Ambuja Cements acquired 85 per cent stake in Nepal’s Dang Cement

Jun 8, 2011, 11:15 IST

Corporate/Business Current Affairs 2011. Ambuja Cementsacquired 85 per cent stake in Dang Cement Industries in Nepal

Ambuja Cements, a Holcim Group company declared on 6 June 2011 that it acquired 85 per cent stake in Dang Cement Industries in Nepal for a consideration of Rs 19.13 crore. With this acquisition, Dang Cement became a subsidiary of Ambuja Cements.


Besides cement manufacturing facilities, Dang Cement holds limestone mining lease in Nepal. Currently Dang is not carrying out any business activity. Nepal has an annual cement demand of about 3 million tonnes of which 85 per cent is met through imports. Cement manufacturers in Nepal import clinker from India for cement production. Ambuja Cements is one of the major exporters of cement and clinker in India.


Ambuja is also in the process of acquiring a further 5 per cent stake for Rs 1.13 crore.

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