Cement News tagged under: Loan
IFC grants Cemex EUR106m "green" loan13 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe International Finance Corp (IFC) has granted Cemex a loan of EUR106m to support the company’s sustainable development investment in emerging markets. After a thorough assessment of Cemex’s environmental, governance and social practices, the IFC will grant CEMEX funding for projects designed to enhance environmental performance that were completed in 2014 & 2015 as well as ongoing during 2016 which are part of the capital expenditure plan previously communicated by Cemex. Around 60... |
Vietnam offers support for state-owned cement firms12 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsAccording to figures released by the Ministry of Finance, the Vietnamese government is providing restructuring loans to unprofitable state-owned cement firms, VietNamNet Bridge reports. Firms, including Song Thao, Thai Nguyen and Ha Long, are being supplied with cash in an effort to prepare the cement sector for part-privatisation. Already, some plants have been transferred to Vicem from other state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and the government is understood to want to begin the sell-off, p... |
US$125m CAF loan signed for Guayaquil project03 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Ecuador SA has signed a loan contract for US$125m with the Latin American development bank, CAF. The funds will finance the modernisation of Holcim’s Guayaquil plant. The upgrade programme will see clinker production capacity rise to 3.4Mta, enabling to replace current clinker imports by domestic production and reduce the country’s currency outflow. In addition, some 20 per cent of the investment will be directed to environmental technology to improve the plant’s environmental re... |
Paraguay to inject US$67m in INC10 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe Paraguayan state will lend Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) US$67m to reactivate the company’s investments in its Vallemí and Villeta plants, which were on hold due to lack of funds. The investments include a fuel conversion at the kiln of Vallemí as well as a new cooler and the optimisation of limestone grinding at the works. At Villeta, the company is reportedly investing US$7m in two new packing machines, to be supplied by Haver & Boecker. |
FCC gives cement unit EUR100m loan12 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsSpanish builder FCC said on Thursday it has given its Cementos Portland unit a EUR100m (US$129m) transitory loan as part of the cement arm's refinancing agreement with its creditors. Separately, Cementos Portland said it may consider following through with capital hike plans in 2013 if market conditions are suitable (Source: Reuters) |