South Korea: The sale of Hyundai Cement is predicted to generate up to US$515m. Sources quoted by the Maeil Business Newspaper say that the auction in mid-December 2016 will receive attention from cement producers and private equity funds. Hyundai Cement is the seventh largest cement producer locally, holding about 7% of the market. Larger producers, such as Ssangyong Cement Industrial, Tongyang Cement & Energy and Lafarge Halla Cement, with production units in coastal regions, would all benefit from purchasing Hyundai Cement with its assets located internally in the country.
