Cement
Battle for CIMPOR continues: Votorantim hikes stake to 21.21 per cent
19 Feb 2010
The deal raises the combined stake of Votorantim and the Portugese bank to 30.84 per cent, against Camargo Correa’s 31.12 per cent
Battle for CIMPOR: Camargo acquires Teixeira Duarte’s 22-per cent stake for 1.33 billion
12 Feb 2010
Battle for CIMPOR: Votorantim buys Lafarge’s 17.28-per cent stake
05 Feb 2010
Brazil’s largest cement producer Votorantim Cimentos yesterday entered into a deal to buy Lafarge's 17.28-per cent stake in Portuguese cement maker CIMPOR
Brazil’s CSN bids $5.5 billion for Portugal cement maker CIMPOR
21 Dec 2009
In 2008 CIMPOR acquired 73.6 per cent stake in India’s Shree Digvijay Cement Company held by Aditya Birla Group’s Grasim Industries
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