Malaysia’s cement sector is targeted by San Miguel

Philippines-based San Miguel is considering to re-enter the cement sector in Malaysia's Sarawak state. In 2007, the group had sold Sarawak Clinker. Ramon S Ang, president of San Miguel, says that securing government permissions are difficult although the company is interested to open cement factories in the state.

June 4, 2015 Read time: 1 min

Philippines-based San Miguel is considering to re-enter the cement sector in Malaysia's Sarawak state.

In 2007, the group had sold Sarawak Clinker. Ramon S Ang, president of San Miguel, says that securing government permissions are difficult although the company is interested to open cement factories in the state.

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Philippines: Ang seriously looking into acquisition of Lafarge's cement plants

In the Philippines, businessman Ramon Ang is said to have announced that he is giving serious consideration to the acquisition of Lafarge Republic cement plants.

Ang did not mention if either Eagle Cement or San Miguel were showing interest in buying the local assets of Lafarge.

Ang, who is Eagle Cement's chairman and San Miguel's president, is reported as saying that they are seriously assessing the planned acquisition and it will be a huge transaction if it happens.

The assets that are planned to

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