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Sumitomo Osaka Cement’s profits hit by fuel costs

13 May 2022

Japan: Sumitomo Osaka Cement’s sales fell by 23% year-on-year to US$1.43bn in the financial year to the end of March 2022 from, US$1.85bn in same period in 2021. Its domestic sales volumes of cement grew slightly to 8.34Mt but exports sales volumes rose by 8.4% to 1.54Mt. Its operating income dropped by 59% to US$53.3m from US$129m. The company blamed its falling profits on rising input costs including energy prices such as a coal and oil.

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Taiheiyo Cement publishes 2022 financial year results

12 May 2022

Japan: Taiheiyo Cement’s consolidated sales declined by 18% in its 2022 financial year, which ended on 31 March 2022, to US$5.51bn from US$6.72bn. The group’s net profit was US$225m, down by 38% from US$364m.

Nikkei Financial Summary News has reported that Japanese cement consumption was 37.9Mt in the 2022 financial year, down by 2% year-on-year.

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Tohbu Network acquires Tohoku Sanko

06 April 2022

Japan: Logistics group Tohbu Network has acquired Shiogama-based cement distributor Tohoku Sanko. The Nikkei newspaper has reported that Tohoku Sanko serves the customers of cement producers in Akita and Miyagi Prefectures. The group aims to expand its sales footprint and its productivity through shared use of vehicles, facilities, software and human resources.

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Tokuyama Corporation awards carbon capture installation contract to MHIENG

30 March 2022

Japan: Tokuyama Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering (MHIENG). Under the agreement, MHIENG will install a carbon capture demonstration plant at the producer's 4.7Mt/yr Nanyo plant in Yamaguchi Prefecture. It plans to commission the trial plant in June 2022 and operate it until March 2023. The supplier hopes to contribute to the early realisation of carbon neutrality in cement and other industrial fields through its work.

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Taiheiyo Cement outlines interim carbon neutral goals to 2030

30 March 2022

Japan: Taiheiyo Cement has released its interim carbon neutral goals to 2030. The group intends to reduce its CO2 emission intensity across the entire supply chain by 20% or more compared to 2000. Total domestic CO2 emissions should be decreased by at least 40% compared to 2000. The company intends to invest US$820m towards these goals. Ultimately the cement producer wants to become carbon neutral by 2050.

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Taiheiyo Cement reports oil spill at Kamiiso Plant

15 March 2022

Japan: Taiheiyo Cement says a marine oil spill took place at its Kamiiso Plant in Hokkaido on 11 March 2022. The spill was reported after a ship had finished unloading at the plant’s pier. The cement producer has apologised for the incident and is conducting an investigation.

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering wins Minister’s Award for decarbonisation

01 March 2022

Japan: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering has won the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s highest prize for contributions to industrial decarbonisation, the Minister’s Award, for its development and commercialisation of its CO2 capture system. The system is based on KS-21 solvent technology, developed in partnership with Kansai Electric Power, and the company’s Advanced KM CDR Process capture model. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering has successfully supported cement industry customers in implementing the system.

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Sumitomo Osaka Cement’s sales fall as profit rises in first nine months of 2022 financial year

10 February 2022

Japan: Sumitomo Osaka Cement recorded sales of US$1.19bn in the first nine months of the 2022 financial year, down by 22% year-on-year. The company’s net profit was US$71.7m. For its full-year 2022 financial year, the group forecast sales of US$1.61bn, down by 22% from full-year 2021 financial year levels. It expects full-year net profit to drop by 32% to US$69.2m.

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Taiheiyo Cement’s sales and profit decline in first nine months of 2022 financial year

08 February 2022

Japan: Taiheiyo Cement recorded consolidated sales of US$4.57bn in the first nine months of the 2022 financial year, down by 24% year-on-year from US$5.65bn in the corresponding period of the 2021 financial year. The group’s net profit in the period was US$256m, down by 20% year-on-year from US$322m. Dow Jones Institutional Newswires has reported that the producer forecast full-year sales in the 2022 financial year of US$6.15bn and a net profit of US$294m.

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Sumitomo Osaka Cement introduces internal carbon pricing system

02 February 2022

Japan: Sumitomo Osaka Cement started using an internal carbon pricing system for capital investments from January 2022. It is intended to create economic incentives for emission reductions and promote low-carbon investment. The starting price will be around Euro39/t of CO2. The measure follows the company’s introduction of its 2050 carbon neutral goals and policies in late 2020.

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