Cement News tagged under: corporate
Moody's: WCC results in line with expectations21 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsMoody's Investors Service says that West China Cement Ltd's (WCC) first-half results are in line with Moody's expectations. As a result, WCC's B1 corporate family and senior unsecured ratings remain unchanged. "WCC improved its profitability and financial leverage in 1H 2014, despite a moderation in revenue growth, due to slowing cement demand," says Jiming Zou, a Moody's Assistant Vice President and Analyst. During 1H 2014, WCC achieved a 1.5 per cent YoY growth in sales, which was do... |
Chile's Cementos Bío Bío restructures Corpbanca and BCI loan21 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsChilean cement producer Cementos Bío Bío has reached a finance agreement with Corpbanca and BCI to restructure a loan taken out in August 2012. The CLP120bn (US$206m) loan has a maturity of seven years and a two-year grace period. The loan will be repaid in 20 quarterly installments, starting 17 November 2016. The debt restructuring is expected to enable the cement company to face a contraction in the cement market in an improved financial position. |
Holcim plans service centre in Slovakia21 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsHolcim is considering the creation of a European service centre in Kosice, Slovakia. The "Shared Service Center" will deliver services to 16 countries, excluding the UK, according to Holcim spokesperson Eike Christian Meuter. Plans for the centre will be finalised later this year with the facility starting operations next year. |
TCL second-quarter revenue up 9%20 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsTrinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) saw second-quarter revenue rise by nine per cent to TTD560m (US$88.3m) as demand remained strong in key markets. EBITDA and non-recurring charges climbed 16 per cent YoY to TTD132.2m in the quarter under review. For the first half year of 2014, revenue increased by TTD79.5m or eight per cent whilst EBITDA and non-recurring charges remained flat at TTD232.2m compared with the first half of 2013. Earnings during the first six months of this year were negatively impa... |
SCG Philippine operations post higher sales20 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement's operations in the Philippines posted stronger sales of cement, building materials and tiles in the first half of 2014, the Thai conglomerate said in a statement. The group reported a nine per cent YoY increase in the consolidated sales of its Philippine subsidiaries for the second quarter, amounting to US$38m. Contributions from the Philippine operations brought up its overall revenue from Southeast Asia by 17 per cent in the second quarter to US$3.85bn. However, its profi... |
Vietnam government investment arm to divest in Yen Bai shareholding19 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe Vietnamese government’s investment arm, State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC), plans to sell its entire 1.9 million shares of Yen Bai Cement and Minerals JSC (YBC) between 21 August and 19 September. SCIC currently holds a 40.6 per cent stake in YBC. The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) cancelled the stock listing of YBC on 28 May 2014. |
TCC confident on fourth-quarter revenue boost19 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan Cement Corp (TCC) said it expects revenue to rise by 13 per cent in the second half of this year from TWD58.59bn (US$1.96bn) in the first half due to an anticipated rise in sales in the fourth quarter. The company expects revenue this quarter to be between the TWD28.67bn it reported in the first quarter and TWD31.87bn in the second quarter. Revenue for the final three months of the year is forecast to be TWD34.21bn. Cement prices and shipments traditionally start rising at the en... |
Morgan Stanley raises Buzzi Unicem rating19 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsMorgan Stanley has raised its rating on Italy's Buzzi Unicem to "overweight" from "equal weight", on a strong upside potential for the cement maker's stock which has underperformed the market since February amid uncertainty over Ukrainian and Russian markets. Around 50 per cent of Buzzi Unicem's earnings per share (EPS) growth in 2015 will come from a double-digit rise in EBITDA, lower financial costs and higher earnings in Mexico, Morgan Stanley said. The research house expect lower sa... |
West China Cement first-half revenue rises despite flat volumes18 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsWest China Cement reported higher revenue and gross profit margins for the six months to the end of June 2014, boosted by higher average selling prices (ASP) in its core markets in Southern Shaanxi province as overall sales volumes remained flat. Revenue reached CNY1,997.7m an increase of 1.5 per cent from a year earlier. The gross profit margin increased to 19.3 per cent from 17.6 per cent for the same period last year. Profit attributable to owners for the six months ended 30 June 2014 d... |
Nigeria: Dangote pretax profit dips18 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsNigeria's Dangote Cement said on Friday its half-year pretax profit fell to NGN107.06bn (US$659.4m), down 0.57 per cent from NGN107.68bn a year ago. However, turnover rose to 208.91bn during the six months period to 30 June 2014, compared with NGN198.46bn last year, the cement company said in a filing with Nigerian Stock Exchange. |