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JK Lakshmi Cement sees 151% increase in net profit22 May 2020, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s JK Lakshmi Cement has reported a 150.5 per cent YoY increase in net profit to INR986.3m (US$13.04m) in the final quarter of FY19-20, against INR393.8m in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. However, the company’s revenue from operations was down 11.1 per cent YoY to INR11.37bn from INR12.79bn in the 4QFY18-19. The company has attributed the results to an improved product mix, market optimisation, alongside a reduction in logistic costs and improvements in plant effic... |
Ciments du Maroc sees turnover down 10% in 1Q2022 May 2020, Published under Cement NewsCiments du Maroc (HeidelbergCement) reported a 9.9 per cent YoY drop in cement sales volumes in the first quarter of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic affected the market. The company’s turnover declined 9.8 per cent YoY to MAD869m. Investments in the 1Q20 reached MAD14.8m, up 43.4 per cent when compared with the 1Q19. |
Cemex announces organisational changes22 May 2020, Published under Cement NewsCemex has made several immediate appointment changes and changes at senior positions in the company. Jose Antonio Gonzalez, Cemex's current executive vice president of finance and administration, has been appointed executive vice president of strategic planning and business development. Maher Al-Haffar, current vice president of investor relations, corporate communications and public affairs, has been appointed executive vice president of finance and administration. Maurice Boehner, cur... |
UltraTech Cement Ltd records net sales of INR105.8bn in 4QFY19-2021 May 2020, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement Ltd (Aditya Birla Group) announced its financial results for the 4Q and full year ended 31 March 2020. 4QFY19-20 Consolidated net sales reached INR105.8bn (US$1.39bn) vis-à-vis INR121.7bn in the corresponding period of the previous year. Profit before interest, depreciation and tax was at INR26.4bn versus INR26.72bn in the year-ago period. Profit after tax was INR32.43bn compared to INR10.64bn in the 4QFY18-19. Full-year results For the full year, consolidated net s... |
BUA Cement reports 48% rise in revenue in 201921 May 2020, Published under Cement NewsNigeria’s BUA Cement has reported a 47.5 per cent rise in revenue to NGN175.52bn (US$452.35m) for 2019, compared to NGN119.01bn in the previous year. EBITDA also surged 47.2 per cent YoY to NGN81.99bn from NGN55.7bn, while its EBITDA margin remained flat at 47 per cent. However, profit after tax was down 5.4 per cent YoY to NGN60.61bn in 2019, attributed to an NGN26.76bn tax credit given in 2018. "Going forward, our focus is to further harness the full benefits of the merger while making ... |
Huaxin Cement acquires ARM Cement's Tanzanian unit20 May 2020, Published under Cement NewsThe Tanzanian unit of Kenya's ARM Cement has been sold to China's Huaxin Cement, according to its administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers. Huaxin is expected to invest US$116m into Maweni Limestone Ltd to settle liabilities and another US$30m to complete a plant construction and upgrade. "Securing a suitable investor with the ability to make the requisite investments and inject much-needed capital to boost Maweni's operations [...] was a top priority [...] given Maweni's dire financial si... |
Taiheiyo Cement reports 4% fall in net sales for FY19-2020 May 2020, Published under Cement NewsJapan’s Taiheiyo Cement has seen a 3.5 per cent YoY fall in net sales to JPY884.35bn (US$8.21bn) in the FY19-20 ending 31 March 2020, compared to JPY916.07bn in the previous year. Operating income was also down 7.6 per cent YoY to JPY61bn in the FY19-20, while net income declined 9.9 per cent to JPY39.15bn from JPY43.45bn. |
Taiwan Cement expects stronger 2H2020 May 2020, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan Cement Corp gave a positive outlook for its core businesses this quarter as the cement market appears to have emerged from the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic in China. Chinese construction started to resume in March and appeared to have mostly returned to normality last month, bolstering the company’s selling prices and output in the current quarter to levels similar to the same period last year, said Taiwan Cement President, John Li. The second quarter might turn out stronger t... |
Saurashtra Cement 1Q20 net profit rises to INR66.2m19 May 2020, Published under Cement NewsSaurashtra Cement reported a net profit of INR66.2m (US$0.87m) in the quarter ended March 2020 as against a net loss of INR55m in the year-ago quarter ended March 2019. Sales rose 10.2 per cent to INR1.76bn in the quarter ended March 2020 from INR160.61bn in the previous year's equivalent quarter. For the full year ended March 2020, net profit reported was IBR565.1m against net loss of INR492m during the previous year ended March 2019. Sales declined 2.2 per cent YoY to INR6.08bn in FY19-... |
Paraguay sees unexpected uptick in demand19 May 2020, Published under Cement NewsParaguay-based Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) saw an unexpected surge in demand between 4-8 May 2020 with average sales of 79,755 bags/day as distribution companies collected a backlog of deliveries and bought extra volumes as they anticipated the easing of lockdown measures. INC had to buy 40,000t of imported clinker recently, according to Esmerk Latin American News. In April 2020 sales plummeted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |