Cement News tagged under: Intercement
Cimpor starts exporting from Portugal to northern Brazil15 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsCimpor has started its first exports to northern Brazil from Portugal, according to local press reports. The first shipment of 28,000t of cement has already reached the port of Manaus, northwestern Brazil, Valor Economico reported. Camargo Correa's subsidiary InterCement, which owns Cimpor, plans to import some 70,000t of Portuguese cement this year. Apart from Brazil, Cimpor seeks to expand its exports to Algeria, Togo and Paraguay amid the shrinking sales in the domestic market. |
InterCement sells 52 per cent in Portuguese C+PA to Votorantim29 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsBrazilian producer InterCement has sold a 52 per cent stake in Portuguese cement and building materials maker C+PA to Votorantim. Portuguese construction group Teixeira Duarte still controls 48 per cent in C+PA, , according to Portuguese daily Diario Economico. InterCement, part of Brazilian diversified holding group Camargo Correa, indirectly controls the stake in C+PA via Portuguese cement producer Cimpor. Cimpor recognised impairments of EUR33.6m with the transaction. |
Cimpor: restructured for growth25 March 2013, Published under Cement NewsFollowing the restructuring of Cimpor and asset swaps with InterCement Austria Holding, the Portuguese cement major is looking forward to an increased footprint in Latin America and Africa, two geographic areas with high growth potential. Essentially, Cimpor acquired the assets held by Camargo Correa, InterCement Austria's ultimate parent, in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay in exchange for Cimpor's assets in Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, India, China, Peru, Spain, which were subsequently transfer... |
Cimpor, Camargo Correa transaction moves ahead24 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe board of Cimpor has approved a swap of shares of its holding InterCement, paving the way for Camargo Correa to purchase the 21,2% stake held by Votorantim Cementos on Cimpor, according to reports in Valor Economico. InterCement is passing on the Cimpor 17 cement plants involving assets worth EUR817.1m and is receiving from InterCement assets worth EUR1199bn. The swap was coordinated by Morgan Stanley and Rothschild. The next step is to wind up the deal with Votorantim to collect EUR5.... |
Cimpor: June '1206 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsCimpor has now become a subsidiary of the Brazilian holding company Camargo Corrêa, which currently controls 94.8 per cent of the equity. Camargo Corrêa currently controls Cimpor through its Austrian subsidiary InterCement Austria Holding GmbH. It is Camargo Corrêa's stated intention to merge all its current cement interests, effectively 8.0Mt in Argentina, where it is market leader, and 7.9Mt in Brazil, as well as cement works under construction in Angola (1.6Mt) and Paraguay (0.4Mt), with... |
New order for Loesche, Argentina04 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Loma Negra cement factory Barker is situated close to city of Tandil in the province Buenos Aires in Argentina. For their project Barker Coal, InterCement - Loma Negra Cia. Ind. Argentina S.A. has signed an order for a vertical roller mill type LOESCHE LM 35.3 D. The objective of this project is the substitution of natural gas used for firing the rotary kilns. The solid fuel dry-grinding plant will be designed for the grinding of coal and petcoke with product rates of 45tph coal respe... |
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... |
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... |