CSN Cimento is closing in on Brazilian plant acquisition
Brazilian steelmaker CSN is in talks to acquire Cimento Elizabeth for roughly US$250m, the Valor Economico newspaper reports. CSN confirmed the negotiations, without disclosing ...
Acquisitions
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LafargeHolcim is moving back towards its roots
LafargeHolcim recently acquired Firestone Building Products as the next move in its restructured building materials portfolio. The US$3.4bn purchase is considered an acquisition...
Cemex expands ready-mix portfolio in Texas
Cemex USA is expanding its operations in Texas with the acquisition of a ready-mix business in San Antonio. Cemex acquired the ready-mix assets of Beck Readymix Concrete Co Ltd,...
Cemex and Buzzi Unicem complete Kosmos Cement sale to Eagle Materials Inc
Cemex has divested its 75 per cent share in its partnership with Buzzi Unicem of Kosmos Cement in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, to Eagle Materials Inc. The divestment is for an agg...
Breedon - growing into a giant
This week Breedon Group Plc announced it is on track to acquire a large part of Cemex UK's operations for GBP178m (US$232.5m), continuing the company's rapid transformation into...
Votorantim
Votorantim is among the companies believed to be interested in buying LafargeHolcim’s Australian and New Zealand divisions, according to The Australian. The cement giant is repo...
HeidelbergCement
HeidelbergCement’s North American subsidiary, Lehigh Hanson Inc, has entered into an agreement with Giant Cement to acquire its Keystone cement plant in Bath, Pennsylvania. The ...
PT Indocement
PT Indocement has said that it has not ruled out acquiring a new cement plant this year, should the opportunity arise. In March this year, the company expressed an interest in p...
Ciments du Maroc to acquire Atlantic Cement and Cimsud
Ciments du Maroc has announced it has signed an agreement with Anouar Invest for the acquisition of two cement companies, Atlantic Ciment and Cimsud. Atlantic Cement is currentl...
Ambuja Cement to support cement activities with RMC and aggregate acquisitions
LafargeHolcim-owned Ambuja Cement is looking to acquire capacity in ready-mix concrete (RMC) and aggregates business to fuel growth, according to The Business Standard, citing a...