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Shivam Cement names new CEO12 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsShivam Cement of Nepal has appointed Sajan Devkota as its new chief executive officer. Mr Devkota has an experience of 22 years with different national and multinational companies, including Nestlé India, Nepal Lever, Varun Beverages, Nebico Biscuits and Chaudhary Group. Sajan Devkota has also been associated with Shivam Cements for the past four years. The company said that it believes it will be able to reach greater heights in the cement and clinker industry under Mr Devkota’s leadershi... |
International Cement set to acquire Schwenk Namibia11 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsSingapore’s International Cement Group has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire a 100 per cent stake in Schwenk Namibia Pty Ltd for SGD141.89m (US$104.4m). This amount comprises of US$19.3m for its shares and another US$85.1m for the purchase of its loans, according to the Straits Times. Amongst its assets Schwenk Namibia owns a 69.8 per cent stake in Ohorongo Cement, which operates a 1Mta facility in north Otavi. International Cement noted that instead of building a new plant... |
Southern Province Cement reports fall in 2018 profit11 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsSaudi cement producer Southern Province Cement Co reported a xx per cent drop in its net profit (after tax and zakat) to SAR195m (US$52m) in 2018 from SAR370m the previous year. Sales fell from SAR1.06bn in 2017 to SAR888m in 2018 as sales prices decreased. |
Raysut Cement's production rises 14% in FY1808 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsRaysut Cement Co of Oman has released consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018, reporting that it produced 3.398Mt of clinker and 3.326Mt of cement against 2.967Mt of clinker and 2.913Mt of cement, respectively in 2017. The overall production of clinker is higher YoY by 14.5 per cent and cement by 14.2 per cent, respectively. According to the report, out of total production, the parent company produced 2.051Mt of clinker and 2.11Mt of cement at its Sal... |
Lafarge Malaysia to benefit if East Coast Rail Link is revived08 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Malaysia Bhd is in a great position to benefit from a resumption of the East Coast Rail Link's (ECRL), because the cement manufacturer has won contracts under the project, says Affin Hwang Investment Bank Bhd. Lafarge Malaysia's shares rose 30 per cent yesterday on the news that the rail project might be revived, having been suspended in July 2018. "We understand that the government will likely decide after Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's visit to China in April. If the p... |
Cementarnica Usje announces fall in 2018 net profit08 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsMacedonia’s Cementarnica Usje has reported a four per cent fall in non-consolidated net profit to MKD1bn (US$18.4m) in 2018. The company’s total operating revenue remained fairly consistent YoY at MKD4.59bn, compared with MKD4.58bn in 2017. Domestic market sales increased three per cent YoY to MKD2.9bn, while foreign sales declined three per cent to MKD1.5bn. The company’s operating expenses advanced four per cent to MKD3.47bn during the period. |
Loma Negra reports rise in net revenue08 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsArgentina’s Loma Negra has reported a 7.9 per cent YoY increase in net revenue to ARS26,807m (US$789m) in 2018, compared with ARS24,839m of the previous year. Adjusted EBITDA climbed 14.5 per cent to ARS7121m, while the EBITDA margin rose from 25 per cent to 26.6 per cent. "During 2018 cement demand in Argentina turned much weaker in the second half of the year resulting in a 2.6 per cent year-on-year decline for the year as a whole. Looking into 2019, we expect the negative cycle that sta... |
Lucky Cement revenues slip 15% in February08 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan-based Lucky Cement report revenues in February of TWD168.065m (US$5.4m), down 14.9 per cent when compared with TWD197.481m in February 2018. Revenues in the first two months of 2019 remained largely stable at TWD521.254m when compared with TWD517.821m in January-February 2018. |
LafargeHolcim reports positive 201807 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim has announced that its net sales increased 5.1 per cent on a like-for-like basis to CHF27,466m (US$27,344m) for 2018. Recurring EBITDA finished at CHF6016m, up 3.6 per cent like-for-like for the full-year period, after a positive performance by the company’s cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete segments. Net income advanced 10.8 per cent YoY to CHF1569m, compared with CHF1417m of 2017. Group sales of cement rose 4.4 per cent like-for-like at 221.9Mt, while aggregates show... |
Sephaku Cement sees 6% FY18 cement volumes fall07 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsSephaku Cement (Dangote Group) reported FY18 cement volumes fell by 6.4 per cent YoY in South Africa. Revenue also fell 3.1 per cent to ZAR2.2bn (US$153.9m) compared with ZAR2.37bn in 2017 while EBITDA slipped to ZAR461.5m from ZAR504.2m in FY17. Sephaku Cement reported that profit margins were affected by above-inflation cost increases on energy costs such as electricity and low availability of coal. Maintenance costs also impacted on performance. The company's net profit for 2018 was ZA... |