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Cemex reports cash profits

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Cemex’s American depositary rec-eipts rose 2.8 percent to $3.70 at 11:40 a.m. in New York, after increasing as much as 7.8 percent earlier. The Monterrey, Mexico-based company’s stock has dropped 65 percent this year.Cemex’s net loss compared with $89.3 million, or 9 cents, a year earlier. Analysts expected a loss of 29 cents, the average of six estimates compiled by Bloomberg. The loss was caused mostly because of a $217 million foreign-exchange loss and a loss of $339 million related to equity derivatives on Cemex’s shares, the company said. The company hasn’t had a profit for eight straight quarters. Its earnings tumbled amid a U.S. construction recession after the $14.2 billion acquisition in 2007 of Rinker Group Ltd., which got more than 80 percent of sales in the U.S. Cemex struggled to meet debt payments following a global credit crunch and got a $15 billion bank loan in August 2009 to avoid default. Sales rose 5.4 percent to $3.97 billion, the fourth consecutive quarter of sales growth. The average analyst estimate was $3.94 billion. The peso’s value against the dollar declined 13 percent during the quarter, reducing the value of Cemex’s results in the U.S. currency. Sales in northern Europe rose 9.4 percent to $1.3 billion and operations in south and central America climbed 24 per.

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Shree Cement reports 2025 financial year results

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Shree Cement posted revenue of US$2.38 billion for FY2025, marking a 5.5 per cent decline year-on-year. Operating costs rose 2.9 per cent to US$2.17 billion, resulting in an EBITDA of US$528 million—down 12 per cent from the previous year. Net profit fell 50 per cent to US$141 million. The company reported cement sales of 9.84Mt in Q4 FY2025, a 3.3 per cent increase from 9.53Mt in Q4 FY2024, with premium products making up 16 per cent of total sales.

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Rekha Onteddu to become director at Sagar Cements

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Sagar Cements has announced the appointment of Rekha Onteddu as a non-executive independent director, effective 30 June 2025. According to People in Business News, Rekha Onteddu is currently serving in a similar capacity at Andhra Cements, the parent company of Sagar Cements.

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India’s cement consumption set to rise

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According to a Moody’s report, India’s cement consumption is projected to rise by 50 per cent over the next five years, increasing from 445 million metric tons per annum (MMTPA) in FY24 to 670 MMTPA by 2030. This growth is expected to be driven by government infrastructure spending and rising housing demand, with an anticipated annual growth rate of 6-7 per cent. To meet this demand, major cement companies are likely to continue acquiring smaller, less profitable firms.

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