Cement News tagged: Corporate
Argos sees high 1Q21 cement volumes in Colombia and Central America
In the 1Q21 Argos recorded consolidated income of US$651.6m and EBITDA was US$125.1m. This was thanks to better dynamics in all markets and a lower comparison base in Colombia, and the Caribbean and Central America. Cement volumes reached 4.1Mt, thus representing an increase of 19 per cent compared to the 1Q20. Cconcrete shipments totalled 2Mm 3 , with a decrease of 4.4 per cent, mai...
UltraTech Cement's 19.5Mta capacity projects start civil work
UltraTech Cement has placed most of the equipment orders and has seen the start of civil work at the sites of its capacity expansion projects, according to a company update. Earlier the company had approved capacity expansion plans of 19.5Mta through a mix of brownfield and greenfield expansion, covering five integrated cement plants and 12 grinding units. The additional capacity is bei...
Cementarnica Usje reports 5% rise in profit
North Macedonia's Cementarnica Usje (Titan group) has reported a 5.1 per cent YoY decline in net profit to MKD182.1m (US$3.6m) in the first quarter of 2021. However, operating revenue increased 9.4 per cent to MKD924.8m. Domestic sales advanced 9.6 per cent to MKD623.4m, while sales from foreign markets rose 24.3 per cent to MKD272.9m. Operating expenses grew 7.6 per cent YoY to MKD699.9...
Buzzi Unicem reports consolidated net sales of EUR3.22bn for FY21
Buzzi Unicem’s financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 reported consolidated net sales came in at EUR3222.4m, virtually unchanged compared to EUR3221.4m in 2019. EBITDA stood at EUR780.8m (EUR728.1m in 2019). The income statement reported a consolidated net profit of EUR560.2m versus a profit of EUR385.7m in 2019. As at 31 December 2020, net debt amounted to EUR241.6m, dow...
Arabian Cement sees 49% surge in profit
Saudi Arabia’s Arabian Cement Co has seen a 48.5 per cent YoY surge in net profit to SAR67m (US$17.87m) in the first quarter of 2021, up from SAR45.1m in the 1Q20. Sales increased 57 per cent YoY to SAR321.5m from SAR204.6m, or up 10.5 per cent QoQ from SAR290.8m. Net income also advanced 25.7 per cent QoQ from SAR53.3m.
Lucky Cement posts 15% fall in revenue
Taiwan’s Lucky Cement has posted a 14.5 per cent YoY decline in April revenue to TWD345.56m (US$12.44m) from TWD404.2m in the year-ago period. In the first four months of 2021, the company saw a 7.8 per cent fall in revenue to TWD1.39bn from TWD1.51bn.
UltraTech Cement reports consolidated net sales of INR142.3bn in 1Q21
UltraTech Cement Ltd saw consolidated net sales of INR142,320m (US$1.94bn) in the 1Q21 vis-à-vis INR106,890m over the corresponding period of the previous year. Profit before interest, depreciation and tax was INR37,510m vis-à-vis INR26,450m in the corresponding period of the previous year. Profit after tax was INR17,750m compared to INR11,290m in the corresponding period of the previous year....
Saudi Arabian producers report 15% decline in net profit
Saudi Arabian producers listed in the main market saw an estimated 15 per cent decline in total net profits to SAR892.5m (US$237.9m) in the first quarter of 2021, compared to around SAR1.05bn in the year-ago period, according to Al Eqtisadiah. Four companies reported growth during the quarter, while the remaining 10 saw a decline. Najran Cement recorded the highest growth in net profit at 5...
Nuvoco Vistas set to file papers for INR50bn IPO
India’s Nuvoco Vistas Corp is shortly expected to file preliminary papers with the Securities and Exchange Board of India to raise INR50bn (US$679.35m) through an initial public offering. The sale would consist of INR15bn of new shares and an offer for sale of INR35bn by its promoters, according to the Economic Times. The proceeds are expected to be used for loan repayments and general corpo...
BUA Cement announces plans for bond sale
Nigeria’s BUA Cement has announced plans to sell a second tranche of bonds under its NGN200bn (US$525.6m) programme to finance its expansion plans, following the release of the first NGN115bn tranche last year. Yusuf Binji, CEO, noted that the amount of the sale will depend on its funding needs but did not give an expected time for the sale. The company plans to expand capacity in the coun...
HeidelbergCement sees revenue up 1% in 1Q21
HeidelbergCement has seen its revenue increase 0.7 per cent YoY to EUR3958m for the first quarter of 2021, or up four per cent on a like-for-like basis. The result from current operations before depreciation and amortisation (RCOBD) surged 33 per cent to EUR538m, while the result from current operations rose 280 per cent YoY to EUR233m. "HeidelbergCement has made an excellent start to 2021,...
Vicat reports 15% YoY surge in sales for 1Q21
Vicat Group’s consolidated sales in the first quarter of 2021 reached EUR707m from EUR615m in the 1Q20, up 14.9 per cent on a reported basis and 22.1 per cent at constant scope and exchange rates. The group saw the benefits of a highly favourable base comparison in the first quarter given the impact of the pandemic and the government measures taken to address it in March 2020 and more general...
Cementir sees 49% rise in EBITDA for 1Q21
Cementir Holding has reported a 12.6 per cent YoY increase in group revenue to EUR300.5m for the first quarter of 2021, compared to EUR266.9m in the 1Q20. EBITDA rose 49.4 per cent YoY to EUR48.1m from EUR32.2m, while its EBITDA margin advanced to 16 per cent from 12.1 per cent. "In the first quarter of 2021, the group reported results above our expectations, with revenues up by over 12 per...
Martin Marietta reports record adjusted EBITDA
USA-based Martin Marietta Materials reported a 0.3 per cent increase in cement shipments for the first quarter ended 31 March 2021, despite the winter storm that shut down the company’s cement operations for 11 days in February. The company’s Midlothian facility in north Texas experienced double-digit shipment growth for the quarter, demonstrating robust demand in the Dallas/Fort Worth metr...
Solidia Technologies names new CEO
Solidia Technologies has announced a US$78m funding round and named Bryan Kalbfleisch as its new chief executive officer. The company noted that the funding round attracted a range of leading investors committed to advancing low-carbon solutions for industry. The new funding will support the continued development and deployment of leading technologies to accelerate the decarbonisation of cri...
FLSmidth sees order intake rise 6% QoQ
FLSmidth has seen its order intake increase for the third consecutive quarter in January-March 2021, rising six per cent QoQ, but the organic order intake decreased 19 per cent YoY against the exceptionally strong 1Q20. The order backlog increased nine per cent to DKK16,251m (US$2.62bn) from DKK14,874m in the 4Q20. Revenue declined 18 per cent YoY to DKK3,713m from DKK4,525m in the first quar...