Cement News tagged under: Cimpor
Camargo Correa rejects Cimpor proposal as ‘unrealistic’15 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsBrazilian conglomerate Camargo Correa has rejected Cimpor management's counter-proposal for a merger with Camargo's cement unit, saying it was "unrealistic,” Reuters reports. Cimpor's board, which had earlier said the price of EUR5.5/share offered by Camargo was too low, said on Saturday a merger would widen Cimpor's portfolio and create better synergies, preventing the withdrawal of another Brazilian shareholder, Votorantim. Its proposal involves paying up to EUR1/share in dividends to C... |
Brazil contributes 44% of Cimpor’s EBITDA09 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsCimpor’s first quarter turnover declined by 4.9% to €521.2m and the EBITDA came off by 10.2% to €128m. A further 7.5% reduction in depreciation and provision charges to €49.7m brought about an 11.8% reduction in the trading profit to €78.3m. After net financial costs 8.4% higher at €10.7m, to give a pre-tax profit 14.3% lower at €67.6m and the net attributable profit, after a higher tax charge but a minorities credit of €1.5m, was 15.4% lower at €49m. Net debt was 0.2% higher at €1,553.4m... |
Camargo says Votorantim to likely exchange Cimpor stake - report08 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsCamargo Correa SA said Votorantim Cimentos SA will probably accept some of Cimpor assets in exchange for its shares in the Portuguese company after rejecting a cash bid, Bloomberg reports. “There is a very strong probability that Votorantim Cimentos SA will accept this offer,” Camargo Correa’s Intercement unit said in an emailed statement. Votorantim has decided not to accept Camargo’s EUR5.5-a-share cash bid for Cimpor, it said. By splitting up some of Cimpor’s assets, Camargo Correa, Br... |
InterCement plans asset swap with Votorantim07 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsInterCement, the cement unit of Brazilian industrial conglomerate Grupo Camargo Correa, on Sunday provided further details regarding its bid to acquire Cimpor. Camargo Correa said it hasn't changed its March 30 offer of EUR5.5 per Cimpor share, and said that payment would be made immediately after the offer closes, in cash, according to a report by Dow Jones News Service. The company stressed that Cimpor would remain a Portuguese company, and retain the same brand, and that it would be str... |
Cimpor03 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsCimpor's defence document claims that the Camargo Correa bid significantly undervalues the company. It points out that the €5.50 per share offer compares unfavourably with the €6.50 per share paid by Camargo Correa for the shares it acquired from Teixeira Duarte and from Bipadosa in 2010. Not only that, it is also lower than the failed €5.75 per share bid for Cimpor by the steel company Companhia Siderurgica National (CSN) just over two years ago, that led to Camargo Correa and Votorantim m... |
FLSmidth wins orders for Cimpor projects in Brazil30 April 2012, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth has received contracts to provide two major cement projects for Cimpor in Brazil. The expansion plans include a brand new production unit in northwestern Brazil (the Caxitu project) and a new production line at Cimpor’s existing Cezarina plant in central-western Brazil. When commissioned in 2013, the two projects will form an essential part of Cimpor Cimentos do Brasil’s current 2.3Mta expansion programme. They will help to support Brazil’s growing economy and development of infra... |
Cimpor defence document rejects Camargo Correa bid16 April 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Cimpor defence document claims that the Camargo Correa bid significantly undervalues the company. It points out that the EUR5.50 per share offer compares poorly with the EUR6.50 per share paid by Camargo Correa for the shares it acquired from Teixeira Duarte and from Bipadosa in 2010. Not only that, it is also lower than the failed EUR5.75/share bid for Cimpor by the steel company Companhia Siderurgica National (CSN) just over two years ago, that led to Camargo Correa and Votorantim ge... |
No asset sales in proposed Cimpor buyout11 April 2012, Published under Cement NewsJose Barros Franco, chief executive of Intercement, a subsidiary of Brazil's second-largest construction group Camargo Correa does not expect to have to sell any assets if its buyout of Cimpor goes ahead as planned. In a written reply to questions from Reuters the bid price of EUR5.5/Cimpor share was "fair", but would not say if the company would consider sweetening the offer. Portuguese conglomerate Semapa has made a proposal to major shareholders in Cimpor to try to keep it in Portugu... |
Camargo Correa on Rating Watch Negative09 April 2012, Published under Cement NewsFitch Ratings has placed all of the ratings of Camargo Correa and its subsidiaries on Rating Watch Negative following the Brazilian conglomerate's announcement that it intends to buy full control of Cimpor. Last week Camargo made a public offer for the remaining 67 per cent of Cimpor which it does not own. At EUR5.5 per share, the deal is the equivalent to EUR2.5bn. Fitch views the proposed transaction as negative to Camargo's credit quality considering potential leverage being added to... |
Cimpor acquisition good for competition06 April 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe buyout of Cimpor, Portugal, by Camargo Corrêa of Brazil would improve competition by reducing the market share of dominant player, Grupo Votorantim, according to Brazil’s antitrust regulator. "In principal, I can say that would be better than Votorantim concentrating even more of the market. But I can't say that solution is enough," said Olavo Chinaglia, the head of the Brazilian antitrust agency Cade, reported Reuters. Camargo Corrêa, the country’s second-largest construction grou... |