Cement News tagged under: Mergers and Acquisitions
Seacem trims stake in Lafarge Republic, Philippines05 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsSoutheast Asia Cement Holdings (Seacem) on Tuesday sold a 2.3 per cent stake in Lafarge Republic Inc (LRI) to local institutional investors for PHP1.14bn (US$27m). Seacem sold 136 million of its LRI shares at PHP8.40/share, according to disclosures by both companies to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). Aside from raising fresh funds, Seacem’s move to reduce its stake in LRI is part of measures to boost the public float of the latter to meet the 10 per cent minimum by the PSE for a c... |
FLSmidth to acquire German TEUTRINE GmbH04 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth has acquired the privately-owned company TEUTRINE GmbH Industrie-Technik (TEUTRINE), a German company specialised in mobile solutions for repairs, refurbishments and installation services. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the transaction. TEUTRINE has 40 years of experience of worldwide site management services, assembly and repair tasks within the cement and minerals industries. The company predominantly carries out maintenance and repair services at site w... |
Lafarge Republic to comply with 10% public ownership, Philippines31 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Republic Inc was approved a one-day trading suspension on Friday by the stock exchange of the Philippines as it unveiled plans to comply with the exchange's 10 per cent public ownership requirement, according to reports by Dow Jones. Lafarge Republic's public ownership is now 3.7 per cent. Companies listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange have until the end of 2012 to comply with the requirement or face a delisting. The cement producer said its major shareholder, Southeast Asia Cem... |
Tangshan Jidong Cement majority shareholder increases stake, China30 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsTangshan Jidong Cement announced that its controlling shareholder, Jidong Development Group Co Ltd, has acquired a combined 14.01m shares, ore a 1.04 per cent stake in the company between 11 July 2012 and 28 August 2012. As of 28 August, the controlling shareholder holds 526m shares, or a 38.32 per cent stake in Jidong, according to reports from China Business Newswire. Tangshan Jidong Cement is based in the Hebei province of China. |
Citi Venture Capital International interested in Shriram Group investment28 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsCiti Venture Capital International (CVCI) is reportedly holding talks to invest INR400crore in the cement unit of southern conglomerate Shriram Group, according to reports in the Times of India. The Shriram Group initiated the process to sell a stake in Sree Jayajothi Cement which it had previously acquired a 70 per cent stake in earlier this year following the conversion of loans into equity. Private equity companies like Blackstone, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co and Mount Kellet, had shown... |
FLSmidth acquires Decanter Machine, USA16 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth has today signed an agreement to acquire the privately owned company Decanter Machine, Inc, a United States based manufacturer and supplier of centrifugal technology to the global minerals industries. The transaction is subject to rezoning of a portion of real estate which is expected to occur in September. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the transaction. Decanter is recognised as the global leader in the manufacture of screen bowl, solid bowl and hyperbaric c... |
Independents struggle under southern excess capacity, India09 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsTwo years of flat growth in south India has pushed independent cement firms to seek buyers, according to a report in the Times of India. After news of Sree Jayajothi Cements looking for buyers, the paper has learnt that the promoter of Bhavya Cements is also scouting for suitors. South India is reeling under excess capacity and cement manufacturers are operating their plants at only 70-75 per cent of the rated capacity. With growth in lower single digits, the promoter of Bhavya Cements, ... |
CRH confirms Jaiprakash talks for Gujarat unit08 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsCRH plc announces that it has entered negotiations with Jaypee Cement Corporation (Jaypee) that may lead to the purchase by CRH of an equity stake in Jaypee’s Gujarat cement business. The Gujarat operation under consideration consists of a 3.6Mt clinker plant at Kutch, in western Gujarat, with 2.4Mt of cement grinding capacity and a further grinding plant in eastern Gujarat with capacity to produce 2.4Mta. The completion of any transaction would be subject to satisfactory due diligen... |
CRH closing in on Jaiprakash cement stake - report06 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsCRH is reported close to picking up 51 per cent stake in Jaiprakash Associates' cement operations in Gujarat at an enterprise value of about INR4200 crore, the Economic Times of India has cited two persons familiar with the development as saying. The enterprise value of Jaypee Cement Corp, which has two cement plants in Sewagram and Wanakbori-each having a capacity of 2.4Mt, includes debt of about INR1800 crore. The deal will help Jaiprakash Associates pare its debt by about INR1800 crore... |
South Africa's PPC invests in Ethiopian cement firm26 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsSouth Africa's Pretoria Portland Cement and a state investment body South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) have jointly secured a 47 per cent equity stake in the Habesha Cement Share Company (HCSCo) of Ethiopia. PPC’s US$12m cash investment secures 27 per cent in HCSCo and is a significant step in PPC’s African expansion strategy. This is PPC’s first investment into the Ethiopian and east African cement market. The IDC will simultaneously invest US$9m for a 20 per cent stak... |