Tokyo Cement Ube Industries deal

Tokyo Cement Group (Lanka) Plc has signed a deal on 1 August with Japanese company Ube Industries Ltd, for the import of raw materials and technical support to produce cement.

In a statement Tokyo Cement said: “Tokyo Cement Group has entered into a collaborative agreement with Ube Industries Ltd of Japan for technical support services and import part of their raw materials requirement from Japan to manufacture high-quality cement.”

Ube Industries operates in five business segments - cement and construction materials, chemicals, energy and environment, pharmaceuticals and machinery.