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Mangalam Cement reports 43% uptick in income in 1QFY2309 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsMangalam Cement has reported a 42.9 per cent YoY increase in total income to INR5181.7m (US$65.13m) in the 1QFY23, compared to INR3625.1m in the same quarter a year earlier. Over the same period, net profit declined by 19.8 per cent to INR28.1m, while earnings per share fell 19.8 per cent to INR10.22, compared to INR12.75 in the 1QFY22. Compared QoQ rather than annually, the company’s total income advanced by 12.7 per cent in the 1QFY23 versus the 4QFY22. Over the same period, net profi... |
Birla Corporation hit by escalating fuel costs08 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsBirla Corp Ltd has reported a 25.2 per cent increase in revenue to INR22,180.6m (US$278.8m) in the first quarter of FY22-23, despite tepid cement demand. However, profitability was hit by rising power, fuel and freight costs, along with the costs incurred with the optimisation of the newly-commissioned Mukutban plant in eastern Maharashtra. Commercial production at the plant began on 30 April 2022 with capacity at the unit expected to reach 3.9Mta, taking the company's total production cap... |
CCI accuses Indian cement industry of antitrust violations08 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe investigations arm of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has held top leadership of Holcim, ACC and Ambuja cement, market leader UltraTechCement and 17 other firms, such as Shree Cement and Dalmia Cement liable for antitrust violations. The investigation report, issued last month and seen by Reuters, is the penultimate but most significant stage of the CCI probe that started in 2019. The report, which is not public, will now be reviewed by CCI's top three officials who ha... |
Carbon Clean makes new sales appointments05 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsCarbon Clean has boosted its global sales team with appointments that cover Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Lim Beng Chong joins as sales director Asia-Pacific, based in Singapore. Federico Cruzzolin has been hired as sales Manager Europe and is based in Frankfurt, Germany. While Niraj Singh has been promoted to sales manager Middle East and Africa and will be located in Mumbai, India. These appointments follow the recent record US$150m Series C funding round and the company’s... |
India's carbon trading market to be announced this month03 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsAnticipation is building that India is about to start a carbon trading market for major emitters in the energy, steel and cement industries. The clean energy initiative is expected to be announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Independence Day celebrations on 15 August, according local sources. It has been in the works since March, according to Reuters. It is thought that the market would initially be limited to hard-to-abate sectors, allowing participants to trade credits earned... |
Ramco Cements 1Q net profit falls 34%03 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsIndian cement producer The Ramco Cements saw its revenue from operations expand by 44 per cent to INR17.72bn (US$225.5bn). The company reported a stand-alone net profit of INR1.127bn in the 1Q22, down 34 per cent YoY as input and raw material costs spiked. “EBIDTA for Q1 this fiscal is INR308 crore [INR3.08bn] against INR370 crore [INR3.7bn] during Q1 last year with de-growth of 17 per cent, mainly due to sharp increase in fuel price and weak cement prices. The industry could not pass on... |
Star Cement 1Q net profit drops 24%03 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsIndia-based Star Cement has seen its net profit decline by 23.7 per cent YoY to INR413.2m (US$5.23m) in the first quarter of FY22-23 (ended 30 June 2022) when compared with a net profit of INR541.8m in the year-ago period. Net revenue increased by 28.7 per cent to INR6.393bn in the 1QFY22-23 from INR5.044bn in the 1QFY21-22. Operating expenses were up by 32.7 per cent YoY to INR5.721bn in the 1QFY22-23. Other income advanced y 32 per cent YoY to INR83.4m. Operating profit edged up by 5... |
Orient Cement profit hit by fuel costs01 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsOrient Cement has recorded unaudited revenue from operations of INR7139.3m (US$90.1m) in the quarter ended 30 June 2022. This compares to INR6909m in the same period a year earlier. Total expenses over the same period, however, advanced from INR5558.7m to INR6560.5m, mainly driven by soaring power and fuel costs which advanced from INR1320.8m to INR2286.8m. As a result, net profit for the quarter ended 30 June 2022 came in at INR3741.7m, down from the INR8945.8m seen in the same peri... |
JK Lakshmi Cement sees revenue gain28 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsJK Lakshmi Cement has reported unaudited standalone revenue from operations of INR15,510m (US$194.3m) in the three months ended 30 June 2022, compared to INR12,315m in the same period a year earlier. Total expenses over the same period advanced from INR10,871m to INR14,060m with power and fuel expenses rising from INR2413m to INR3659m, and transport, clearing and forwarding charges increasing from INR2483m to INR3120m. EBITDA in the three months ended 30 June 2022 came in at INR2243m, ... |
UWCL reports on revenue rise28 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsIndia's Udaipur Cement Works Ltd (UWCL) has reported unaudited revenue from operations of INR2781.1m (US$34.8m) in the quarter ended 30 June 2022, compared to INR2163.3m in the same period a year earlier. Total expenses over the three-month period came in at INR2594.4m, up from the INR1951.9m seen in the same quarter in 2021. Cost of materials consumed had jumped from INR272.7m in the quarter ended 30 June 2021, too INR318.5m in the same period this year. Meanwhile, power and fuel expen... |