Cement News tagged under: investment
FDI into Pakistani cement and construction falls17 January 2020, Published under Cement NewsPakistan has received a net total foreign direct investment (FDI) of US$1.34bn during first six months of July and December of FY19-20 compared to US$796.8m received in same months of the previous year. This represents an increase of 68 per cent YoY, mainly due to a high inflow from Norway, China, Japan, Malta, USA and other countries between July and December 2019, according to data of the State Bank of Pakistan. However, this increasing trend of FDI was not reflected in the country's con... |
Ban on new cement plants lifted for Punjab13 December 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe Provincial Minister for Industries & Trade, Mian Aslam Iqbal, has announced that the government for Punjab, India, has lifted a ban on the cement industry after 12 years. The minister revealed this while presiding over a meeting that was held to review investment in the cement industry and installation of new plants in the province, according to the Business Recorder. Mr Iqbal noted that months were spent in getting a no objection certificate (NoC) for setting up new industries. A ... |
LafargeHolcim plans EUR10m investment in Kujawy27 November 2019, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim will be investing EUR10m in its Kujawy cement plant in Poland. The company will be launched a new product on the market as well as increase the use of alternative fuels (AFs) at the works. At present Cementownia Kujawy’s AF rate is between 80-85 per cent, or around 190,000t, but Lafarge plans to increase this to 90 per cent by 2021. To date Lafarge has invested around EUR100m in the Kujawy cement works, which produces approximately 2Mta of cement. |
Cemex invests in building materials delivery start-up16 September 2019, Published under Cement NewsCemex Ventures, the venture capital business of Cemex, has announced it has invested in GoFor Industries, a logistics marketplace for on-demand delivery of building materials and equipment for the DIY and construction industries. GoFor Industries is a start-up company founded in 2016 with operations in the USA and Canada. By 2020 GoFor is expected to expand to 20 major market areas in the USA. Gonzalo Galindo, CEO of Cemex Ventures, said, “With this investment, we seek to improve a criti... |
Belarusian cement industry yet to see a return on investment13 September 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe chairman of Belarus’ State Control Committee, Leonid Anfimau, has stated that the funds invested in the domestic industry have yet to see a return. "The state has spent huge sums of money – more than US$1bn – on the "modernisation" of cement plants, while hundreds of millions of dollars in state support have been provided. There is no expected return on these funds so far," said Mr Anfimau. The three plants of the domestic cement industry are all part of the Belarusian Cement Co holdi... |
CDPQ to invest additional CAD150m in Ciment McInnis18 July 2019, Published under Cement NewsCaisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) will invest a further CAD150m (US$115m) to Ciment McInnis, despite evaluating a possible divestment in the cement maker over the past year. A consortium of 11 Canadian and international banks has also extended a CAD300m loan to the company and Beaudier Inc has invested a further CAD50m. “The context has changed because the cement plant has a very good performance,” said CDPQ spokesperson Yann Langlais-Plante. "The overall demand for the cement ... |
PPC22 May 2019, Published under Cement NewsPPC Zimbabwe is planning to invest some of its dividends in government bonds to increase local procurement, according to the company. PPC currently runs three plants in the country with a total production capacity of 1.4Mta. Around 70 per cent of inputs for the plants are now sourced locally. Over the last five years, PPC Zimbabwe has spent more than US$140m refurbishing its plants and is about to launch a seventh product into the market. According to Nkosana Mapuma, sales and marketing m... |
Votorantim on course to diversify and make new investments04 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsVotorantim SA's CEO, João Miranda, says the company is preparing to further diversify its portfolio after reaching its leverage ratio goal in 2018. The group is seeking investments in areas such as infrastructure and commercial properties in Brazil, as well as cement or building materials makers in developed countries. "The group is not in a rush to invest, but it seeks assets to ensure a steady flow of dividends," said Mr Miranda. Votorantim's net debt ended 2018 at BRL13.2bn (US$3.42bn),... |
Grupo Argos to invest COP2.6trn in subsidiaries in 201929 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsColombia’s Grupo Argos, parent company of Cementos Argos, has stated that it plans to invest around COP2.6trn (US$816m) in its cement, energy and construction subsidiaries this year. Cementos Argos, Celsia and Odinsa will be the focus of the spending, made possible by the increase in net profits for the group in 2018. "In the coming years we'll continue to be a relevant player in the infrastructure of the country and the continent," said Grupo Argos CEO, Jorge Mario Velasquez. |
Libya Cement Co launches EUR200m investment programme18 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsLibya Cement Co (CC) has announced an investment programme of EUR200m to be carried out over the next five years to increase its cement capacity. The investment will cover a mixture of new and upgraded facilities that will raise the company's production capacity by more than 50 per cent from around 2Mta to over 3Mta of cement. Financing for the project is close to being in place, the LCC says, with the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), major banks and funds, and other interested parties having b... |