LafargeHolcim has received a revised order from the Competition Commission of India to divest its interest in Lafarge India, including three cement plants and two grinding stations with total annual capacity of 11 million tons, it said.
“The proposed transaction is an alternate remedy for the merger of the group’s legacy companies and now forms part of the company’s $3.54 billion divestment target in 2016,” the world’s biggest construction materials group said in a statement.
It said last week it was reviewing its divestment plan in India after talks with Birla Corporation Limited (BCL) (BRLC.NS) for the sale of the Jojobera and Sonadih cement plants in Eastern India fell through.
“We will operate in India through our subsidiaries ACC Ltd and Ambuja Cements Ltd with a combined cement capacity of around 63 million tonnes and a distribution network that extends across the entire country,” Chief Executive Eric Olsen said.
BCL, whose business interests include jute and cement, has said it plans to take legal action against the Indian unit of LafargeHolcim after a pact to buy some of the assets of the Swiss-French cement giant fell through.
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