Higher revenue and profit but lower EBITDA margin expected

The government has asked the company to invest more in the units

Margins continue to be squeezed by rising costs and flat prices

Demand growth to accelerate in the second half of the year

Year started with positive outlook but macroeconomic factors brought down sales

Demand for cement is growing rapidly in the country

Demand is still down on a year-to-date basis

The assets are part of a divestment package the company agreed with the EU

The Indian company is now able to import petcoke

Increase in the first semester was not maintained

Exports came from zero to a six-digit figure in one year

Sales recover after decrease in July and August

Both sales and output grew by almost a third

Exports were responsible for the growth in sales

US tariffs impacting the forecast for the next year

Higher demand and cost of sales not enough to raise prices

Andhra Pradesh cement maker also managed to increase sales

The company has suffered a severe impact from the Supreme Court’s decision on petcoke

Figures for September 2018

Sales are still far higher than in the same month last year