PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa records April sales volume of 1.3Mt25 May 2021, Published under Cement NewsPT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk recorded a sales volume of 1.3Mt throughout April 2021. This realisation was 13 per cent higher than sales in the same period last year. Director and Corporate Secretary of Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, Antonius Marcos, said that this increase was mainly due to the fact that April last year was the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. In April 2021 are around 100,000t lower than sales in March 2021 which reached 1.4Mt. This decline in m... |