Brazil-based Votorantim Cimentos is to sell its 50 per cent stake in Suwannee American Cement (SAC), located in northern Florida, USA. The sale is part of Votorantim’s strategy of prioritising assets and reducing its debt.
SAC supplies cement to the construction markets of Florida and southern Georgia from its 1Mta Branford plant. Although the plant was in the path of Hurricane Irma, it has remained largely unaffected, according to information obtained by ICR. Thanks to precautions taken by plant personnel, the plant returned to full capacity on 12 September.

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