Cement News tagged under: acquisitions
Vicat04 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsVicat subsidiary Sinai Cement is to invest up to a further EUR30m to meet the increasing demand for the company’s products. In Brazil Vicat has completed the purchase of a 64.74 per cent interest in Cimento Planalto, which operates a 3.2Mta cement works near Brasilia, nine ready-mixed concrete plants and five sites for extracting aggregates. |
Semen Indonesia to buy LafargeHolcim’s Indonesian unit13 November 2018, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia's largest cement producer, Semen Indonesia, is buying the local business of LafargeHolcim for around US$940m. LafargeHolcim is disposing of its entire 80.6 per cent shareholding in Holcim Indonesia. The transaction will merge the operations of Indonesia's largest and third-largest players, representing a significant consolidation in the industry. PT Semen Indonesia currently holds 40.8 per cent of the market while PT Holcim Indonesia has a market share of 14.6 per cent. The deal ... |
Vicat02 October 2018, Published under Cement NewsVicat is in discussions that might lead to the acquisition of all or part of the privately-owned Brazilian cement group Cimento Planalto SA, generally known as CIPLAN. CIPLAN was established in 1968 and currently has come 1100 employees. Its Sobradinho works has a capacity of 1.6Mta and the company also produces mortars, ready-mixed concrete and aggregates. |
UltraTech26 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech, part of the Aditya Birla Group, has been busy buying up capacity across India, making it one of the country’s most acquisitive companies. Its spending spree means it now holds around 40 per cent of the western and central Indian markets. Cement is big business for the Birla Group, making up over 60 per cent of its consolidated EBITDA, according to Bloomberg. No wonder then that UltraTech is now looking to increase its market share in eastern India. UltraTech currently claims ju... |
Vicat is looking at Brazil21 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsVicat has confirmed that it is in conversations with Ciplan, Cemento Planalto SA, which could lead to an investment in the Brazilian group. The privately-owned Ciplan was established in 1968 and is active in cement, mortar, concrete and aggregates and has around 1100 employees. No further information was disclosed by Vicat. |
Buzzi Unicem set to acquire 50% of Grupo Ricardo Brennand06 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsBuzzi Unicem has signed an agreement with Grupo Ricardo Brennand aimed at acquiring 50 per cent of BCPAR SA, a subsidiary of Brennand Cimentos, including two integrated cement plants in Paraíba and Minas Gerais, Brazil. The agreement allows Buzzi Unicem to reach a 50 per cent stake in BCPAR SA after acquiring the totality of the shares held by the current minority shareholders, BNDESPAR and FIP MPlus, besides a part of the shares owned by Brennand Cimentos, as well as the underwriting of de... |
LafargeHolcim03 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim has acquired Metro Mix LLC, a ready-mixed concrete producer in Denver, Colorado, which last year produced a turnover of some US$30m from two batching plants, employing in excess of 50 people. LafargeHolcim’s Kenyan subsidiary Bamburi Cement, active in Kenya and in Uganda has announced a first-half turnover 0.2 per cent lower than a year earlier at KES17,556m (EUR157.8m), with the trading profit falling by 56.2 per cent to 1164m (EUR9.9m) and the pretax profit falling by 72.9... |
HeidelbergCement attracted to possible LafargeHolcim Indonesia sell-off02 August 2018, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement could buy parts of LafargeHolcim's business in Indonesia that is up for sale, says HeidelbergCement CEO, Dr Bernd Scheifele. LafargeHolcim is planning to raise around CHF2bn (US$2.02bn) from selling assets as it reduces its operations, with speculation that its business in Indonesia could be among the candidates for sale, claims Reuters. "LafargeHolcim is in the market regarding the sale of its entire Indonesia business. In principle we always look at such topics... but it... |
CRH02 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsWith the beginning of 2019, CRH will have a new global Building Products division, which will combine the Europe Lightside, Europe Distribution and Americas Products divisions. Following the recent sale of the North American distribution activities, CRH has announced that it has started on a strategic review of the Europe Distribution activities, with the aim of improving margins and the return. CRH is selling its 0.3Mta cement plant at the Three Forks cement works in Montana to Grupo Cem... |
CNBM adds 18.7% stake in Southwest Cement21 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsChina National Building Material (CNBM) said it agreed to purchase a 18.7 per cent equity interest in Southwest Cement Co from Zhonghai Trust Co Ltd for CNY1918m (US$295.1m). The acquisition would increase CNBM’s stake from 70 per cent to 88.7 per cent. It would strengthen CNBM’s bottom line, quality asset management and improve return on investment as the southwestern China market continues to improve as a result of supply-side structural reforms. |