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Shree Cement enters RMC sector

14 March 2024, Published under Cement News

Shree Cement has acquired five ready-mixed concrete (RMC) plants from StarCrete LLP. The plants, which have an aggregate capacity of 422m 3 /h, are all located in Mumbai, reports The Times of India. Commenting on the deal, Neeraj Akhoury, managing director of Shree Cement, said, “The strategic foray into RMC segment is a step ahead in our vision to become a multi-product company centred around core cement business. The RMC segment is expected to clock healthy growth since there has bee...

Summit reports 10% revenue advance in 2023

16 February 2024, Published under Cement News

Summit Materials has announced a 19.8 per cent YoY increase in net revenue to US$613.1m in the fourth quarter of 2023. Adjusted EBITDA over the same period advanced by 14.5 per cent to US$136.5m. The three-month period saw its aggregates business report a 5.7 per cent YoY increase in sales volumes, while cement sales volumes declined 11.1 per cent. Ready-mixed concrete volumes were up 14.8 per cent YoY in the 4Q23, while asphalt volumes advanced by 34.7 per cent.  For 2023 as a whole, t...

Afrimat's acquisition of LSA gets Commission approval

08 November 2023, Published under Cement News

South Africa’s Competition Commission has approved Afrimat’s acquisition of Lafarge SA , subject to a number of conditions. The deal, which is worth nearly ZAR1bn (US$54.59m), was found to raise a number of competition issues, according to the Commission, and would result in the lessening of competition in the aggregates and ready-mixed concrete sectors, reports Business Day. As a result, the Competition Commission has recommended that the merged entity divests its interests in general aggr...

Nuvoco Vistas opens new RMC plant in Vizag

30 May 2023, Published under Cement News

Nuvoco Vistas Corp Ltd has launched a new ready-mixed concrete (RMC) plant in Vizag, Andhra Pradesh, India. With a production capacity of 60m 3 /h, the plant will serve construction projects in the area. According to the company, Vizag is a rapidly developing city with a number of key infrastructure projects, including the Greenfield Airport at Bhogapuram. Commenting on the new plant, Mr Prashant Jha, chief of Ready-Mix (RMX) Concrete and Modern Building Materials business at Nuvoco, sa...