TITAN CEMENT reported group net profits after exceptional items of US$14 million in the first quarter of 2001, an increase of 25% over the same period in 2000. Earnings rose 63% to US$41.1 million, while group sales jumped 78% to US$196.76 million. Group pretax profit rose 51% to US$16.6 million, with EBITDA up 30% at US$32.7 million and group sales up 14% at US$126.2 million.

CIMENTS FRANCAIS reported consolidated sales for the first half of 2001 of US$1.3 million, an increase of 8.6% from last year. Cement sales for the first half of the year were US$827.68, compared with $757.66 million in the first half of 2000.