China: China National Building Material (CNBM) subsidiary New Tianshan Cement plans to increase its stake in Ningxia Building Materials to 51% from 49% for US$373m. Reuters has reported that New Tianshan Cement will raise funds through the issuance of US$971m-worth of commercial papers.
Further to the restructuring, CNBM will enlarge its stake in Ningxia Building Materials subsidiary Ningxia Saima by 12%.