Displaying items by tag: Ras Al Khaimah Cement

Bangladesh: UAE-based Ras Al Khaimah Cement is considering the acquisition of Chimera Investments’ and IHC Holding Company’s stakes in manufacturing and export holding company Apex Holding. Reuters news has reported that the board of Ras Al Khaimah Cement has yet to approve any agreement.

UAE: Failure of financing has put a stop to Ras Al Khaimah’s intended purchase of an 0.6Mt/yr integrated white cement plant in Fujairah and its associated quarry. Reuters has reported that the estimated US$123m deal will not be going ahead.

UAE: Ras Al Khaimah Cement Company has reported a decline in its net profit for the first half of 2015 to US$0.67m from US$0.86m in the same period of 2014.

UAE: Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Cement has bought back nearly 321,500 of its shares on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, at prices between US$0.24 – 0.25/share. The number of repurchased shares has reached 9.187 million, while the number of remaining shares amounts 46.7 million. RAK Cement posted net earnings of US$667,002 for the first six months of 2015, compared with US$857,574 a year earlier.

Saudi Arabia: Hail Cement has announced a net loss of US$7.1m, the third consecutive year with a net loss, although it reduced its loss from US$10.9m in 2011. Hail reported a 29.5% drop in revenue to US$391,635 and negative operating cash-flow.

UAE: Ras Al Khaimah Cement made a net loss of US$2.0m during the whole of 2012 despite a 15.1% increase in its revenue to US$60.5m. 2012 was the third year in five that the company made a loss. In 2011 the company made a net loss of US$5.4m.