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JK Cement increases nine-month consolidated sales and post-tax profit in 2021 financial year

09 February 2021

India: JK Cement’s consolidated revenue from operations in the first three quarters of its 2021 financial year rose by 5% year-on-year to US$614m from US$584m. Its consolidated profit after tax rose by 52% to US$67.1m from US$44.3m, while standalone earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose by 29% to US$147m from US$115m. Its sales volumes of cement grew by 9% to 7.75Mt from 7.12Mt.

The group reported that it had two projects on-going in the period with a combined cost of US$267m at 31 December 2020. These were the installation of an overland belt conveyor for limestone at a 4.2Mt/yr cement plant expansion and the upgrade of Line 3 of its Nimbahera cement plant in Rajasthan.

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JK Cement’s first-half sales fall as profit rises

10 November 2020

India: JK Cement recorded sales of US$339m in the first half of the 2021 financial year, down by 3% from US$348m in the first half of the 2020 financial year. Profit after tax for the period rose by 15% to US$40.6m from US$35.4m, partly due to a 5% decrease in total expenses to US$285m from US$301.

In comments about the coronavirus pandemic the group said, “With gradual resumption of overall economic activities, operations have started moving towards normalcy."

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JK Cement completes Katni wall putty plant expansion

20 October 2020

India: JK Cement has increased the capacity of its Katni wall putty plant in Madhya Pradesh to 700,000t/yr from 400,000t/yr. Projects Today News has reported that the putty consists mainly of JK Cement white cement. The company now has a wall putty production capacity of 1.2Mt/yr.

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Sushila Devi Singhania appointed as chairperson of JK Cement

02 September 2020

India: JK Cement has appointed Sushila Devi Singhania as the chairperson of its board. She has been a director of the cement producer since 2014. She also holds directorships with Yadu International and GH Securities, as well as leading roles with several educational organisations in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

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JK Cement reports first quarter profit and sales drops in 2021 financial year

01 September 2020

India: JK Cement’s profit in the three months ended 30 June 2020, the first quarter of the 2021 financial year, was US$6.85m, down by 62% year-on-year from US$18.1m in the first quarter of the 2020 financial year. Revenues fell by 28% to US$138m from US$191m. The company said, “The operations and business performance of the group during the quarter ended 30 June 2020 was adversely impacted by the shutdown of the group's plants at various locations due to the lockdown announced by the government after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020.”

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JK Cement rebrands JK White Cement as WhiteMaxX

01 September 2020

India: JK Cement says that it will sell its white cement, formerly JK White Cement, under the new name ‘WhitemaxX.’ The Economic Times newspaper has reported that the new name “strengthens JK Cement’s core commitment to delivering the maximum to its consumers and partners with a focus on consistent and premium product quality,” according to the company.

JK Cement is the world’s third largest white cement producer and it exports WhiteMaxX to 43 countries.

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JK Cement’s grey cement sales fall by 20% in first quarter

04 August 2020

India: JK Cement’s grey cement sales fell by around 20% year-on-year in the first quarter of its financial year to 30 June 2020. They have recovered gradually since coronavirus-related lockdowns eased. White cement sales have recovered slower and dropped by 50% in the first quarter. The cement producer temporarily suspended operations at its plants in five states in late March 2020. Operations resumed in late April 2020 in a phased manner. The company added that its capital and financial resources remained “entirely protected in spite of adverse impact on its sales.”

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JK Super Cement launches construction worker appreciation hash tag

03 July 2020

India: JK Super Cement has signalled its support for the work of builders with the hash tag “#YehPuccaHai,” meaning, “This is strength.” The hash tag has now gone viral, garnering 25.5m social media shares, while the accompanying video has had 1.5m internet views.

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JK Cement’s sale rise by 10% to US$763m in 2020 financial year

18 June 2020

India: JK Cement’s sales rose by 10% year-on-year to US$763m in the financial year to 31 March 2020 from US$691m in the same period in 2019. Its sales volumes of cement decreased slightly to 9.8Mt and its profit after tax nearly doubled to US$63.5m. However, its sales fell slightly in the fourth quarter, sales volumes of cement dropped by 7% year-on-year to 2.9Mt and it reported a significantly reduced standalone net profit.

The cement producer said that its operations had gradually stabilising since coronavirus lockdown measures were relaxed. All of its integrated and cement grinding plants had resumed production and despatch. It noted that due to lower power demands less fly ash was available so it is sourcing this from other locations. Labour shortages are also affecting bag supplies and the availability of drivers. As part of cash conservation measures it has restricted capital expenditure to US$66m in the current financial year.

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Government lifts lockdown for rural cement production

20 April 2020

India: Operations of industrial units in rural areas are clear to resume as of 20 April 2020, subject to local permissions and social distancing rules. Dion News Service has reported that JK Lakshmi Cement has resumed operations at two grinding units in Gujarat, JK Cement has resumed reduced operations at its 3.0Mt/yr integrated Muddapur plant in Karnataka and UltraTech has resumed operations ‘at some of the company’s locations.’ Ambuja Cements, ACC, ICC and India Cements all announced plans to return to full capacity utilisation in phases.

As part of phase two of India’s coronavirus lockdown, public spaces remain closed and public transport is suspended until 3 May 2020.

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