Chile: Peru-based Unión Andina de Cementos (Unacem) has signed a contract with Inversiones Mel 20 Limitada and Spain-based Cementos La Unión for the acquisition of the latter’s Chilean subsidiary Cementos La Unión Chile. Diario Financiero News has reported that the company operates the 300,000t/yr San Antonio grinding plant and a concrete plant. The value of the deal is US$23m. The agreement is subject to approval by local regulators.
