Holcim 公司上半年凈收入增長36%
Holcim公司今年上半年的凈收入達(dá)三億七千萬瑞士法郎,去年同期是兩億七千三百萬瑞士法郎,據(jù)中國水泥網(wǎng)估計(jì),Holcim公司今年上半年的凈收入實(shí)際可達(dá)三億七千九百萬瑞士法郎。
在歐洲,建筑材料的需求正以驚人的速度增長;Holcim公司估計(jì)在北美水泥的需求和價(jià)格也將上升。
通過給摩納哥港口的碼頭建設(shè)和里約熱內(nèi)盧地鐵建設(shè)提供材料,Holcim公司的股票上升了22%,估計(jì)價(jià)值為157億法郎。2001年銷售量第一的Lafarge 公司也比其落后1%。據(jù)了解,Holcim公司今年全年收入將有望比預(yù)期多出8%。
從Holcim公司的年報(bào)上,中國水泥網(wǎng)了解到, Holcim公司供應(yīng)的波士頓中心高速公路項(xiàng)目,需要290萬噸混凝土和25萬噸的水泥。
由于今年的春天比去年要干燥,這使的工程建設(shè)可以一直繼續(xù),從而也使北美的水泥需求量增加。并購也使收入增加。Holcim公司今年將增加其在墨西哥第二大水泥公司Apasco 公司的股份,這個(gè)公司也是使Holcim公司盈利的一個(gè)單位。而拉丁美洲為去年Holcim公司盈利作了最大的貢獻(xiàn)。
另外,據(jù)中國水泥網(wǎng)了解,Holcim公司在節(jié)能方面也有一套自己的做法。隨著燃油價(jià)格的上升,Holcim公司開始改變使用燃油和煤作為燃料的做法,而使用燃油廢物和農(nóng)業(yè)垃圾等作為燃料。(中國水泥網(wǎng)譯,轉(zhuǎn)載請注明出處)
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Holcim 1st-Half Net Rises 36% on Construction Demand
Holcim Ltd., the world's second- biggest cement maker, said first-half profit rose 36 percent as construction recovered in Europe and North America and as the company expanded through acquisitions.
Net income climbed to 370 million Swiss francs ($291 million) from 273 million francs a year earlier, the Jona, Switzerland-based company said in a statement. Twelve analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News had expected 379 million francs, according to the median estimate.
Chief Executive Markus Akermann, 57, has spent 3 billion francs on purchases in three years, including Apasco SA, Mexico's second-biggest cement maker. Holcim has also benefited from a recovery in the U.S., where its cement is being used in Boston's ``Big Dig'' underground expressway project. North American cement prices have risen 1 percent in a year.
``In Europe, demand for building materials should continue to develop at an impressive pace,'' the Swiss company said in its statement. ``Holcim also expects delivery volumes and selling prices to increase in North America.''
Shares of Holcim, which also supplied materials for the dock in Monaco's harbor and for the Rio de Janeiro subway, have risen 22 percent this year, valuing the company at 15.7 billion francs. Paris-based Lafarge SA, which overtook Holcim as the largest cement maker by sales in 2001, has fallen by 1 percent.
Holcim expects to exceed its forecast for an 8 percent increase in full-year operating profit, excluding acquisitions and exchange-rate variations, the company said.
Boston Project
U.S. projects include supplying materials to Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel highway plan, which required more than 2.9 million cubic meters of concrete and more than 250,000 tons of cement, according to Holcim's annual report.
Demand for cement gained in North America, helped by a spring that was drier this year than last year and that allowed construction projects to proceed. In Chicago, where Holcim also has operations, 0.76 inches (1.93 centimeters) of rain fell this April, 82 percent less than in the same month last year, according to the U.S. National Climatic Data Center's Web site.
Acquisitions are further boosting earnings. The company this year raised its stake in Apasco SA, Mexico's No. 2 cement maker and one of Holcim's most profitable units. Latin America was the biggest contributor to Holcim's operating profit last year.
Energy Savings
With the price of oil close to a record, Holcim is trimming energy costs by switching from oil and coal as fuel in cement furnaces, and using more oil waste, used tires, agricultural waste and animal meal.
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