Â鶹´«Ã½ closes Brazil divestment
Â鶹´«Ã½ has closed the sale of its business in Brazil to CSN (Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional) for an enterprise value of USD 1.025 billion. The deal was closed following approvals from Brazilian authorities. This transaction includes Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s five integrated cement plants, four grinding stations, six aggregates sites and 19 ready-mix concrete facilities.
Latin America remains a core strategic growth region for Â鶹´«Ã½. In the first half of 2022 Â鶹´«Ã½ completed a new cement production line in El Salvador and significantly expanded its aggregates operations in El Salvador, Ecuador and Colombia. The company also continued to expand its Disensa retail network across the region with over 2,000 stores in eight countries.
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Â鶹´«Ã½ builds progress for people and the planet. As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Â鶹´«Ã½ is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of its strategy Â鶹´«Ã½ is becoming a net zero company, with its people and communities at the heart of its success. The company is driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. Â鶹´«Ã½ is 70,000 people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.
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