Steppe Cement CEO builds on his stake
16th Oct 2012 17:05
Javier Del Ser, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AIM-listed construction materials producer Steppe Cement, topped up his stake in the firm on Tuesday with the purchase of 650,000 ordinary shares at a price of 25p per share. Following the £162,500 transaction, Del Ser holds 12,867,660 ordinary s
Read moreSteppe Cement reports increase in sales
13th Jul 2012 10:22
Steppe Cement increased its sales of cement by two per cent in the first half of 2012, having sold 615,838 tonnes of cement for 7,728m Tenge, compared with 601,099 tonnes of cement for 6,286m Tenge in the same period the previous year. The average price for the current period for delivered cement
Read moreCement producer a Steppe ahead of the competition
2nd Sep 2011 12:06
The population of Astana, Kazakhstan's capital city, has more than doubled in the last 10 years. Not only have new homes been required for its new citizens, but a host of weird and wonderful government buildings have cropped up and are still appearing, symbols of commodity-rich Kazakhstan's new wea
Read moreCity building projects boost Steppe Cement
2nd Sep 2011 07:24
Kazakh cement maker Steppe Cement narrowed losses in the half year to 30 June as it benefited from the central Asian country's government continuing to support big building projects in main cities. Steppe sold 601,099 tonnes of cement during the period, against 523,156 during the same period the pr
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31st Jan 2011 11:24
Aviation group Air Partner says that trading has remained positive in the six months to date and the interim results are likely to be ahead of expectations, partly attributable to the strong performance in its commercial jet broking division. While the group says it is well positioned to increase p
Read moreSportingbet bosses slash stakes
11th Oct 2010 17:43
Directors at the online betting group Sportingbet have been selling shares in the company for 'personal financial planning' reasons. The company's chief executive, Andrew McIver pocketed more than £1m after selling 1.4m shares at 73.75p a go. That leaves him with about 2.8m shares, or about 0.6% of
Read moreSteppe Cement gains market share
6th Oct 2010 14:25
Kazakhstan-based cement manufacturer Steppe Cement says its third quarter revenues were 31% ahead of the same time last year. AIM-quoted Steppe's third quarter revenues were KZT4.05bn, while nine months revenues are KZT8.74bn - up 26% on the same period last year. Sales volumes rose even faster
Read moreSteppe Cement cuts losses
3rd Sep 2010 08:02
Kazakhstan based cement supplier Steppe Cement knocked down half year losses to $4.6m from $19.5m the year before as demand recovers. Revenue for the six months ended 30 June 2010 rose to $31.6m from $24.8m while average sales price increased from $54 a tonne to $61 a tonne. The Kazakhstan cemen
Read moreSteppe Cement 1H Sells 523,156 Tons Of Cement For KZT4,694M
27th Jul 2010 08:19
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Steppe Cement Ltd (STCM.LN), a Malaysian-incorporated holding company, said Tuesday that in the first half of 2010, it sold 523,156 ton of cement for KZT4,694 million, compared to 442,227 tonnes of cement for KZT3,881 million in the first half of 2009. MAIN FACTS: -This r
Read moreSteppe Cement lifts production
30th Oct 2009 08:19
Kazakhstan-based cement supplier Steppe Cement posted higher revenues in the third quarter despite lower prices after lifting production. Third quarter revenue totalled KZT3.083bn (£12.6m) a rise of 11% from the same period a year ago, with sales volumes climbing by 35% to 286,896 tonnes. The ave
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