Cement News tagged: Corporate
CIMAF lays foundation stone for Mali plant
CIMAF laid the foundation stone for its new Mali factory on 9 February 2024 in Natien, a commune located in the Sikasso region. The Minister of Industry and Trade, Moussa Alassane, was present at the ceremony. This new unit will have a production capacity of 1Mta of cement, expandable to 2Mta, and will It generate at least 300 direct jobs and 2000 indirect jobs. The completion date ha...
CRH completes Hunter plant and Texan ready-mix acquisitions
CRH has completed the US$2.1bn acquisition of Martin Marietta Materials Inc in Texas, USA. The deal was first announced on 21 November 2023 and the combined assets are expected to generate a pro-forma EBITDA of around US$170m for 2023. The acquisition includes the 2.1Mta Hunter cement plant, 20 ready-mix assets with a capacity of 1.6Mm 3 and a network of terminals along the Easter...
Saint-Gobain appoints new president of SGDB France
Effective from 1 April 2024, Olivier Mercadal will become president of Saint-Gobain Distribution Bâtiment France (SGDB France), reporting to Thierry Fournier, CEO France and CEO Southern Europe, Middle East, Africa Region for Saint-Gobain. Mr Mercadal succeeds Patrice Richard who has decided to retire after 29 years, including the last 14 years as head of construction material trading acti...
The Ramco Cements announces expansion plans
The Ramco Cements Ltd has announced plans to double capacity at its Kalavatala plant in Andhra Pradesh, India. According to The Hindu, the company intends to set up a second line to increase clinker capacity at the works to 6.3Mta and cement capacity to 3Mta. The expansion is expected to cost INR12,500m (US$150.57m). An additional 15MW waste heat recovery system (WHRS) will also be added. ...
Burnpur Cement sees income decline YoY
Burnpur Cement Ltd has reported total income from operations of INR407.4m (US$4.9m) in the quarter ended 31 December 2023. This comes to INR433.9m in the previous quarter and INR349.3m in the quarter ended 31 December 2022. The company recorded a loss from continuing operations of INR451.5m for the December 2023 quarter, up from a loss of INR191.5m in the previous quarter and INR207.6m in t...
Kohat Cement Co to post strong results
Kohat Cement Co Ltd is scheduled to announce its financial result for 1HFY23-24 (July-December 2023) on 14 February whereby AHL Research anticipate the company will post a profit after tax of PKR4.313bn (US$15.57m) as compared PKR3.578bn, up by 21 per cent YoY. Likewise, in 2QFY23-24 (October-December 2023) earnings are expected to climb by seven per cent YoY, arriving at PKR2.0...
Cementir posts 2023 preliminary unaudited EBITDA of EUR421.9m
Cementir Holding Group reports preliminary unaudited results for 2023. EBITDA reached the historic record of EUR421.9m, up 25.4 per cent compared to the EUR336.3m of 2022, following the improved results achieved in all geographical areas with the exception of the United States. The EBITDA margin was 24.5 per cent compared to 19.5 per cent in 2022. Net financial income totalled EUR15.8m (inco...
CEMEX reports 8% sales growth in 4Q23
CEMEX has reported an eight per cent growth in sales in the 4Q23, plus a 20 per cent increase in EBITDA and a more than doubling of free cash flow (FCF) after maintenance capex to US$1.2bn. CEMEX reported an EBITDA margin of 19.2 per cent, an expansion of two percentage points, achieving its stated goal of recovering 2021 margin. Record EBITDA of approximately US$3.35bn and a turnaround i...
Heidelberg Materials awards FEED contract for Padeswood
Sustainability solutions provider Worley and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group have been awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract by Heidelberg Materials UK for the development of a carbon capture facility at the Padeswood cement works in north Wales. The Padeswood project has been selected as a Track 1 capture project by the UK government and is a key establish...
Attock Cement Pakistan’s profitability jumps 264% in 1HFY24
Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd posted its financial result for 1HFY23-24 on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) website on 6 February, wherein it declared a profit after tax (PAT) of PKR2.04bn (US$730.1m) compared to a PAT of PKR560m in the same period last year, a growth of 264 per cent YoY. The company's profitability in 2QFY23-24 advanced by 12 per cent YoY to PKR497m compared to the year-ag...
Saint-Gobain signs energy PPA in Italy
Saint-Gobain has signed a 10-year renewable electricity supply contract in Italy with Axpo Italia. The power purchase agreement (PPA) covers the purchase of electricity generated by a newly-built wind farm in the Puglia region. Axpo Italia will provide around 22GWh of green electricity per year, or 11 per cent of Saint-Gobain’s electricity needs in Italy. This contract is the fifth ...
Birla Corp records 15% YoY revenue growth
Birla Corp has reported revenue of INR23,120m (US$278.6m) in the 3QFY23-24. This compares to INR20,161m in the same quarter a year earlier, marking a 14.7 per cent YoY advance. Consolidated net profit in the 3QFY23-24 came in at INR1091.4m, versus a net loss of INR499.1m in the 3QFY22-23, according to BusinessLine Online. The company saw cement sales of 4.2Mt in the 3QFY23-24, up 13.2 p...
Holcim expands Solutions & Products business
Holcim has acquired ZinCo, a leader in advanced green roofing systems based in Germany with global operations across Europe, Asia and the Americas. The deal forms part of Holcim's efforts to advance its Solutions & Products business to 30 per cent of group net sales by 2025, entering the most attractive segments of construction, from roofing systems to insulation and renovation. According...
Misr Cement appoint new CEO and MD
Mr Hassan Gabry has been appointed the new CEO, managing director and member of the Board of Directors at Misr Cement Group , effective from February 2024. Mr Gabry brings over 30 years of distinguished professional experience in commercial operations and business functions, with a significant focus on the cement industry spanning approximately 20 years. He has held key leadership and exec...
Monarch Cement embarks on groundbreaking solar project
US-based Monarch Cement Co and Evergy Energy Solutions are collaborating on a groundbreaking solar project that is expected to serve as a model for the cement industry’s use of renewable energy. With the capacity to generate 20MW of clean electricity, the project is designed to offset a significant portion of Monarch’s energy consumption, reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The solar proj...
Orient Cement sees net profit jump 64% YoY
India's Orient Cement , part of the CK Birla Group , has reported revenue from operations of INR7513m (US$90.45m) in the quarter ended 31 December 2023 (3QFY23-24). This marks a 2.6 per cent increase on the INR7322.9m seen in the same period a year earlier. Over the same timeframe, consolidated net profit advanced to INR449.9m, up 63.5 per cent from the INR275.1m recorded in the 3QFY22-2...