Cement News tagged under: Jaypee Cement
UltraTech reportedly eyeing further Jaypee units08 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement is believed to be looking at possible acquisition of Jaypee Group's three cement plants in Madhya Pradesh, according to local press reports. While investment banking sources involved in the talks said that the discussions are currently underway for a possible deal, a spokesperson for UltraTech declined to comment. In the June quarter, UltraTech completed the acquisition of Jaypee Cement Corp’s units in Gujarat, comprising an integrated unit at Sewagram and a grinding un... |
India: UltraTech in talks to acquire further Jaypee assets – report21 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement is in preliminary talks to acquire the Jaypee Group’s cement assets in Solan, Himachal Pradesh state, according to local media citing two sources familiar with the situation. The assets include an integrated cement plant and a grinding and blending unit. Two European companies were also reported to be in the race to but talks have have failed, one of the two people, a senior executive at one of the companies, said. In September 2013, UltraTech acquired Jaypee’s cement as... |
CCI approves UltraTech acquisition of Jaypee’s Gujarat assets24 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe Competition Commission of India (CCI) has given UltraTech Cement the green light to purchase Jaypee's cement facilities in Gujarat. The CCI order, released on Monday, said that the “proposed combination is not likely to have an appreciable adverse effect on competition in India". The deal, which was announced in September this year, will strengthen UltraTech's leading position in the Indian market and give it a foothold in the state of Gujarat. The acquisition comprises an integrated c... |
India: Jaypee Cement eyes acquisition24 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsJaypee Cement (JC), the country’s third-largest producer (Jaiprakash Associates/Japyee Group), is looking at an acquisition, having recently dumped its plan to sell off its Gujarat plant. “In the near future, the group plans to expand its cement capacities via acquisitions and greenfield additions to maximise economies of scale and build on vision to focus on large-size plants from inception,” said Ashutosh Kumar, JC’s joint president of marketing. Before that, though, JC would be conce... |
India: Jaypee shelves Gujarat plant sale, eyes further expansion21 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsJaypee Cement has decided to defer plans to sell its Gujarat unit and is now looking to expand capacity through acquisitions and the construction of new plants. “We did not get the right valuation. So we have shelved plans for selling the Gujarat unit,” Ashutosh Kumar, Joint President (Marketing), Jaypee Cement told local press. “We were in discussions with some parties. But, as of now we are comfortable in terms of cash position, Kumar said. According to local reports, India’s large... |
UltraTech Cement eyes Jaypee's Gujarat operations03 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndia's largest cement producer UltraTech Cement is understood to be in talks with Jaypee Group for the latter's business in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Local press have reported that the deal is valued at around US$700-890m and is likely to close by year-end. Jaypee's Gujarat operations have a capacity of 4.8Mta. The company also has cement assets in Andhra Pradesh. The proceeds received by Jaypee would be used in part to meet capacity expansion and retire debt. CRH had also been in negotiati... |
Aditya Birla resumes talks with Jaypee over cement assets – report17 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Aditya Birla Group has restarted negotiations with Jaikprakash Associate’s to buy out its Jaypee Cement Corp plants in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, the Economic Times (ET) of India reports. Birla is understood to have made an offer of up to US$130/t to acquire cement assets with a total capacity of 9.8Mt, two sources close to the negotiations said. Talks between the two companies fell through in July this year due to differences over valuations, the ET noted. Last week, CRH said neg... |
CRH confirms Jaiprakash talks for Gujarat unit08 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsCRH plc announces that it has entered negotiations with Jaypee Cement Corporation (Jaypee) that may lead to the purchase by CRH of an equity stake in Jaypee’s Gujarat cement business. The Gujarat operation under consideration consists of a 3.6Mt clinker plant at Kutch, in western Gujarat, with 2.4Mt of cement grinding capacity and a further grinding plant in eastern Gujarat with capacity to produce 2.4Mta. The completion of any transaction would be subject to satisfactory due diligen... |
CRH closing in on Jaiprakash cement stake - report06 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsCRH is reported close to picking up 51 per cent stake in Jaiprakash Associates' cement operations in Gujarat at an enterprise value of about INR4200 crore, the Economic Times of India has cited two persons familiar with the development as saying. The enterprise value of Jaypee Cement Corp, which has two cement plants in Sewagram and Wanakbori-each having a capacity of 2.4Mt, includes debt of about INR1800 crore. The deal will help Jaiprakash Associates pare its debt by about INR1800 crore... |
India: Jaypee Cement comes to city15 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsJaypee Group this week launched its brand Jaypee Cement in Hyderabad with the creation of a wide network to make the cement available state-wide through more than 1100 dealers. With an installed capacity of over 31Mta from 24 cement plants across the country, Jaypee is set to increase its cement capacity to 36Mta with forays in the state of Hyderabad and a new cement plant in Krishna district. “We are third largest cement manufacturer in the country and the new plant in Krishna district ... |