Cement News tagged under: Schwenk Namibia
Ohorongo Cement sale blocked by competition commission05 August 2020, Published under Cement NewsThe Namibian Competition Commission has reportedly blocked the NAD1.5bn (US$86.67m) sale of Schwenk Namibia, which manages and owns 69.8 per cent of Ohorongo Cement, to West China Cement, according to The Namibian. "The Namibian Competition Commission [has] made a decision to prohibit the acquisition of Schwenk Namibia (Pty) Ltd by West China Ltd due to the fact that it would result in coordination between Ohorongo Cement (Pty) Ltd and Whale Rock Cement," said notes on the decision. The ... |
International Cement cancels US$144m deal to buy Schwenk Namibia30 September 2019, Published under Cement NewsInternational Cement Group (ICG) has cancelled its proposed US$10.4.4m acquisition of Schwenk Namibia, according to a bourse filing on Monday. The deal, first announced in March, was cancelled on 27 September 2019. The company had first extended the long stop date by six months to 31 January 2020 from 31 July 2019 to fulfil the deal’s closing conditions, according to The Straits Times. The extension came after the Singpore Exchange rejected the acquisition bid in June as Schwenk was not pr... |
International Cement fails to receive SGX acquisition approval24 June 2019, Published under Cement NewsInternational Cement Group (ICG) has failed to receive approval from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) for the complete acquisition of Schwenk Namibia , valued at US$104.4m, according to Business Standard. The exchange has stated that the acquisition does not satisfy a requirement for the target business to be profitable. SGX also noted that ICG does not have sufficient cash resources to fund the acquisition and possibly intends to obtain significant external loans from financial institutions ... |
Schwenk Zement to exit Namibia15 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsThis week, ICR learned that the Namibian cement market was in the process of change with Schwenk Zement's 0.7Mta Ohorongo plant now expected to come under control of International Cement Group (ICG), a Singapore-based company owned by Compact Metal Industrial Plc. ICG aims to acquire 69.83 per cent in Ohorongo Cement, subject to approval by the competition authorities. The remaining 30.17 per cent of shares are held by the Development Bank of Namibia and other South African shareholders. ... |
International Cement set to acquire Schwenk Namibia11 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsSingapore’s International Cement Group has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire a 100 per cent stake in Schwenk Namibia Pty Ltd for SGD141.89m (US$104.4m). This amount comprises of US$19.3m for its shares and another US$85.1m for the purchase of its loans, according to the Straits Times. Amongst its assets Schwenk Namibia owns a 69.8 per cent stake in Ohorongo Cement, which operates a 1Mta facility in north Otavi. International Cement noted that instead of building a new plant... |
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