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Cost cuts, improved pricing boost Holcim 1Q08 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsHigher prices, cost savings from its efficiency programme as well as the sale of a stake in Cement Australia helped Holcim compensate for harsh first-quarter winter weather which dragged on sales. Consolidated net sales for the first three months of the year were 7.2 per cent lower at CHF4.3bn (EUR3.5bn) and operating EBITDA fell by 9.5 per cent to CHF650m, the main reason for which, Holcim noted, was the lower performance by both Indian group companies. However, better results were achie... |
HeidelbergCement net loss widens, confirms 2013 outlook08 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement said its first-quarter loss widened in the first quarter of 2013 compared to a year ago as sales were impaired mostly by a weak European market. However, the German cement major reported a rise in operating income and has confirmed its 2013 outlook. Group share of the after-tax loss was EUR235m in the first quarter of 2013, wider than the EUR208m loss a year earlier. Operating income before depreciation was higher on the year EUR219m from EUR212 in the same period a ... |
CRH sees US operations offsetting weaker European market08 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsIn trading statement released today, CRH said the first four months of 2013 were affected by adverse weather conditions but expects growth in the second half to be led by its US operations. Combined with a challenging economic environment, most of CRH’s European operations experienced lower activity and sales declined 12 per cent (approximately €0.3bn) in the first four months of the year compared to the same period of 2012. Wet and cold conditions also persisted in the US in the first ... |
Asia Cement Corp plans US$200m convertible bond issue – report08 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan-based Asia Cement Corp is planning a US$200m convertible bond issue to repay debts, according to Dow Jones Newswires Tuesday. The Taiwanese company is selling the five-year zero-coupon bond convertible into its Taipei-listed ordinary shares at an indicative price range of TWD46.13 and NT$48.00, representing a premium of 23-28 per cent above the stock's Tuesday closing price of NT$37.50, two term sheets seen by Dow Jones shows. There is an option to raise an additional US$2... |
Lafarge Wapco pretax profit rises over 20%, Nigeria08 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Wapco's first-quarter pretax profit rose by 20.64 per cent YoY to NGN7.19bn (US$45.5m), compared to NGN5.96bn in the same period of last year. Revenues rose to NGN23.32bn compared to NGN22.61bn in the comparative period of 2012, it said in a filing with the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Lafarge Wapco operates three adjacent plants in Ewekoro in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, with a capacity of 4.5Mta folliwng a capacity increase programme in 2011 and 2012. As well as its 60 per c... |
Lafarge sales down on 1Q weather effect, confirms 2013 goals07 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsLafarge reported a six per cent decline in sales in the three months to the end of March as it was impacted by harsh winter weather conditions and production issues in Algeria and Egypt. However, the group said its performance and innovations targets remain on track and the company is on course to achieve its net reduction goal of less than EUR10bn this year. First-quarter volumes were notably affected by a particularly long winter in Europe and North America, together with a high 2012 co... |
Italian and French winters again disrupt Italcementi07 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsItalcementi's first-quarter turnover declined by 9.3 per cent to €964.8m and the running EBITDA fell by 32.7 per cent to €88.5m. The €21.3m trading profit a year earlier dropped to a €16.5m loss and the pre-tax loss jumped from €3.4m to €36.9m, though the net interest charge was 10.1 per cent lower at €25.7m. The net attributable loss jumped by 59.9 per cent to €78.2m. Net debt at the end of March was 3.4 per cent lower at €2105.9m, to give a gearing level of 51.3 per cent, compared with... |
Boral's 3Q earnings hit by weak residential market, Australia06 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsAustralian building materials major, Boral Ltd, announced that continued weakness in the domestic housing sector and weaker-than-expected results from its Construction Materials and Building Products operations adversely impacted its third quarter earnings. In a recent trading statement, the company said it now expects its net profit before one-off items to 30 June 2013 to be in the range A$90m to A$105m, assuming a further US$10m from property sales yet to be finalised. That would compa... |
Tax write back boosts ACC and Ambuja Cements 1Q, India06 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsHolcim's Indian cement interests, ACC and Ambuja Cements, managed to post an improved first-quarter performance YoY despite a decline in sales, largely due to a writeback of income-tax provisions during the March quarter and an additional depreciation recognised for the March quarter last year. Both companies, in which the Swiss major holds a 50.3 per cent stake each, follow the calendar year (Jan-Dec) as their financial reporting year. India's number two cement producer, ACC, poste... |
Mixed first-quarter results for Indonesia's top three06 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia's top three cement producers have posted a mixed set of results for 1Q13, as Semen Indonesia and PT Indocement report a rise in net profits but Holcim Indonesia feels the pinch from an increasingly competitive market. The country's largest cement producer, state-owned PT Semen Indonesia reported a 22.3 per cent increase in net profit to IDR1.24trn in the first three months of this year, thanks to a 20.4 per cent rise in sales volumes to 4.94Mt. The state-owned cement producer en... |