Yamama Cement to buy 20% stake in Yemen Saudi Cement
Yamama Saudi Cement Co said Sunday it signed an agreement to purchase 20% of the capital of Yemen Saudi Cement Co for US$20m.
Yemen Saudi Cement Co. will start trial operations at its plant near Aden in the second quarter of this year, the maker of building materials said in a statement posted on the Saudi bourse Web site.
The plant will have an annual capacity of 1.4Mt of cement.
Last month, Yamama said its fourth-quarter 2009 net profit soared 70% YoY to SAR145m (US$38.7m) due to higher sales.
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