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Semen Padang sets export target26 July 2004, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Padang, based in Padang in West Sumatra, plans to export 1.35Mt of cement this year, including 500,000t of clinker. Exports will shipped to other Asian countries, South Africa and Europe, a company spokesman Erizal Bakar said. Based on data at the trade office in West Sumatra, cement exported by the company declined in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period last year. Exports in the first three months of this year were valued at US$4.1 million, down from US$5.... |
Lafarge: Romania cement sales up26 July 2004, Published under Cement NewsLafarge said on Friday its first-half cement sales in Romania rose by 27.7 per cent year-on-year. The sales growth in Romania exceeded the average rise of Lafarge’s cement sales in Central Europe, which was 22.2 per cent for the same period, the company said in a statement. The company’s turnover in Romania last year stood at 6,000 billion Romanian lei (Euro146.4m) and a slight increase is expected for this year, a company spokeswoman told reporters. Lafarge has operated in Romania since 19... |
Polish construction26 July 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe Polish government statistics agency GUS released its July survey on the construction market prospects. The industry outlook has improved for 28 per cent of the companies surveyed while 16 per cent of companies reported that market conditions have deteriorated. The balance felt there was no change. The public sector projects seem to be on the rebound as companies reported increased demand in that part of the market. Most of the surveyed companies predict better results for the next th... |
US infrastructure spending26 July 2004, Published under Cement NewsUS legislators have upgraded their proposals for a US infrastructure funding program from $275bn to $299bn. This proposal appears to have the backing of the Bush administration. Senate negotiators offered to cap spending at $301bn. Previously the Senate had passed a bill that proposed spending of $318bn. Deutsche Bank notes that while it is unfortunate that the narrow gap in funding could not be breached before the Senate goes into summer recess, it appears we are getting closer to a final ag... |
ACC net jumps23 July 2004, Published under Cement NewsIn spite of severe problems in availability and transportation of coal, Associated Cement Companies (ACC) has announced a net profit of Rs. 81.23 crores for the first quarter ended June 2004 against Rs. 44.14 crores in the same period in the previous year. Net sales were higher at Rs. 1,100.57 crores against Rs. 962.31 crores. Total income was up 16 per cent at Rs. 962.47 crores against Rs. 828.71 crores, largely on improved price realisation. The profit before interest, depreciation and tax... |
Cementos Lima 2Q, Peru23 July 2004, Published under Cement NewsHigher operating revenues helped push Cementos Lima SA’s second-quarter net income to PEN25.4m compared with PEN25.1m in the same quarter last year. Operating revenues rose to PEN146.4m in the second quarter compared with PEN141.1 million in the same period a year earlier. Net income in the first half of the year reached PEN51.8m compared with PEN50.5m in the same period last year. That was on six-month operating revenues of PEN286.1m compared with PEN276.0 million in the same period la... |
Consumption of cement up by 0.2 per cent in first half, Brazil23 July 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe consumption of cement in the Brazilian market has slightly increased by 0.2 per cent in the first half of 2004 (Jan-June) when compared to same period in 2003. According to the Brazilian Syndicate for the cement industry - Snic (Sindicato Nacional da Industria de Cimento) in the period between January and June 2004 the consumption of cement in the country - including imports - has been of 16.363Mt against 16.33Mt in the first half of 2003. The exports have grown by 79.84% in the peri... |
Holcim Romania invests EUR3.5m in factory in Turda, Romania23 July 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe Holcim Romania cement maker has recently finalized modernization works with of a white-cement production line in its plant in Turda (central Romania). The investment amounts to EUR3.5m. Getting the Turda line operational again happens only two months after the launch, at the factory of Alesd (western Romania), of the most modern grey-cement making line in Romania. Holcim Romania managing director Kurt Habersatter thinks the upgrading of the Turda-based line is a logical step on th... |
Egypt output23 July 2004, Published under Cement NewsEgypt’s cement output stood at 2.511Mt in March 2004, up from 1.977Mt in February 2004, according to official statistics. Local cement sales totalled 2.505Mt in March 2004, compared to 1.878 million tonnes in February 2004 and 1.974Mt in January 2004. Egypt exported 1.205Mt of cement in March 2004, against 795,000t and 622,000t in February and January 2004 respectively. Egypt’s cement output stood at 28.945Mt in 2003. Local consumption totalled 26.602Mt during the year, while exports ... |
Thai distribution firm’s total sales to hit 45 billion baht23 July 2004, Published under Cement NewsCementhai Sales and Marketing, the Siam Cement Group’s flagship distribution arm, predicts total sales of up to TBH45bn this year, up 20 per cent from last year, driven by growth in the property sector. The company’s revenue last year amounted to BHT37bn, said Dusit Nontanakorn, the company’s chairman. Sales in the first half of this year were BHT25bn, up 22 per cent compared with the same period last year. The company expected to see sustainable growth over the next few years as ne... |