/ 3 May 2001

PORTLAND CEMENTS ZIM DEAL

LEADING cement and concrete producer Pretoria Portland Cement is set to acquire a 48% stake in the Zimbabwean cement manufacturer, Portland Holdings, for over R200m, SABC radio news reported on Wednesday. PPC told the public broadcaster an agreement had been reached with Anglo-American Zimbabwe and its associate companies to finalise the deal. It planned to buy out other stakeholders and will be delisted from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Securities Exchange and the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange.

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