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Cementir reports revenues of EUR1bn in 9M21

12 November 2021, Published under Cement News

Cementir has released its results for the first nine months and the 3Q21. Group revenue reached EUR1bn, up 12.4 per cent compared to EUR896.8m in the first nine months of 2020. Operating costs, equal to EUR804.9m, increased by 11.7 per cent compared to EUR720.3m in the first 9M20.   During the first 9M21, cement and clinker sales volumes reached 8.3Mt, up by 8.2 per cent compared to the same period of 2020. The company said the increase was mainly attributable to performance in Turkey...

Titan Group reports 9M21 revenues of EUR1.26bn

12 November 2021, Published under Cement News

Titan Group's consolidated revenue for the first nine months of 2021 reached EUR1.26bn, posting a five per cent increase on the 9M20. Revenue growth in local currencies was 10.1 per cent, while EBITDA came under pressure to registering EUR219.6m, a 4.3 per cent decline.   Revenue in the USA recorded a 8.7 per cent increase in US dollar terms in the first 9M21, translated into a corresponding increase of 2.1 per cent in euro terms to EUR731.3m. When compared to the 9M20, EBITDA softene...

FLSmidth sees 22% rise in revenue

11 November 2021, Published under Cement News

FLSmidth has reported a 22 per cent YoY increase in revenue to DKK4660m (US$718.8m) in the third quarter of 2021, compared to DKK3834m in the 3Q20. EBITA advanced 72 per cent to DKK305m from DKK177m, while EBITA margin reached 6.5 per cent from 4.6 per cent. Including currency effects, order intake increased by 15 per cent YoY to DKK4549m against DKK3955m in the year-ago period. “Third quarter saw strong momentum in order intake. In particular for service orders, as activity in the min...

Sika to acquire MBCC Group

11 November 2021, Published under Cement News

Sika has agreed to acquire MBCC Group, formerly BASF Construction Chemicals, from an affiliate of Lone Star Funds for CHF5.5bn (EUR5.2bn). Germany-based MBCC Group is a leading supplier in construction chemicals worldwide with operations in over 60 countries and more than 130 production facilities. In 2021 the group was forecast to generate net sales of CHF2.9bn. According to Sika, the acquisition will compliment and broaden its product and solution offerings in four out of five of its co...

Holcim commits to 40 per cent sustainable financing by 2024

10 November 2021, Published under Cement News

Holcim announces its commitment to reach at le ast 40 per cent of sustainable financing by 2024, putting climate action, water preservation and safety at the heart of its strategy. The company has accelerated this commitment with two new sustainability-linked financing transactions worth above CHF3bn (US$3.28bn).   Holcim has joined the UNGC CFO Taskforce, alongside 60 companies representing a combined US$1.7trn in market capitalisation. The taskforce aligns members’ finance strategi...

Ecocem wins Olympic Athletes' village and Grand Paris Express orders

10 November 2021, Published under Cement News

Ecocem is set to provide its new ultra-low carbon cement for two major Paris projects, the Athletes’ Village for summer 2024 and the Grand Paris Express.  Ecocem Ultra is an alternative to traditional cement and will significantly reduce the CO 2 footprint of both projects, claims Ecocem. For summer 2024, organisers are aiming to halve the emissions arising in relation to the Olympic Games. Ecocem Ultra is to be used in the construction of the Athletes’ Village, which will be transforme...

Buzzi Unicem records 9M21 cement sales of 23.4Mt

09 November 2021, Published under Cement News

Buzzi Unicem SpA has reported a 7.5 per cent rise in cement sales volumes in the first nine months of 2021, increasing to 23.36Mt from 21.72Mt. Consolidated net sales stood at EUR2541.7m (US$2938m), up 5.6 per cent against EUR2408m in the 9M20. The unfavourable variances in exchange rates had an impact of EUR85.2m. On a like-for-like basis, turnover would have increased by 9.1 per cent, according to the group. During the summer quarter, the performance of demand was favorable especiall...

Buzzi Unicem's 9M21 regional results improve in USA and Eastern Europe

09 November 2021, Published under Cement News

The sales volumes achieved by Buzzi Unicem in the third quarter of the current year showed a positive development in the United States and in Eastern Europe, which more than offsets the partial slowdown observed in Italy, mainly due to a high-base comparison, and a more evident contraction in Germany, also penalised by the unfavourable weather in July.  In Italy, in the first 9M21, sales volumes nonetheless stood well above the level reached last year, with prices that confirmed the pos...

WCA CEO will call for government action to cut CO2 emissions at COP26

09 November 2021, Published under Cement News

Urgent action in three key areas could save around 900Mta of CO 2 annually by 2030, says Ian Riley, World Cement Association CEO. Ian Riley will speak at the Sustainable Innovation Forum (SIF), part of COP26, to outline three key actions governments around the world can take right now that will significantly accelerate the cement and concrete industry’s progress towards net zero and beyond.   Riley will tell delegates at COP26 that not only is a net-zero cement industry achievable, new t...

HeidelbergCement sets 2030 CCUS targets

08 November 2021, Published under Cement News

Dr Dominik von Achten, chairman of the Managing Board of HeidelbergCement, has set out HeidelbergCement’s 2030 targets for carbon capture and storage utilisation (CCUS) during a state visit by the German Federal President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to Norway on 4-5 November 2021.   Dr Dominik von Achten said: “We target CO 2 -reductions of up to 10Mt with several CCUS projects already underway by 2030. One example is the CCS project at the Slite cement plant on the Swedish island of Go...