China: China National Building Material (CNBM) plans to rearrange shareholding in Sinoma Cement between its subsidiaries. On 4 December 2023, fellow CNBM subsidiary Sinoma International Engineering agreed to buy US$174m-worth of shares in Sinoma Cement. Upon completion of this, Sinoma International Engineering and New Tianshan Cement will together buy US$975m-worth of shares. Following these subscriptions, Sinoma Cement’s share capital will rise by 67%, to US$436m. New Tianshan Cement’s total stake in the company will be 60%.
The group’s first-half 2023 interim report recorded Sinoma Cement as a 100% subsidiary of New Tianshan Cement.