Cement News tagged under: corporate
CRH and Cementos Portland Valderrivas confirm asset swap agreement26 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsCRH plc and Cementos Portland Valderrivas SA have reached agreement on an asset swap in relation to certain Spanish assets, effective immediately. The deal involves operations in Spain and the UK. CRH said in a statement that it will transfer its 26 per cent stake in Corporacion Uniland SA to CPV. In consideration, CPV will transfer its 99 per cent stake in Cementos Lemona SA to CRH. Cementos Lemona is an integrated cement, ready-mix and aggregates business located close to Bilbao ... |
East African Portland Cement eyes expansion26 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsKenya’s East African Portland Cement Co (EAPCC) is exploring the option of expanding its operations both at home and in neighbouring Tanzania, according to reports by Reuters. “We are now discussing the financing of these projects,” Reuters quoted managing director, Kephar Tande as saying. Cost cutting measures and improved cement sales helped EAPCC post a profit for the first six months of last year. EAPCC made a pretax profit of KES376.27m (US$4.3m) for the six months ended December, co... |
Two frontrunners emerge for Jayajothi Cements stake, India25 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsCiti Venture Capital International (CVCI) and Blackstone have emerged as the two private equity (PE) investors shortlisted by the Shriram Group to purchase a stake in its Jayajothi Cements cement unit. The Times of India reports that the two companies are vying for a "big stake“ in Jayajothi Cements but with Shriram continuing to manage the cement unit. Shriram had explored options of selling the stake in Jayajothi to global majors like CRH and Holcim (both of which are active in the India... |
India’s COMPAT hears petitions on cartel ruling25 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) has begun hearing the petitions filed by cement firms on a US$1.1bn penalty imposed on them by the Competition Commission of India on grounds of cartel practices. A COMPAT bench, headed by its chairman Justice VS Sirpurkar, began hearing the petitions last week and the hearings are expected to resume today (Monday 25 February) and be carried out on a fast-track basis this week, the Economic Times of India reports. The Competition Commissi... |
Italcementi launches five-year bond, Italy25 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsItalcementi, the fifth-largest cement producer in the world, has launched a five-year bond of EUR350m at an issue price of EUR99.477 and a coupon of 6.125 per cent, according to reports in La Stampa. At the closure of the placement, orders exceeded EUR 2.5bn. Credit rating agency Moody's has rated the Italcementi bond Ba2 with a "negative" outlook. For 2013, Moody's expects Italcementi to face challenging market conditions in its key markets Egypt and France and, to a lesser extent, in Mor... |
Zuari Cement recognised for marketing activities25 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsZuari Cement has won the 2012 Zee Business brand excellence award for Marketing Communications. This annual award is endorsed by the World Brand Congress & Asian Confederation of Businesses and entrants are judged by a jury. The award gives recognition to those brands and marketeers who have achieved success through innovative and effective marketing practices, with regard to particular circumstances of different industries, budgets and the diversity of marketing programmes.This year's... |
Lafarge improves operational performance25 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsFull-year 2012 results published by global cement major Lafarge showed strong growth in emerging markets and improvements in operational performance, and it now expects to meet most of its cost-cutting goal one year ahead of target. Lafarge's turnover increased 3.5 per cent last year to EUR15,816m and EBITDA by 7.2 per cent to EUR3450m. The trading profit showed a 12 per cent recovery to EUR2440m while pretax profit was also ahead by 36.2 per cent. However, net profit declined by 27.2 per... |
Cementos Pacasmayo full year sales rise 16.6%, Peru22 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsPeruvian cement producer Cementos Pacasmayo’s reported that cement sales volume increased by 16.6 per cent in 2012 compared to 2011, and 14.2 per cent in 4Q12 compared to 4Q11. Cement EBITDA increased 7.9 per cent in 2012 to PEN292.1m, and 11.7% in 4Q12 to PEN78.3m. Net income increased 134.9 per cent in 2012 compared to 2011 (PEN159m versus PEN67.7m), and 41 per cent in 4Q12 compared to 4Q11 (PEN 39.9m compared to PEN28.3m). Earlier this month, Fitch Ratings has assigned the followin... |
Adelaide Brighton posts modest rise in net profit, Australia22 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsAustralian building materials producer Adelaide Brighton has posted a 3.8 per cent rise in net profit as mining and resources projects in certain regions offset weakness in residential and commercial construction. In the 12 months to 31 December, the company recorded a net profit of AUD154.1m from AUD148.4m the year before, driven by mining and resource projects in South and Western Australia and the Northern Territory. A weak residential market in Victoria hit cement sales while depr... |
Fauji Cement swings to profit, Pakistan22 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsFauji Cement reported a rise in net profit in the first half of FY13 compared to a loss in the same period of last year. The Pakistan-based producer also reported a strong rise in revenue due to higher selling prices. The company reported a net profit of PKR0.923bn in the first half of the current fiscal compared to a loss of PKR0.102bn in 1HFY12. Revenue reached PKR7.567bn in the period, up by 77 per cent compared to PKR4.257bn in FY12 thanks to a better pricing environment. Prices we... |