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Sale of Akmenes Cementas shares blocked by anti-trust regulator

24 April 2013, Published under Cement News

Lithuania’s Competition Council has blocked the sale of a 51 per cent stake in Akmenes Cementas to Concretus Materials, part of the Betoneta Group. The regulator concluded on Monday that the market share, which the potential buyer would obtain after the takeover, would be too large. Shortly after the announcement, Concretus Materials withdrew its request for approval and cancelled the offer. Akmenes Cementas is Lithuania’s sole cement producer and operates a plant with a 1.35Mta cl...

Concretus Materials to buy majority stake in Akmenes Cementas, Lithuania

02 January 2013, Published under Cement News

Concretus Materials is to acquire a 51 per cent stake in Lithuania’s sole cement producer Akmenes Cementas. The company applied to the Lithuanian Competition Council on 27 December for approval of the deal. Cemex currently owns a 33.95 per cent stake while other shareholders include Simonas Vytis Anuzis (13.67 per cent share), Olius Danyla (13.55 per cent), Arnoldas Mituzas (12.76 per cent) and Edmundas Montvila (9.8 per cent). Akmenes is currently implementing its largest-ever modern...