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News VICAT reports flat sales for first nine months of 2012

VICAT reports flat sales for first nine months of 2012

Written by VICAT reports flat sales for first nine months of 2012 07 November 2012
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France: Vicat has reported that its sales for the nine months ending 30 September 2012 remained flat year-on-year at Euro1.73bn. The French construction company reported sales of Euro879m for its cement business for the period, compared to Euro873m for the first nine months in 2011.

Consolidated sales for the third quarter of 2012 were Euro602m, a rise of 3.5% year-on-year. The breakdown of nine-month sales by business shows that the contribution of the cement business remained stable at 52.6% of total operational sales, as opposed to 52.5% in the first nine months of 2011.

"Vicat's performance in the first nine months of 2012 confirms the wisdom of the group's cautious development strategy. Investment under the 2010 performance plan and acquisitions in India and Kazakhstan enabled Vicat to achieve growth in business volumes in the third quarter, despite a macroeconomic environment that remains mixed," said Vicat's management board in a statement.

Vicat's cement business sales dropped in France, Egypt and West Africa. In France sales fell by 11.8% due to poor weather in early 2012, the end of some large projects and the weaker economic and industry environment. In Egypt consolidated sales fell by 30.3%. Operational performance in Egypt continued to be affected by problems with security and fuel supplies. Vicat's gas supply was cut off due to maintenance work on a pipeline, while the whole of Egypt experienced a serious shortage of fuel oil. Maintenance work completed in early October 2012. In West Africa consolidated sales fell by 6.7% and cement volume remained flat.

In the US the company's cement business posted an increase in its consolidated sales which were up by 21.1%. This increase was driven by strong growth in sales volumes in California and the Southeast region. In Turkey, India and Kazakhstan consolidated sales grew by 11.1%. This was the result of a sharp upturn in the market, which began in the second quarter and continued in the third.

In India, sales were Euro118m in the first nine months of 2012, a rise of 34.6%. Vicat maintained its strong performance in India, with the ongoing build-up of production at Bharathi Cement's modern plant. In the first nine months of 2011 cement volumes were almost 1.9Mt. In Kazakhstan, the build-up of operational and commercial activity at the Jambyl Cement plant continued. Revenue in the first nine months was Euro51m compared to Euro20m in 2011. This performance was driven by very strong volume growth, with more than 0.77Mt sold in the first nine months of 2012 as a result of major infrastructure and housing projects.

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