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LafargeHolcim’s sales pick up for first quarter of 2017

03 May 2017

Switzerland: LafargeHolcim’s net sales rose by 5.3% year-on-year to Euro5.21bn in the first quarter of 2017 due to higher prices and rising aggregate volumes. Its results were presented on a like-for-like basis adjusted for the group’s divestments in 2016. Operating earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) increased by 8.8% to Euro652m. However, cement sales volumes remained flat at 48.1Mt for the period and even this was bolstered by a strong performance in March 2017.

“Continued pricing strength, improving volume momentum and synergies underpinned our results across the portfolio. Our Middle East Africa region performed particularly well with a recovering Nigeria making a notable contribution to earnings growth. India showed encouraging signs in the quarter with the impact of demonetisation now behind us while our US business was robust despite tough prior year comparisons on the back of mild weather in the first three months of 2016,” commented the group’s outgoing chief executive officer Eric Olsen.

By region the group reported falling cement sales volumes on a like-for-like basis in Latin America, Middle East Africa and North America. In Asia Pacific cement sales volumes were stagnant but it reported ‘challenging’ market conditions in Indonesia and Malaysia, and a slowing market in Philippines. However, it said that the impact of demonetisation in India had abated in the period and was now ‘fully’ behind the business.

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Recovery in France leads modest gains for Vicat in first quarter of 2017

03 May 2017

France: Improvements in its French market have led to modest gains for Vicat in the first quarter of 2017. The group’s consolidated cement sales rose by 4.5% on an adjusted basis to Euro283m compared to the same period in 2016. Overall its sales rose by 1.4% on an adjusted basis to Euro554m. Its cement sales volumes rose by 1.2% year-on-year to 4.8Mt from 4.83Mt.

“France continued its progressive recovery, while the US posted further growth in its business. In Asia, a firm performance in India partly helped to make up for the business downturn in Kazakhstan and Turkey, where very difficult weather conditions took their toll. In the Africa and Middle East region, Egypt posted a strong top-line increase at constant scope and exchange rates, which made up for the decline in West Africa,” said group chairman and chief executive chairman Guy Sidos.

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Tanga Cement cuts costs to fight falling sales in 2016

03 May 2017

Tanzania: Tanga Cement’s revenue dropped by 20% year-on-year to US$75m in 2016 from US$94m in 2015 due to competition and lower government spending on infrastructure. However, despite falling net profits it managed to increase its operating earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to US$17m from US$13m following cost cutting. The cement producer commissioned its second integrated production line in August 2016, increasing its production capacity to 1.25Mt/yr.

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Hormozgan Cement to build cement grinding plant in Oman

03 May 2017

Oman: Iran’s Hormozgan Cement has entered into a shareholder’s agreement with Al Anwar Holdings to build a 1Mt/yr cement grinding plant in the Duqm special economic zone. The project is expected to have an investment of US$27m and commissioning of the project is subject to receiving approvals from relevant regulatory authorities and required funding from banking institutions in Oman.

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Polish cement sales forecast to reach 16.1Mt in 2017

03 May 2017

Poland: The Polish Cement Association (Stowarzyszenie Producentów Cementu) forecasts that local cement sales will rise by 2.5% to 16.1Mt in 2017 and to 17Mt in 2018 due to growing investment in residential housing and infrastructure. The association also warned that the future of the European Union's Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) could have major implications for the local industry. It supported the European Parliament’s amendments to the scheme in March 2017 and reinforced the high level of thermal substitution rates used in the local industry.

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