LafargeHolcim announces it has signed an agreement with Siam City Cement Public Company Limited for the divestment of its interest in Holcim Lanka for an enterprise value of US$400 million. Holcim Lanka operates one integrated plant and one grinding plant and is the country’s leading cement manufacturer. The proceeds from the sale of the divestment business will be used to further reduce debt.
Following the agreement earlier this month for the divestment of Lafarge India to Nirma Limited, this is a further step for LafargeHolcim towards reaching its CHF3.5 billion divestment target for 2016. The Group has now secured three-quarters of the program.
Closing of the transaction in Sri Lanka is expected in the third quarter 2016.
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World Cement Editor, David Bizley, sat down with Michael Tay, Advanced Analytics Product Manager at Rockwell Automation to discuss his recent article in World Cement.
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To date, AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH has supplied more than 20 machines to the Cementownia Warta plant. A further Arched Plate Conveyor type BPB-SF in heavy-duty design has since been ordered.
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