Adani Group subsidiary ACC has started commercial clinker production from the kiln of its new Ametha cement plant in Madhya Pradesh’s Katni District. BQ Prime News has reported that the kiln line has a clinker capacity of 3.3Mt/yr. It is capable of co-processing up to 15% alternative fuel (AF). The plant is also equipped with
Ambuja Cements’ open offer to acquire an additional 26% stake in Sanghi Industries will run from 29 September 2023 to 13 October 2023. Press Trust of India News has reported the value of shares under the offer as up to US$767m. Ambuja Cements concluded a deal to acquire a 57% stake in Sanghi Industries, for
Adani Group announced this week that it was set to acquire a majority stake in Sanghi Cement. Its subsidiary Ambuja Cements said it was going to spend an enterprise value of just over US$600m on buying a 57% share in Sanghi Industries. The acquisition will be fully funded through internal accruals. The transaction works out
India: Ambuja Cements has concluded a deal to acquire a 57% stake in Sanghi Industries for US$202m. Reuters has reported that the company has offered to subsequently increase its stake in Sanghi Industries to as much as 83% for up to US$295m in total. It will fund the acquisition of any stake through internal accruals. Sanghi
ACC says that it will not carry out an independent investigation into its parent company Adani Group. US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research accused the group of stock manipulation and accounting fraud involving a ‘labyrinthine network’ of shell companies in January 2023. Prior to making its accusations, Hindenburg Research obtained a short position on Adani Group. An
Ambuja Cements, the cement and building material company of diversified Adani Group, under its CSR initiatives revolutionises and empowers the villages of Bathinda, Punjab, through its transformative healthcare initiative. The initiative focuses on both preventive and promotive aspects of healthcare, with a strong focus on women, children and adolescents – implemented in the villages in
Adani Group and JK Lakshmi Cement were reported to be leading the race to acquire Sanghi Cement this week. The Economic Times newspaper reported sources who said that both companies are about to start due diligence processes ahead of making formal offers in the next few months. The enterprise value of Gujarat-based Sanghi Cement is around
Adani Cement has withdrawn its membership of the Indian cement industry association, the Cement Manufacturers’ Association (CMA). Adani Cement is India’s second biggest cement producer. The Economic Times newspaper has reported that ACC and Ambuja Cements, which Adani Cement acquired in September 2022, have not shared their production and sales data with the CMA for
Adani Group repaid loans worth a total of US$2.65bn on 6 June 2023, with a total interest payment of US$700m. Accord Fintech News has reported that the sum includes prepayment of loans worth US$700m used to acquire Holcim India, alongside other loans. This completes the group’s prepayment of loans taken for the acquisition, which it
Adani Cement subsidiaries ACC and Ambuja Cements have launched the Cement and Concrete Research and Development Facility at Kalamboli in Maharashtra. Dion News Service has reported that the focus of the centre will lie in product development, productivity enhancement and increasing the efficiency of cement and concrete production. Adani Cement CEO Ajay Kapur said “Our
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