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                    [Title] => Cement firm seeks BOI incentives for Davao plant rehab
                    [Summary] => Holcim Philippines Inc. is trying to register with the Board of Investments (BOI) its additional investment for the  modernization and rehabilitation of its existing cement production facility in Davao.


Holcim’s modernization and rehabilitation project will not result in additional capacity.


Even though the BOI has recently announced new policies regarding the registration of new cement projects under the 2006 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP), Holcim is still hoping to qualify for BOI registration under the 2005 IPP.


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                    [Title] => Union Cement secures P2.65 billion in loans
                    [Summary] => Union Cement Corp. (UCC) has secured P2.65 billion in total loans from a group of financial institutions, the company informed the Philippine Stock Exchange.


Of the total amount, P1.65 billion came from a syndicated loan agreement jointly arranged by ING Bank, NV and BB Capital Investment Corp.


The remaining P1 billion came from Metrobank and First Metro Investment Corp.


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                    [Title] => Stockholders of Union Cement OK share swap deal with CEMCO
                    [Summary] => Publicly-listed Union Cement Corp. said its shareholders have approved the proposed share swap between the company and CEMCO Holdings Inc. which would allow Union Cement to acquire a controlling interest in the Alcantara-owned Alsons Cement Corp.


In a disclosure to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Union Cement said the share swap involves the issuance of 1.097 billion new common shares of Union Cement in exchange for 4.062 billion shares held by CEMCO in Alsons Cement.


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                    [Title] => SEC okays 3-way merger of cement firms
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The three-way merger of the cement units affiliated with the Phinma Group of
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formally creating the country's biggest cement company with about 25 percent of
total Philippines production capacity.

After the respective stockholders of Bacnotan Cement Corp., Davao Union Cement
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                    [Title] => Royal Round buys 13.15% of Republic Cement through block sale atPSE
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Cement firm Royal Round Inc. (RRI) bought yesterday through a block sale, 13.15
percent of Republic Cement Inc. (Republic Cement) through Calumboyan Properties
Inc., (CPI), an existing stockholder of Republic Cement, at P4.30 per share or
a total of P943 million.

With the sale, RRI which previously acquired a 4.5-percent stake in RCI, now
has a total of 17.6-percent stake, making it the third largest shareholder of
the cement company, next to Blue Circle Philippines Inc. which has an existing
stake of 28.20 percent and South Western Cement Ventures Inc.
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                    [Title] => Napocor earns P102 M from spot sales
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The National Power Corp. (Napocor) earned a total of P102 million last year
from its one-day power sales scheme (ODPS).

The amount was P2-million higher than original target of P100-million,
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Under the ODPS scheme, Napocor bids out on a daily basis unutilized energy
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Holcim’s modernization and rehabilitation project will not result in additional capacity.


Even though the BOI has recently announced new policies regarding the registration of new cement projects under the 2006 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP), Holcim is still hoping to qualify for BOI registration under the 2005 IPP.


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                    [Title] => Union Cement secures P2.65 billion in loans
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Of the total amount, P1.65 billion came from a syndicated loan agreement jointly arranged by ING Bank, NV and BB Capital Investment Corp.


The remaining P1 billion came from Metrobank and First Metro Investment Corp.


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                    [Title] => Stockholders of Union Cement OK share swap deal with CEMCO
                    [Summary] => Publicly-listed Union Cement Corp. said its shareholders have approved the proposed share swap between the company and CEMCO Holdings Inc. which would allow Union Cement to acquire a controlling interest in the Alcantara-owned Alsons Cement Corp.


In a disclosure to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Union Cement said the share swap involves the issuance of 1.097 billion new common shares of Union Cement in exchange for 4.062 billion shares held by CEMCO in Alsons Cement.


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                    [Title] => SEC okays 3-way merger of cement firms
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The three-way merger of the cement units affiliated with the Phinma Group of
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formally creating the country's biggest cement company with about 25 percent of
total Philippines production capacity.

After the respective stockholders of Bacnotan Cement Corp., Davao Union Cement
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                    [Title] => Royal Round buys 13.15% of Republic Cement through block sale atPSE
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Cement firm Royal Round Inc. (RRI) bought yesterday through a block sale, 13.15
percent of Republic Cement Inc. (Republic Cement) through Calumboyan Properties
Inc., (CPI), an existing stockholder of Republic Cement, at P4.30 per share or
a total of P943 million.

With the sale, RRI which previously acquired a 4.5-percent stake in RCI, now
has a total of 17.6-percent stake, making it the third largest shareholder of
the cement company, next to Blue Circle Philippines Inc. which has an existing
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                    [Title] => Napocor earns P102 M from spot sales
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The National Power Corp. (Napocor) earned a total of P102 million last year
from its one-day power sales scheme (ODPS).

The amount was P2-million higher than original target of P100-million,
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Under the ODPS scheme, Napocor bids out on a daily basis unutilized energy
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Cement firm seeks BOI incentives for Davao plant rehab

By Marianne V. Go | September 4, 2006 - 12:00am

Holcim Philippines Inc. is trying to register with the Board of Investments (BOI) its additional investment for the modernization and rehabilitation of its existing cement production facility in Davao. Holcim’s...

Business

Union Cement secures P2.65 billion in loans

October 4, 2003 - 12:00am

Union Cement Corp. (UCC) has secured P2.65 billion in total loans from a group of financial institutions, the company informed the Philippine Stock Exchange. Of the total amount, P1.65 billion came from a syndicated...

Business

Stockholders of Union Cement OK share swap deal with CEMCO

September 6, 2002 - 12:00am

Publicly-listed Union Cement Corp. said its shareholders have approved the proposed share swap between the company and CEMCO Holdings Inc. which would allow Union Cement to acquire a controlling interest in the Alcantara-owned...

Business

SEC okays 3-way merger of cement firms

By Christina Mendez | February 11, 2000 - 12:00am

The three-way merger of the cement units affiliated with the Phinma Group of Companies was approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission last Tuesday, formally creating the country's biggest cement company...

Business

Royal Round buys 13.15% of Republic Cement through block sale atPSE

By Rocel Felix | January 27, 2000 - 12:00am

Cement firm Royal Round Inc. (RRI) bought yesterday through a block sale, 13.15 percent of Republic Cement Inc. (Republic Cement) through Calumboyan Properties Inc., (CPI), an existing stockholder of Republic...

Business

Napocor earns P102 M from spot sales

By Ted P. Torres | January 14, 2000 - 12:00am

The National Power Corp. (Napocor) earned a total of P102 million last year from its one-day power sales scheme (ODPS). The amount was P2-million higher than original target of P100-million, according to Napocor...

Business