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Dongwu Cement and Hengtong Group joint venture

09 January 2014, Published under Cement News

Dongwu Cement and Hengtong Group are to establish a 50-50 joint venture company with a registered capital of CNY150m (US$24.8m). The scope of business of the joint venture covers primarily highways, urban roads, bridges, tunnels, foundation works, sewage treatment works, and drainage works; and also covers the construction and management of industrial and civil buildings and landscaping projects; engineering technical consultation, project supervision, project bidding agency, property mana...

Tangshan Jidong to launch restricted shares, China

08 January 2014, Published under Cement News

Tangshan Jidong Cement Co Ltd announced that 59,500 of the company's restricted shares (a 0.004 per cent stake) will become tradable from 9 January 2014, China Business Newswire reported. The Hebei Province-based manufacturer mainly sells construction materials.

Credit Suisse acquires shares in China Shanshui

08 January 2014, Published under Cement News

Credit Suisse Group AG acquired 10.47m shares in China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd for a total of HK$34.93m on 31 December 2013, according to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Since the purchase, Credit Suisse holds 141.13m shares (a 5.01 per cent stake) in Shanshui Cement. The Shandong Province-based company is engaged in limestone mining and the manufacture of cement and cement clinker.

CRH full-year development spend

07 January 2014, Published under Cement News

CRH announced a total of seven acquisitions and investment initiatives in the second half of 2013, taking full-year development activity to EUR0.69bn. The company invested EUR0.22bn in the six months to the end of December last year, including one transaction in Asia, three under its American Materials division and a further three in its Distribution segment. Commenting on the these developments, CRH’s new chief executive Albert Manifold said: “Development spend of almost EUR0.7bn in 2013...

TCC retains top six slot in China

07 January 2014, Published under Cement News

Taiwan Cement Corp (TCC), one of Taiwan's top cement manufacturers, has retained its position as China’s sixth largest cement producer by capacity. Last year, Taiwan Cement had production capacity of 55.27Mt in China, up 2.06 per cent from a year earlier when it also ranked sixth, according to statistics released by China Cement Net on Friday. The company was  the third largest supplier in southern China with capacity of 21.08Mt, trailing only China Resources (Holdings) Co and Anhui Conch ...

Fujian Cement raises CNY87.8m from disposal of Industrial Bank shares

03 January 2014, Published under Cement News

Fujian Cement Inc has sold a combined 12m shares in Industrial Bank Co Ltd at CNY10/share between 30-31 December 2013, the company announced in a statement. The Fujian Province-based cement manufacturer will earn CNY87.82m (US$14.5m) in investment income from the deal. Fujian Cement continues to hold 50.4 million shares in the Industrial Bank.

AVIC completes takeover offer for KHD

30 December 2013, Published under Cement News

AVIC International Beijing Company announced on Friday the successful completion of a voluntary public takeover offer for shares in German equipment supplier KHD Humboldt Wedag. The takeover offer was conducted jointly by an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of AVIC International Beijing Company Ltd and three other bidders.  AVIC International Beijing said it bought a 40.465 per cent stake in KHD via a voluntary public takeover offer and acquired an additional 19.03 per cent from indi...

China Resources Cement vice chairman of the board resigns

24 December 2013, Published under Cement News

Yu Zhongliang has resigned from his position as vice chairman of the board, executive director and member of the executive committee of China Resources Cement (CRC), effective 1 January 2014. A statement released yesterday by CRC’s board directors said Mr Zhongliang has decided to step down “due to his pursuit of other work allocation by the China Resources Group.”

China: new Guangdong carbon market sees lively trade

20 December 2013, Published under Cement News

The largest carbon market in China began yesterday with cement firms eager to take part in early deals. Anhui Hailuo bought 20,000 carbon permits from the new energy arm of power producer Huadian Energy Co. Debut trading on the China Emissions Exchange in Guangzhou went through in line with market expectations at CNY61 (US$10.04). Early trade on the Guangzhou market surpassed full-day totals during the launches of the country’s three other carbon exchanges. There were a total of 120,000 p...

KHD recommends shareholders accept AVIC offer

06 December 2013, Published under Cement News

The management and supervisory board of KHD Humboldt Wedag International have recommended company shareholders accept a takeover bid from AVIC International at the offer price of EUR6.45/share. The offer price corresponds to a premium of 34.9 per cent on the average closing price of the KHD share over the three-month period prior to announcement of the offer on October 10, 2013. KMPG, who was engaged by KHD’s management board, as well as Network Corporate Finance, a consulting company com...