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Power Cement records surge in revenue18 February 2021, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s Power Cement Ltd has seen its revenue surge to PKR6.85bn (US$43.1m) in the first half ended 31 December 2020, compared to PKR1.24bn in the year-ago period. Gross profit returned to a PKR1.69bn profit from a PKR345.6m loss in the 1HFY19-20. Net profit after tax reached PKR68.79m from a PKR365.8m loss. |
Eurocement's shares put up for auction18 February 2021, Published under Cement NewsSberbank has put 100 per cent shares of Eurocement up for an electronic auction, including about RUB70bn(US$958m) of debt obligations. Sberbank is looking for a public buyer for the shares and is expected to write off part of the debt. Sberbank is the largest bank in Russia, central and Eastern Europe. An open electronic auction was launched on 18 February 2021. The Auction House of Russia is the organiser and is providing an electronic platform where the selection of an investor will... |
Vicat announces FY20 sales of EUR2805m17 February 2021, Published under Cement NewsVicat announced FY20 sales of EUR2805m, up 5.5 per cent from EUR2740m in FY19. EBITDA rose to EUR557m, up by 10.1 per cent LfL and EBIT increased to EUR298m, a rise of 17.5 per cent LfL. Vicat’s consolidated net income reached EUR172m, up 17.5 per cent LfL from EUR160m in FY19. Cash flow totalled EUR461m up 12.9 per cent LfL and net debt fell to EUR1202m, down EUR88m. Leverage is at 2.16x. EBITDA rose by EUR26m in the Americas, EUR14m in Asia, EUR9m in Africa and EUR1m in Europe. EBIT... |
Chia Hsin Cement Corp sees 19% rise in January revenue17 February 2021, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan’s Chia Hsin Cement Corp has posted an 18.5 per cent YoY rise in revenue to TWD195.48m (US$6.98m) in January 2021. The company reported a revenue of TWD165m in January 2020. |
Sharjah Cement receives approval to delist17 February 2021, Published under Cement NewsUAE-based Sharjah Cement has received the approval of the Capital Market Authority (CMA) to voluntarily delist from Boursa Kuwait. On 30 April 2020, the ordinary general meeting (OGM) of Sharjah Cement had agreed on a voluntary withdrawal from the stock exchange through the required measures. |
Kohat Cement to set up Punjab cement plant17 February 2021, Published under Cement NewsKohat Cement Co Ltd has announced that its Board of Directors have approved, subject to all regulatory approvals, setting up a 7800-10,000tpd cement manufacturing plant (along with 8-10MW waste heat recovery and 25MW coal-fired power plants), in Khushab, Punjab, Pakistan. According to a company notification to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), the management has estimated cost of the project at PKR30bn (US$187.4m), which will be financed through a mix of debt and equity. It is expec... |
Cemex expands ready-mix portfolio in Texas17 February 2021, Published under Cement NewsCemex USA is expanding its operations in Texas with the acquisition of a ready-mix business in San Antonio. Cemex acquired the ready-mix assets of Beck Readymix Concrete Co Ltd, including three strategically located ready-mix concrete plants and one portable plant to service the San Antonio metropolitan district and surrounding area. "Texas is experiencing explosive growth, and Cemex has repeatedly shown it is ready to make moves to help fuel it," said Scott Ducoff, Cemex USA Texas reg... |
Cementos Pacasmayo sees 27% revenue increase in 4Q2016 February 2021, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s Cementos Pacasmayo has announced a 27.1 per cent rise in revenue to PEN475.3m (US$130.4m) in the 4Q20, compared with PEN374m in the final quarter of 2019. Consolidated EBITDA advanced 27 per cent YoY to PEN128.1m from PEN100.9m in the 4Q19. The company’s sales volume of cement, concrete and precast also increased 37.2 per cent YoY during the quarter, reaching historical record levels once again, mainly due to the continued increase in sales of bagged cement. In the full-year 202... |
Cemex Philippines records net income of PHP98m in 202016 February 2021, Published under Cement NewsCemex Holdings Philippines Inc reported a 23 per cent weaker net income of PHP985m (US$20.54m) in 2020 from PHP1.3bn in 2019, as the coronavirus impacted its operating earnings. The listed company’s consolidated net sales also dropped by 16 per cent last year to PHP19.7bn from PHP23.6bn in the previous year. The COVID-19 pandemic slumped the firm’s domestic cement volumes by 11 per cent YoY in 2020, while its domestic cement volumes in the fourth quarter shed nine per cent YoY due to advers... |
Niraj Cement makes new appointments to the Board16 February 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe Board of Niraj Cement Structurals Ltd has appointed Vishram Rudre as an additional (managing) director of the company, at its meeting held on 13 February 2021. Sudhakar Tandale has also been appointed as an additional (whole-time) director of the company. Meanwhile, Gulshan Vijaykumar Chopra has resigned as managing director and Ratan Krishan Chopra has resigned as whole-time director. |