Tangshan Jidong Cement Co Ltd said its board has decided to acquire a transport unit belonging to Hebei Jidong Cement Group, its parent company, for 44.11 million yuan (US$5.33m). Tangshan Jidong Cement said in a statement that the transport unit, which it will buy outright, posted a net profit of 2.45 million yuan (US$296,019) in 2004, when its total revenue stood at 63.07 million yuan. Hebei Jidong Cement Group owns a controlling 62.94 per cent stake in Tangshan Jidong Cement.
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