China cement highlights: West China Cement, Jidong Cement, China Resources Cement

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China: The chairman of West China Cement, Zhang Jimin, has said that West China's production capacity reached 23Mt/yr in 2012. Zhang added that the group plans to invest US$321m through mergers and acquisitions to increase production capacity to 30Mt/yr by 2015.

Hebei Province-based cement producer, Tangshan Jidong Cement has said that the company plans to set up a joint-venture (JV) with two cement firms in Mizhi County, Shaanxi-province. The JV will build a 2000t/day cement-clinker production line to expand the local cement market. Jidong Cement will pay US$15.7m for a 61% stake in the JV, which will have a registered capital of US$25.7m.

China Resources Cement Holdings, the largest cement producer in South China, said that its investment subsidiary will set up a JV with a local cement company in An'shun City, Guizhou province. The JV will have a registered capital of US$45m. China Resources Cement will invest US$28.1m in cash to hold a 62.5% stake in the JV while in the first phase, the An'shun company will take a 37.5% stake by providing properties and other assets worth US$17m. After completion, China Resources Cement will spend US$7.86m buying a 17.5% stake in the JV from the An'shun company, increasing its stake in the JV to 80%.

Last modified on 02 January 2013

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