Financial calendar & events

Etex, the Belgium-based global building materials manufacturer and pioneer in lightweight construction, has signed an agreement with the Australian construction materials company BGC to acquire its plasterboard and fibre cement businesses. With this deal, Etex expands its activities in the attractive Australian market, with significant growth opportunities. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, with finalisation expected in early 2024.

In the first half of 2023, Etex coped with an overall slowdown of the construction sector – both in new build and renovation – triggered by several elements leading to high volatility and uncertainty such as inflation that puts pressure on consumers’ buying power, higher interest rates and more restricted loan policies by banks. However, Etex managed to record improved sales compared to the first half of 2022 through swift adaptations to challenging market contexts and cost-to-price monitoring. While our volumes are slightly impacted, margins remain strong.

Today marks an important milestone for Etex, the lightweight construction pioneer. The company closed the acquisition of Skamol, a manufacturer of fire protection and specialty insulation materials. This new acquisition further consolidates Etex’s portfolio of sustainable solutions in a market that is strongly supported by the need for energy efficient insulation products and solutions. Skamol and Etex - through its passive fire protection and high-performance insulation business - are complimentary in terms of products and geographies, allowing the combined organisations to broaden their offering in high-temperature insulation for building and industrial applications.

The Annual and Extraordinary Shareholders’ meetings of Etex NV will be held on Wednesday 24 May 2023 at 15:00 CEST at the registered office of the Company, PassPort Building, Luchthaven Brussel Nationaal, Gebouw 1K, 1930 Zaventem or at such other place indicated at that place at that time.

Etex, the lightweight construction pioneer, is acquiring Skamol, a manufacturer of high temperature insulation materials. This acquisition further consolidates Etex’s portfolio of sustainable solutions in a market that is strongly supported by the need for energy efficient insulation products and solutions. Skamol and Etex - through its passive fire protection and high-performance insulation business - are complimentary in terms of products and geographies, allowing the combined organisations to broaden their offering in high-temperature insulation for building and industrial applications. This acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions.

For the fifth year in a row, Etex achieved new record performance across the board, including in revenue, REBITDA and net recurring profit while setting another major milestone with its Road to Sustainability 2030 commitments

Zaventem, 15 June 2020 – In light of the coronavirus crisis and resulting disruption to printing businesses and logistics services, Etex has decided not to publish the company’s 2019 annual report in paper form this year.

The holders of shares issued by Etex NV are informed that the Annual General Shareholders’ meeting of Etex will be held on Wednesday 27 May 2020 at 15:00 CEST behind closed doors, in accordance with the measures outlined in the Royal Decree of 9 April 2020, in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

Etex has had an outstanding year, as we have delivered record results in many ways, supported by our performance culture. While our top-line increased by 4.9% like-for-like, increased volumes, improved gross profit and contained overheads have allowed us to record a remarkable 15.6% like-for-like REBITDA increase.

Etex has decided to link the cost of its EUR 600 million Sustainability Linked Loan with its performance in achieving sustainability targets. This Sustainability Linked Loan – where the interest margin is linked to the borrower’s fulfilment of environmental, social and governance criteria – has been granted by a syndicate of 10 banks and supervised by independent agency Sustainalytics.

E2E, a Chile-based joint venture founded by Etex, an international building materials specialist, and Arauco, a diversified global company active in the forestry industry, has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire a majority stake in Tecverde Engenharia, a Brazilian innovative building company specialised in wood-frame construction systems. The acquisition will enable both E2E and Tecverde to pursue their expansion plans. The completion of the deal is subject to the approval of the Brazilian Competition Authority (CADE) and other customary conditions.

Etex reports a like-for-like growth in revenue of 6.7% and of 17.3% in REBITDA for the first half of the year. The REBITDA margin is up to 16.8% vs 15.2% at the end of June 2018 on a comparable basis1. The net recurring profit (Group share) is up 6.3% year-on-year.

Etex announces sale of its UK clay and concrete roofing tiles and components business to Inflexion, a private equity company based in the UK. The transaction will be closed at the end of August.

Umbelino Monteiro, Etex’s Portuguese clay tile business for the past 12 years, was successfully sold to European roofing solutions provider EDILIANS on 2 August after meeting all the deal closing conditions.