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Yanbu Cement Co 4Q15 net profit up 8.3% YoY11 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsSaudi producer Yanbu Cement Co posted 8.3 per cent YoY growth in net profit to SAR209m (US$55.6m) for the fourth quarter of 2015, up from SAR193m in the prior-year period. The cement producer attributed the profit rise in the 4Q15 to an increase in sales. Meanwhile, the full-year net profit rose 0.50 per cent to SAR806m from SAR802m a year ago. |
Fitch: Shanshui's rating unaffected by plan to buy back USD bonds11 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsFitch Ratings says that China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd's announcement that it intends to offer to repurchase its US$500m 7.5 per cent senior notes due 2020 (2020 notes) does not affect the company's rating. This is because the company remains in default on its onshore debt, which triggered a cross-default on its offshore notes. Shanshui's Issuer Default Rating will be reviewed once Shanshui has redeemed or restructured all its debt currently in default. Fitch will withdraw Shanshui's iss... |
CRH confirms total disposal proceeds of EUR1bn for 201508 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsCRH plc confirmed today total disposal proceeds of approximately EUR1bn in 2015. This comprises the previously announced sale of its clay and concrete products operations in the UK and the Group’s clay business in the US (EUR0.43bn) plus several additional divestments across Europe and the Americas for total proceeds of around EUR0.53bn. During 2015 the group also completed 20 bolt-on acquisition and investment transactions. These deals, together with the acquisition of assets from Lafarge... |
Credit Suisse upgrades China Resources Cement rating08 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsCredit Suisse raised its target price for China Resources Cement (CRC) at HKD3 (US$0.39), but upgraded its rating from "neutral" to "outperform". The research house cited its sources with the Cement Association and the Standardization Administration of China confirming that the proposal for the elimination of PC32.5/PC32.5R grade cement was approved at the internal committee votes in late December – a key step towards the official approval of the policy, making it now a highly-probable even... |
Saudi Arabia: Qassim Cement Co 4Q net rises 4.6%08 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsQassim Cement Co recorded net earnings of SAR141m (US$37.5m) during the fourth quarter of 2015, a rise of 4.6 per cent from SAR134m in the year-ago period. Full-year net earnings increased four per cent YoY from SAR564m to SAR586m. The cement producer attributed the profit growth to higher sales volume and value, as well as low general and administrative expenses. |
TCC warns on full-year net loss08 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsTCC International Holdings Ltd said it expects to swing to a net loss for 2015 from a net profit of HKD2.05bn (US$264.5m) in the previous year. The cement producer said the expected loss was due to a 26 per cent decline in the average selling price of its cement products and a weakening Chinese yuan against the US dollar during the year. The company said it will publish its full-year results in March. (Source: Dow Jones Newswires) |
India: consolidation and market growth on the rise?08 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsCorporate consolidation in the Indian cement industry has been hitting the headlines recently, with local press reporting on potential deals in the pipeline. Meanwhile, with construction activity showing greenshoots, a revival in cement demand could be ahead. Consolidation has been on the rise in India and most recently local press have reported that Jaypee Group is said to be looking to offload the remainder of its cement business to retire a part of its ~INR612.85m (US$9.18m) debt held i... |
Lafarge may need to divest of more Indian assets due to mining regulations06 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsLafarge India has submitted a revised proposal to the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to sell its entire 11Mta of assets in India, Business Standard reports, citing an investment banker familiar with the development. This decision comes after Lafarge's plan to sell its 5.15Mta cement capacity in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand to Birla Corp has hit a hurdle due to mining regulations. Investment bankers said the MP Birla Group company was facing challenges in securing limestone mining righ... |
Pakistan: Attock Cement selects Hefei for new plant04 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsAttock Cement Pakistan Ltd has awarded a contract to Hefei Cement Research and Design Institute (China) for a new 4000tpd plant in Hub, Balochistan, the cement producer said. "The management of Attock Cement has concluded an agreement for setting up new 4000tpd cement manufacturing plant with all standard parts and accessories with Hefei Cement Research and Design Institute (China)," the company said in a bourse filing. In August the manufacturer informed the Karachi Stock Exchange that... |
Algeria’s GICA plans to produce 23Mt in 201904 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsAlgerian cement producer, Groupe Industriel des ciments d’Algerie (GICA) expects to increase its cement capacity in four plants and build a further two works. This will raise capacity from the current 11.5Mta to 23Mta in 2019. Expansion projects at the works of Aïn Kebira and Chlef are forecast to be completed in September this year, increasing capacity to 1.5Mta. As a result, GICA expects to replace the 3.5Mt of imports by national output by the end of the year. Moreover, Zahana and ... |