Cement News tagged under: JSW Cement
India: JSW Bellary expansion to 3.4Mta16 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsJSW Cement Ltd is set to raise its installed capacity from 1Mta to 3.4Mta at its Bellary Plant in Karnataka. "We are increasing the cement manufacturing capacity from current 1Mta to 3.4Mta. The additional capacity will help JSW Cement to strengthen its distribution network in high-demand potential areas throughout South India," a company statement said. The company is also increasing capacity with its Vijay Nagar grinding facility in a move to strengthen its position in Karnataka and ... |
India: JSW Cement takes 37% stake in Shiva Cement12 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsJSW Cement has bought out the promoters of Odisha-based Shiva Cement, acquiring 37.15 per cent of the latter’s equity, the Economic Times reports. "The share purchase agreement has been executed with JSW Cement Ltd, for sale of shares held by the promoters of the company," Shiva Cement said in a stock exchange filing. JSW has also made an open offer to acquire a further 32 per cent of publicly held shares in Shiva – a majority stake. Shree Cement had also been in the running to acqu... |
India: JSW Cement acquiring controlling stake in Shiva Cement11 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsJSW Cement Ltd is to buy the entire promoter holding in cement maker Shiva Cement Ltd and launch an open offer to acquire another 32 per cent from the company's public equity shareholders. Odisha-based Shiva Cement confirmed that it has agreed to sell its 35.6 per cent promoter holding to JSW Cement at INR14/share (US$0.20/share). In a separate BSE filing, JM Financial Institutional Securities Ltd, manager to the offer, said that JSW Cement, together with Sun Investments Pvt Ltd and Re... |
India: JSW Cement to go public by FY1920 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsParth Jindal, managing director of JSW Cement, has told the Deccan Herald newspaper that his company will issue its first public shares when it reaches 20Mta capacity. “We will go for IPO once we reach a capacity of 20Mt. Right now, we have a production capacity of 7Mt, and plan to reach 30m by 2020. “JSW Cement would like to achieve 17m capacity by opening up eight grinding units across the country. This will require an investment of INR27bn [US$405m]. “The company can achieve the... |
India: JSW Cement capacity expansion by 202017 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsJSW Cement announced plans to expand its production capacity to 30Mta by 2020. According to Director and CEO of JSW Cement, Anil Kumar Pillai, an investment of INR27bn (US$404.3m) has been allocated to increasing capacity to 17Mta by 2018, up from its current capacity of 8.76Mta. The company has a five per cent market share in southern India and has plans to venture into the eastern markets. JSW Cement’s plants are located in Vijayanagar in Karnataka, Nandyal in Andhra Pradesh and Dolvi i... |
Deadline day reached for Lafarge India bids04 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsToday (4 July) sees the passing of the deadline by which bidders must submit binding offers for Lafarge India's assets. According to press sources, five companies – three domestic and two foreign – are in the running for the facilities, which include production capacity of 11Mta. The five firms submitting their bids today are: Cemex, Anhui Conch, JSW Cement, Piramal Enterprises and the Nirma Group. Of the five, only JSW Cement has a significant presence in the Indian market: the company h... |
India: Parth Jindal appointed MD of JSW Cement15 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsParth Jindal, son of the chairman of the JSW Group, has been appointed as managing director of its cement business, JSW Cement, the Hindu’s Business Line reports. He will take up his appointment in July. The Hindu reports that Mr Jindal, who has worked as an economic analyst for JSW Steel, has already taken an interest in the cement business, persuading the group to invest INR8bn (US$120m) to build a grinding unit at a new integrated steel plant. |
India: Five bidders still in running for Lafarge01 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Financial Express reports that Lafarge India has reduced the number of bidders vying to acquire its assets to a shortlist of five: Cemex, Anhui Conch Cement, JSW Cement, Piramal Enterprises and the Nirma Group. Of the five, only JSW Cement has a significant presence in the Indian market, although Piramal and Nirma both operate in other sectors in the country. Lafarge India’s assets amount to a capacity of 11Mta and include mining rights. The six plants included in the sale are loca... |
Ten bidders chase LafargeHolcim Indian assets14 April 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe sale of LafargeHolcim's Indian operations has attracted considerable interest, with the company having received bids from 10 groups interested in buying the assets. According to India's Economic Times, JSW Cement, Blackstone and Ramco Cements have all submitted bids, while the Irish Times notes that CRH, Piramal Group and Carlyle Group are also in the running. LafargeHolcim is selling three integrated plants and two grinding plants with a combined capacity of 11Mta, valued at aroun... |
Deadline nears for LafargeHolcim India assets bids05 April 2016, Published under Cement NewsAdvisors to the sale of LafargeHolcim's 11Mta Indian cement production capacity say that they expect to receive seven to eight bids before next week's deadline. The sale - which was a required by competition authorities - has attracted the attention of a number of private equity firms. According to reports by India’s Mint newspaper, Temasek Holdings, Advent International, Barings Asia Private Equity, Blackstone, Aion Capital and the investment arm of Piramal Group are all evaluating the d... |