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Uralasbestcement acquires 54% Belgorodasbestcement stake

23 June 2021

Russia: Chrysotile producer Uralasbestcement has acquired a 54% stake in Belgorodasbestcement via its subsidiary Asbotsemizdelie. Belgorodasbestcement produces chrysotile or white asbestos cement products for domestic sale and export, according to the AK&M Information Agency.

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Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service conditionally approves Mikhailovsky Building Material Works’ acquisition of Eurocement

09 June 2021

Russia: Mikhailovsky Building Material Works (Mikhailovsky KSM), part of Smikom Group, has received conditional approval to acquire Eurocement. Interfax has reported that the Federal Antimonopoly Service made its approval on a number of conditions including the requirement that Mikhailovsky KSM submits to it a quarterly performance report. If prices rise by more than 5% in a month then the company will be required to explain why to the regulator. The producer will also be obliged to fulfil any existing contracts and preserve the technological capability of its production base.

Eurocement currently holds a 35% market share in Central district, the region where Mikhailovsky KSM produces its building materials.

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Lamanka Enterprises acquires 84% stake in Akhangarantsement

01 June 2021

Uzbekistan: Cyprus-based Lamanka Enterprises has acquired an 84% stake in Akhangarantsement. The value of the deal was US$52.5m, according to the Ria news agency. In early March 2021 Russia-based Eurocement put its 84% share in the Uzbek cement producer on sale. The company operates the second largest integrated plant in the country.

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Andrey Polezhaev appointed as director of LafargeHolcim Russia’s Schurovsky plant

05 May 2021

Russia: LafargeHolcim Russia has appointed Andrey Polezhaev as the director of its integrated Schurovsky plant in Kolomna, Kaluga Oblast. He previously worked at the plant, from 2015 to 2017, as head of the repair service and has worked for the group since 1998.

The Schurovsky plant celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2020. Located close to Moscow, it has supplied cement for many well known infrastructure projects in the region including the reconstruction of the Luzhniki Stadium, which hosted the final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the construction of runways at Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo airports, the modernisation of the Kaluzhskoe highway and the creation of the Central Ring Road. It is also the only plant in Russia that produces white cement.

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New white cement plant for Cemix

30 April 2021

Russia: Cemix, a subsidiary of the Austrian firm Lasselsberger, is preparing to open its new white cement plant to open in Abzelilovsky District of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Volga. The first batch of cement will be manufactured in May 2021, with the plant expected to be fully commissioned in August 2021. The design capacity is 700t/day of cement, with plans to increase to 1000t/day in the future, depending on demand.

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Smikom to buy Eurocement

06 April 2021

Russia: Holdings company Smikom has won the auction to buy Eurocement from Sberbank. RBC News has reported the value of the deal as Euro2.1bn. Smikom, formerly known as BaselCement, will acquire a 100% share of Cyprus-based GFI Investments, which controls Eurocement Group. The final terms of the deal are still being agreed, according to sources quoted by the Russia-based media group. Neither Sberbank nor SmiKom have commented on the matter.

Sberbank acquired a 100% stake in GFI Investment in November 2020 following an increase in its debts in mid-2020. An electronic auction process for company then started in February 2021.

Eurocement is the largest cement producer in Russia operating 10 plants domestically and abroad.

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Angarskcement modernises grinding systems with new compressed air supply systems

29 March 2021

Russia: SibCem subsidiary Angarskcement has replaced air ducts with local air blowers in its raw materials and clinker grinding units. The producer made the modification to the units’ three horizontal slurry tanks.

Managing director Dmitry Kireev said, “The programme to reduce the consumption of compressed air in the slurry section of the raw materials and clinker grinding facility will continue.” He added, “It is important for us to reduce the costs of energy resources consumed by slurry basins, since they directly affect the cost of the products manufactured by the plant.”

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Iskitimcement launches new special CEM-I special Portland cement for road construction

24 March 2021

Russia: SibCem subsidiary Iskitimcement has added an eighth cement to its product line. The company has launched production of a CEM-I special Portland cement for use in roads and airstrips. It says that the product produces concrete with increased resistance to aggressive media, frost and water resistance and strength, lower heat generation during hardening and longer service life than concrete produced with Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC).

Managing Director Vladimir Skakun said, “Considering that the strategy for the development of the building materials industry until 2030 provides for an increase in the share of cement-concrete roads in the total volume of new roads in the country to 50%, we are preparing to increase the demand for road cements.” He added, “The development of a new type of product is another step in matching consumers’ changing needs.”

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Andrey Rubtsov appointed as marketing director of SibCem

10 March 2021

Russia: Siberian Cement Holding Company (SibCem) has appointed Andrey Rubtsov as its marketing director. He was previously the general director of Iskitimcement, a subsidiary of SibCem. Rubtsov holds a degree in management from the Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Management and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Management College of Southern Africa (MANCOSA). He has worked in the cement industry since 2001.

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Eurocement to sell Akhangarancement stake

02 March 2021

Uzbekistan: Russia-based Eurocement has begun the auction for its 84% stake in Akhangarancement. Sputnik News has reported the total value of the stake as US$40.8m. In February 2021, Sberbank announced the start of a sale for the cement producer and its subsidiaries with the announcement of a buyer planned for April 2021.

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