Cement News tagged: Corporate
Cementos Blancos leases Azuara plant to Cemex, Spain
Spanish cement producer Cementos Blancos de Aragon (CBA) has signed an agreement to lease its plant in Azuara to Cemex, according to local press reports. Through the move, CBA aims to repay EUR30m syndicated loan to a pool of banks including La Caixa Banco Popular and Banco Sabadell. Cemex, meanwhile, intends to relocate the plant’s equipment to its other production facilities in Spain, ...
Seacem trims stake in Lafarge Republic, Philippines
Southeast Asia Cement Holdings (Seacem) on Tuesday sold a 2.3 per cent stake in Lafarge Republic Inc (LRI) to local institutional investors for PHP1.14bn (US$27m). Seacem sold 136 million of its LRI shares at PHP8.40/share, according to disclosures by both companies to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). Aside from raising fresh funds, Seacem’s move to reduce its stake in LRI is part of...
UK August construction output shrinks
The UK construction industry shrank in August as new orders dropped at the fastest pace since April 2009, according to Markit Economics. An index based on a survey of purchasing managers fell to 49 from 50.9 in July, Markit and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply said in a statement on Markit’s website today. The median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey of 12 economists was f...
Irish Cement in restructuring efforts, to cut 55 jobs
CRH subsidiary Irish Cement has announced 55 redundancies at its plant in Limerick as part of restructuring measures due to a considerable downturn in the domestic construction sector. The company said that the restructuring follows five years of decline in Irish construction activity which is now 80 per cent less than 2007 peak levels. “Unprecedented deterioration in market conditions,...
FLSmidth to acquire German TEUTRINE GmbH
FLSmidth has acquired the privately-owned company TEUTRINE GmbH Industrie-Technik (TEUTRINE), a German company specialised in mobile solutions for repairs, refurbishments and installation services. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the transaction. TEUTRINE has 40 years of experience of worldwide site management services, assembly and repair tasks within the cement and mi...
Seacem to sell Lafarge Republic shares, Philippines
Southeast Asia Cement Holdings (Seacem) plans to reduce its stake in Lafarge Republic Inc, either through a property dividend, share swap or other available – to allow the latter to meet its public float requirements. The two companies announced in separate disclosures to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Friday, that Seacem plans to sell some of its shares in the majority-owned Lafarg...
PT Holcim Indonesia 1H net profit increases 15 per cent
PT Holcim Indonesia recorded a 15 per cent rise in net profit driven by increased sales. Net income rose to IDR514.4bn (US$54m) in the first six months of this year from IDR447.7m in the same period of last year. Revenue increased 18 per cent to IDR4.19trn, according to reports in the Jakarta Globe. Holcim Indonesia is currently working on construction of a new plant in Tuban, on the main ...
Sichuan Shuangma Cement 1H net profit slumps, China
Shenzhen-listed producer, Sichuan Shuangma Cement Co, reported a 112.95 per cent loss in net profit for the first half of 2012 to CNY11.64m (US$1.8m) China Business Newswire reports. In the six months to June, the company’s operating revenue was down 6.21 per cent to CNY885m. Basic losses per share stood at CNY0.02.
Tanga Cement profit rises 56 per cent, Tanzania
Tanzania-based Tanga Cement, part of the Holcim Group, has posted a 56 per cent YoY rise in net profit to TZS15bn (US$9.5m) due to increased exports and stable electricity supplies. Gross profit was also driven by a 14 per cent rise in domestic sales while exports increased 35 per cent YoY. Commenting on the results, acting Chairman, Prof Samuel Wangwe said: "With substantially reduced ...
Lafarge Republic to comply with 10% public ownership, Philippines
Lafarge Republic Inc was approved a one-day trading suspension on Friday by the stock exchange of the Philippines as it unveiled plans to comply with the exchange's 10 per cent public ownership requirement, according to reports by Dow Jones. Lafarge Republic's public ownership is now 3.7 per cent. Companies listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange have until the end of 2012 to comply with the ...
The US recovery is the one bright spot for Titan
Titan’s first half turnover declined by 1.6 per cent to €547.9m and the EBITDA fell by 21.3 per cent to €112.1m, as the cement producer is caught amid a continued downturn it its domestic market of Greece and US operations prove to be its only bright spot. Titan’s trading profit fell 39.5 per cent to €50.5m, but the net financial charge dropped by 54.9 per cent to €20.5m, reducing the fall i...
Siam Cement’s board approves investment budget, Thailand
Thailand’s leading industrial conglomerate Siam Cement Group said its board has approved plans to invest about THB150-200bn (US$4.8-6.4bn) over the 2013-17 period. Most of the investments will be spent in Southeast Asia and existing projects. Speaking to reporters, CEO Kan Trakulhoon, said: "The board has approved the investment budget at the minimum of THB150bn. If we get a good deal (acqu...
Sanghi Industries swings to full year profit, India
India-based cement producer Sanghi Industries Ltd reported a net profit in fiscal year 2011-12 compared to a loss in the previous year as margins and sales improve in the fourth quarter. The company reported a net profit of INR81.87 crore for the fiscal year ended 30 June 2012 compared to a loss of INR29.55 crore in the previous fiscal. Net sales rose 8.3 per cent to INR974.07 crore in FY1...
Tangshan Jidong Cement majority shareholder increases stake, China
Tangshan Jidong Cement announced that its controlling shareholder, Jidong Development Group Co Ltd, has acquired a combined 14.01m shares, ore a 1.04 per cent stake in the company between 11 July 2012 and 28 August 2012. As of 28 August, the controlling shareholder holds 526m shares, or a 38.32 per cent stake in Jidong, according to reports from China Business Newswire. Tangshan Jidong C...
JP Morgan lowers BBMG Corp target price, China
JP Morgan has lowered its target price for BBMG Corp to HK$5.5 from HK$6.3 and maintained its ‘neutral’ rating. The research house says the weakness in the cement business was offset by BBMG’s robust property development business where revenue and gross profit both saw 42-44 per cent YoY growth. JP Morgan expects the stock to continue trading sideways although it might outperform its cem...
Citi Venture Capital International interested in Shriram Group investment
Citi Venture Capital International (CVCI) is reportedly holding talks to invest INR400crore in the cement unit of southern conglomerate Shriram Group, according to reports in the Times of India. The Shriram Group initiated the process to sell a stake in Sree Jayajothi Cement which it had previously acquired a 70 per cent stake in earlier this year following the conversion of loans into equity...