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India: India Cements has agreed to sell Springway Mining to JSW Cement for US$57.9m. Springway Mining is currently building an integrated cement plant in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, with dedicated limestone reserves in nearby Panna.

India Cements has received US$45.4m-worth of its payment for the business, and expect to receive the outstanding US$12.5m by 31 December 2022.

India: JSW Cement is 'closing in' on an acquisition of some of India Cements' assets in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The Business Standard newspaper has reported that JSW Cement beat an offer by UltraTech Cement for the Rajasthan assets.

India Cements began construction of a new 3Mt/yr cement plant with a dedicated limestone mine in Madhya Pradesh in 2022. In May 2022, it announced that it was contemplating a land sale in order to reduce its debt. India Cements ended the 2022 financial year with debt of US$369m, up by 1.4% year-on-year from US$364m at the close of the 2021 financial year.

Philippines: The board of directors of Eagle Cement has acknowledged the acquisition of 89% of the producer's issued shares by San Miguel Equity Investments (SMEI). SMEI has conducted a mandatory tender offer for the remainder of Eagle Cement's shares. The board adopted three resolutions, namely to extend its cooperation to SMEI, to voluntarily delist its shares on the Philippine Stock Exchange (subject to SMEI's acquisition of more than 90% of shares) and to hold a special meeting of its shareholders.

India: Jaypee Group subsidiary Jaiprakash Associates is reportedly seeking to sell its remaining assets after receiving a new insolvency bid from State Bank of India. The Times of India newspaper has reported that the company has previously sold US$4.92bn-worth of assets to pay off debts.

Jaiprakash Associates chair and chief executive officer Manoj Gaur said "We have kept faith in the law of the land and helped maximise recoveries of the bank. The setback is due to circumstances and issues such as the UltraTech deal. Our intent is to clear all the dues.”

The producer failed to sell a cement plant to UltraTech Cement under a US$2.05bn, 21.2Mt/yr cement capacity deal in 2017.

Egypt: Private investor Sadiq Ahmed Sadiq El Sewedy has enlarged their stake in Arabian Cement to 11% from 9.5%. The investor paid US$1.6m for the additional shares. Al Ahly Pharos and EFG Hermes Holding provided brokerage services for the deal.

Arabian Cement recorded a profit of US$6.17m in the first half of 2022, compared to a US$1.2m loss in the first half of 2021.

Cyprus: Cyprus Cement has informed the Cyprus Stock Exchange that it has reduced its issued share capital by 14% to Euro50.9m from Euro59.2m. The company will return Euro8.26m in cash to investors.

Mexico: Cemex has successfully closed its sale of its Costa Rica and El Salvador subsidiaries to Cementos Progreso for US$329m. Cemex plans to use the proceeds from the divestments to fund its bolt-on investment growth strategy, reduce its debt and for other general corporate purposes.

India: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Adani Group’s US$10.5bn deal to acquire Holcim’s Indian business. Holcim holds a 63% stake in Ambuja Cements, which holds a 50% stake in ACC. Holcim also holds a direct 4.5% stake in ACC.

Adani Group launched a new company, Endeavour, to assume ownership of the new share capital from Holcim’s holding company Holderind Investments.

China: Hainan Ruize New Building Material has agreed to sell an 85% stake in its cement subsidiary Zhaoqing Jingang Cement to China Resources Cement. Reuters News has reported the value of the deal as US$80.1m.

Zambia: China-based Huaxin Cement has increased its stake in Chilanga Cement (formerly Lafarge Zambia) to 81%. The Times of Zambia newspaper has reported that the group previously owned a 75% share of the producer.