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Lafarge to buy out interest in Lafarge Shui On Cement

Agreement to acquire 45% stake held by SOCAM Development, subject to completion of merger with Holcim

LAFARGE have signed an agreement to acquire the 45% stake held by SOCAM Development Ltd in Lafarge Shui On Cement for a consideration of HK$2,553 million (c.€294 million), subject to the completion of their merger project with Holcim.

With a total cement production capacity of 32 million tonnes in the south-west Chinese provinces of Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou and Chongqing, Lafarge Shui On Cement would thus become a wholly-owned subsidiary of LafargeHolcim following completion of the merger project and this purchase.

 

The transaction is also subject to the approval of the shareholders of SOCAM.

 

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