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Wagners' annual net profit drops by 49%19 August 2019, Published under Cement NewsWagners in Australia has seen its annual net profit drop by 48.5 per cent to US$12.8m. The construction group blames its dispute with Boral for the poor business results. The building materials group has reported a 32 per cent fall in earnings from its core construction, materials and services business to AUD30.1m (US$20.38m) after its decision to stop selling cement to Boral. About 40 per cent of Wagners' earnings were generated form its arrangement with Boral until Boral claimed it could ... |
Gebr Pfeiffer opens new CIS region subsidiary19 August 2019, Published under Cement NewsGebr Pfeiffer has opened a subsidiary OOO "Gebr Pfeiffer GUS" based in Moscow, Russia. The subsidiary will serve orders in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Uzbekistan. The new subsidiary has been established to be closer to the customers and thereby further intensify Gebr Pfeiffer's close contacts and long-term relationships. The team will be headed by General Director Alex Nickel and the company will offer new machinery as well as after sales for customers based in the CIS region. ... |
Power Cement suspends its older production capacity19 August 2019, Published under Cement NewsPower Cement Ltd of Pakistan has suspended a third of its cement output due to lack of demand and falling prices. Pakistan's second largest cement producer has close 3150tpd of its production at its Nooriabad Dadu plant, which it says is no longer viable with the high production costs. It is left with 7700tpd of newer operational capacity at Nooriabad Dadu, while FLSmidth is currently completing a new 3150tpd line at the plant. The old units were closed because they are "inefficient line... |
Lugait Cement plant upgrades to meet Mindanao's rising demand16 August 2019, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Philippines, Inc (LafargeHolcim group) is preparing to start work on the modernisation of its Lugait Cement plant in Misamis Oriental as it expects continued growth in Mindanao demand. Mindanao's cement demand comes not just from the two primary cities of Davao and Cagayan de Oro, but also from Zamboanga, Dipolog, Butuan, and other secondary cities. "For so long, Visayas demand has always been bigger than Mindanao’s. But for the last three years, we are now bigger than Visayas," sai... |
Shree Cement records 37% net profit increase16 August 2019, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Shree Cement has reported a six per cent YoY increase in consolidated revenue for the quarter ending 30 June, rising to INR33.54bn (US$470.4m) from INR31.63bn. Net profit surged 36.8 per cent to INR3.82bn from INR2.79bn. The cement segment saw an 8.5 per cent rise in revenue to INR31.15bn, compared with INR28.69bn in the year-ago period. While cement sales volumes contracted 13 per cent to 6.1Mt, this was offset by higher prices. Standalone revenue recorded a modest decline of 2.4... |
Overin Ltd acquires 100% ownership of PJSC HeidelbergCement Ukraine16 August 2019, Published under Cement NewsOverin Ltd (Cyprus) has brought the shares of PJSC HeidelbergCement Ukraine to obtain a 100 per cent stake in the company. Among the plant bought by Overin Ltd are the 0.61Mta Dniprodzerzhynsk grinding plant, the 1.69Mta Amvrosiyivka integrated plant and the 1.5Mta Kryvyi Rih integrated plant. Overin Ltd had already secured the majority ownership of PrJSC HeidelbergCement Ukraine in May 2019 when it had a stake of 99.8308 per cent. Overin Ltd (Concorde Capital Group) also completed the a... |
Grasim Industries's net profits rise by 28% in 1QFY1915 August 2019, Published under Cement NewsGrasim Industries (Aditya Birla Group) recorded a consolidated net profit rise of INR17,860m (US$250.4m) for the June quarter, up by 27.86 per cent, with strong performances from its subsidiaries UltraTech Cement and Aditya Birla Capital. The company’s total income increased by 12.72 per cent to INR19,091bn during April-June 2019, up from INR16,937bn. Revenues form the cement business during the quarter stood at INR10,177bn, a rise of 14.35 per cent on the corresponding quarter of last year. |
Suez Cement records EGP293m net loss in 1H1915 August 2019, Published under Cement NewsEgypt’s Suez Cement recorded a net loss of EGP293.4m (US$17.69m) for the first half of 2019, down from an EGP238.2m profit in the year-ago period. Revenues declined 16.7 per cent YoY to EGP3.3bn from EGP3.96bn. Standalone losses widened to EGP590.5m, compared to EGP165.6m in the 1H18. |
Tourah Cement sees net loss widen 205%15 August 2019, Published under Cement NewsEgypt’s Tourah Cement has seen its net losses widen 204.7 per cent YoY for the first six months of 2019, surging to EGP461.25m (US$27.78m) from EGP2.24m in the 1H18. On a quarterly basis, the company’s net loss advanced to EGP50.9m in the 1Q19 from EGP13.8m in the corresponding period of 2018. |
Birla Corp announces INR50bn expansion plans14 August 2019, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Birla Corp has announced plans to increase its total cement capacity to 25Mta by 2025, with an investment of INR50bn (US$701.5m). The new capacity will be shared between the company’s existing facilities and those acquired from Reliance Cement. The first phase of expansion will see an investment of INR24.5bn in a new integrated plant at Mukutban, Nagpur, to boost overall capacity to 19.5Mta. A further INR2.5bn will be spent on a third line at its Lucknow facility taking it to 3.6M... |