Displaying items by tag: Shares
Gansu Qilianshan Cement to restructure
25 April 2022China: Gansu Qilianshan Cement plans to restructure its business. The group says that, should it proceed with its proposed restructuring, it will issue shares. Reuters News has reported that the restructuring may constitute a material asset restructuring.
Shree Digvijay Cement invests in green energy project
13 April 2022India: Shree Digvijay Cement has executed a share purchase agreement to acquire a 27% stake in a hybrid wind and solar power project from Trinethra Renewable Energy, a power producer, and Continuum Green Energy. It will spend US$1m on the deal, implying a value of US$0.13m/MW. The total installed capacity of the project is 8.1MW.
The hybrid power contract will generate about 37% of total power needed by the plant. When combined with the plant’s waste heat recovery (WHR) system, it will constitute over 65% of the total power needs of the company, representing considerable savings in the cost of power and an improved environment footprint.
Premji Invest to acquire 10% Sagar Cements stake
28 March 2022India: Sagar Cements has received board approval for the preferential allotment of a 10% stake of equity shares to Premji Invest. ET Now News has reported the value of the deal as US$46m.
Joint Managing Director Sreekanth Reddy Sammidi said “We are delighted to partner with Premji Invest and look forward to their inputs towards strengthening our processes and systems and enhancing value for all our stakeholders.”
Titan Cement boosts sales in 2021
17 March 2022Greece: Titan Cement recorded Euro1.71bn in net sales in 2021, up by 6.7% year-on-year from Euro1.61bn in 2020. The company attributed the boost to higher demand and ‘supportive pricing’ in all of its regions. Cement sales volumes were 18.3Mt, up by 7% year-on-year from 17.1Mt. Its earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) dropped by 4.6% to Euro272m from Euro286m, due to an ‘unprecedented’ second-half costs increase. The group’s net profit was Euro89.6m, compared to Euro1.1m in 2020. During the year, Titan Cement increased the digitisation of its cement production and continued its on-going share buyback programme. Its Scope 1 and 2 CO2 emissions declined by 4% year-on-year, in line with its 2030 target trajectory.
Titan Cement said “Having already achieved the 2025 targets for energy efficiency and zero waste-to-landfill certification, the group’s attention is now focused on empowering business ecosystems to incorporate sustainability considerations in their decision making. To ensure that key suppliers meet the group’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards, Titan Cement developed a sustainable supply chain roadmap and published the first Titan Group Procurement Policy.” In the coming year, the group plans to ‘continue to harness the advantages offered by decarbonisation, digital transformation and business model innovation to benefit our customers, employees, suppliers and communities, aspiring to deliver to society carbon-neutral concrete by 2050.’
Ireland: CRH says that it completed another phase in its on-going share buyback programme on 16 March 2022. The group purchased US$300m-worth of shares, bringing its total cash returned since the beginning of the programme in May 2018 to US$3.2bn. On 17 March 2022, it concluded an agreement to begin the purchase of a further US$300m-worth of its shares by 27 June 2022. The producer instructed investors that any decision in relation to any future buyback programmes will be based on an ongoing assessment of the capital needs of the business and general market conditions.
Titan Cement completes buyback of 2.2% of shares
22 February 2022Greece: Titan Cement has advised the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) that it has bought back a total of 2.2% of its shares under its share buyback scheme between 14 and 18 February 2022. It made the purchases both through the ATHEX and the Euronext Brussels exchange.
Dangote completes second tranche of buyback
28 January 2022Nigeria: Dangote Cement announced on 26 January 2022 that it bought 126.75 million of its own shares in the week to 21 January 2022, the second tranche of a buyback programme set to return cash to shareholders. The producer, majority-owned by Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote, aims to buy back up to 10% of its US$41m share capital in tranches. The company now has 16.87 billion shares outstanding.
HeidelbergCement to continue share buyback programme
14 January 2022Germany: HeidelbergCement plans to proceed with its on-going share buyback programme in early 2022 with a second tranche of purchases worth Euro300 – 350m. The group expects to conclude the tranche in mid-2022. It previously finished buying back 2.7% of its shares in December 2021. On 13 January 2021, HeidelbergCement announced that it had retired all shares purchased under this previous tranche.
Dangote Cement to buy back further 1% of its shares
12 January 2022Nigeria: Dangote Cement plans to buy back 1% of its issued shares under its on-going share buyback programme. The Business Post newspaper has reported that the group launched the first tranche of the programme in 2020. At that time, it bought back 0.2% of its shares. Dangote Cement will make the currently planned purchase when the second tranche commences on 19 January 2022.
Ras Al Khaimah Cement seeks stake in Apex Holding
07 January 2022Bangladesh: 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.