Cement News tagged under: CSN Cimentos

RSS feed

Holcim Brazil asset sale expected

02 August 2021, Published under Cement News

LafargeHolcim (Holcim group) is understood to be considering the sale of its assets in Brazil and CSN Cimentos, Cimentos Mizu and Cement Apodi (Titan Cement joint venture) are believed to be among the potential bidders. A report by Reuters says, Holcim would be looking for proceeds if US$1-1.5bn from the sale. Reuters spoke to two people said to be in the know about the potential sale and bidders. The sale is likely to see several of the named Brazilian cement producers set to acquire par...

CSN postpones IPO

21 July 2021, Published under Cement News

Brazilian cement and steelmaker CSN has postponed an initial public offering (IPO) of its cement unit which was expected to be launched in the coming days, newspaper Valor Economico has reported. CSN Cimentos had already filed a preliminary prospectus for the IPO, but it had not disclosed the amount to be raised, price per share, or a timing for the sale. Valor said CSN had decided to halt the IPO due to recent volatile market conditions, amid the spread of the new COVID-19 Delta ...

CSN confirms acquisition of Elizabeth Cimentos

02 July 2021, Published under Cement News

Brazil’s Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN), the largest steel company in Brazil and Latin America, has reached an agreement to acquire Elizabeth Cimentos for BRL1.08bn (US$214m). The deal has been made through its subsidiary, CSN Cimentos, and will boost its cement capacity in the northeast of the country by 1.3Mta, bringing it to around 6Mta in total.

CSN Cimento is closing in on Brazilian plant acquisition

10 June 2021, Published under Cement News

Brazilian steelmaker CSN is in talks to acquire Cimento Elizabeth for roughly US$250m, the Valor Economico newspaper reports. CSN confirmed the negotiations, without disclosing further detail, according to Reuters.   CSN Cimento operates one integrated plant and one grinding unit in Brazil with a total cement capacity of 4.4Mta. The company is also planning a new 3Mta integrated works in Paraná.   The Cimento Elizabeth unit is a 1.1Mta integrated cement facility in Alhandra, Par...

CSN requests IPO for cement division

20 May 2021, Published under Cement News

After the recent IPO of its mining arm, Brazilian steelmaker CSN is now looking to list shares of its cement division.  The company requested authorisation from securities regulator CVM for the IPO of CSN Cimentos, although it did not provide further details.  Cement sales in Brazil increased 20.8 per cent in the first four months of the year to 20.5Mt, according to preliminary figures from industry association SNIC. "The consumption of cement by infrastructure projects is medium and ...

CSN Cimentos plans new 3Mta plant in Brazil

14 June 2019, Published under Cement News

Brazil’s CSN Cimentos has announced plans to invest BRL1.5bn (US$387.84m) for a new 3Mta cement facility in Paraná. Eduardo Bekin, president of the Paraná State Development Agency, has confirmed that the company already has the authorisation to conduct economic viability studies and should confirm the plant by late August. The company considered constructing the plant in Sergipe State, where it owns a limestone mine, according to Valor. The final decision reportedly rests on whether the com...