Industrial Minerals


Magnesita Q3 2011 profits up 9% while revenue dipped slightly

10 November 2011

by Mike O'Driscoll

Quarter impacted by economic slowdown as drive to 90% vertical integration continues

Keywords: Magnesita, magnesite, refractories, graphite, dolomite

Brazilian minerals and refractories producer Magnesita Refratários SA reported a net profit of real (R) 34.4m ($19.6m) in the third quarter of 2010, up 9% on the R31.6m ($18m) in the same period of 2010.

 

Magnesita’s EBITDA* margin rose to 21.1%, up 3.4 points on the second quarter of 2011.

 

In a company statement, Ronaldo Iabrudi, chief executive officer, said:  “Magnesita’s solid third quarter results highlight the flexibility of...