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Futures News, August 12th: Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) precious metals and non-ferrous metals warehouse receipts and changes on August 12th: 1. Copper futures warehouse receipts: 24,131 tons, an increase of 953 tons compared to the previous trading day; 2. Aluminum futures warehouse receipts: 303,168 tons, a decrease of 1,023 tons compared to the previous trading day; 3. Zinc futures warehouse receipts: 110,721 tons, an increase of 396 tons compared to the previous trading day; 4. Lead futures warehouse receipts: 61,228 tons, an increase of 301 tons compared to the previous trading day; 5. Nickel futures warehouse receipts: 100,769 tons, a decrease of 158 tons compared to the previous trading day. 6. Tin futures warehouse receipts: 5,199 tons, up 136 tons from the previous trading day; 7. Alumina futures warehouse receipts: 264,286 tons, unchanged from the previous trading day; 8. Alumina futures factory warehouse receipts: 9,300 tons, unchanged from the previous trading day; 9. Gold futures warehouse receipts: 113,676 kg, unchanged from the previous trading day; 10. Silver futures warehouse receipts: 1,305,953 kg, up 5,003 kg from the previous trading day; 11. International copper futures warehouse receipts: 5,651 tons, down 251 tons from the previous trading day.US July Seasonally Adjusted CPI MoM (Previous: -0.4%; Expected: 0.1%) 1. Capital Economics: +0.0%; Citigroup: +0.0%; Mizuho Securities: +0.0%; ANZ: +0.1%; Bank of America Merrill Lynch: +0.1%; 2. Tesco Bank: +0.1%; Commerzbank: +0.1%; Goldman Sachs: +0.1%; HSBC: +0.1%; Morgan Stanley: +0.1%; 3. JPMorgan Chase: +0.1%; Pansen Macro: +0.1%; Moodys Analytics: +0.1%; ING: +0.1%; NatWest: +0.1%; 4. Nomura Securities: +0.1%; Oxford Economics: +0.1%; RBC: +0.1%; Sumitomo Mitsui: +0.1%; Lloyds Banking Group: +0.1%; 5. Nordea: +0.1%; Steifel: +0.1%; UBS: +0.1%; Vanguard: +0.1%; Spartan Capital: +0.1%; 6. Wells Fargo: +0.1%; Montreal: +0.2%; BNP Paribas: +0.2%; Berenberg: +0.2%; Barclays: +0.2%; 7. High Frequency Economics: +0.2%; Scotiabank: +0.2%; Societe Generale: +0.2%; Danske Bank: +0.2%; Deutsche Bank: +0.2%; 8. Standard Chartered: +0.2%; TD Securities: +0.2%; UniCredit: +0.2%; Westpac: +0.2%; Jefferies: +0.3%. US July seasonally adjusted core CPI month-on-month rate (previous value: +0.0%, expected value: +0.2%) 1. Mizuho Securities: +0.1%; Sparta Capital: +0.1%; ANZ: +0.2%; Montreal: +0.2%; BNP Paribas: +0.2%; 2. Bank of America Merrill Lynch: +0.2%; Barclays: +0.2%; CIB: +0.2%; Capital Economics: +0.2%; Citigroup: +0.2%; 3. Commerzbank: +0.2%; Danske Bank: +0.2%; Goldman Sachs: +0.2%; HSBC: +0.2%; Steifelr: +0.2%; 4. ING: +0.2%; Lloyds Banking Group: +0.2%; JPMorgan Chase: +0.2%; Oxford Economics: +0.2%; Wells Fargo: +0.2%; 5. Nomura Securities: +0.2%; Morgan Stanley: +0.2%; Pansen Macro: +0.2%; Sumitomo Mitsui: +0.2%; Nordea: +0.2%; 6. Societe Generale: +0.2%; Westpac: +0.2%; UBS: +0.2%; Standard Chartered: +0.2%; TD Securities: +0.2%; 7. UniCredit: +0.2%; NatWest: +0.2%; Deutsche Bank: +0.3%; Moodys Analytics: +0.3%; Scotiabank: +0.3%.August 12th - Wells Fargo economists predict that the July U.S. CPI report should reinforce the view that the worst of the inflationary impacts from high tariffs and Middle East conflicts have passed. Price increases appear to be driven by a few categories rather than a broad spread of underlying price pressures. However, while the scope of inflationary pressures is narrowing, continued price strength in some sectors suggests that achieving the 2% inflation target may still be a gradual process.The China Earthquake Networks Center officially reported that a magnitude 3.6 earthquake occurred at 14:57 on August 12 in Xinghai County, Hainan Prefecture, Qinghai Province (35.39 degrees north latitude, 99.53 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.On Wednesday, August 12, the German DAX 30 index opened 55.72 points higher, or 0.21%, at 26,451.09; the UK FTSE 100 index opened 0.55 points lower, or 0.01%, at 10,843.64; the French CAC 40 index opened 4.19 points higher, or 0.05%, at 8,719.13; the Euro Stoxx 50 index opened 17.93 points higher, or 0.27%, at 6,569.15; the Spanish IBEX 35 index opened 60.38 points higher, or 0.30%, at 20,273.98; and the Italian FTSE MIB index opened 171.79 points higher, or 0.32%, at 53,878.00.

Adani Will Become India's Second-largest Cement Producer With The $10.5 Billion Acquisition of Holcim

Haiden Holmes

May 16, 2022 09:55

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Adani Group announced on Sunday that it has bought a majority stake in Holcim (SIX:HOLN) AG's cement assets in India for $10.5 billion to become the second largest cement maker in India.


The conglomerate of Asia's richest man, Gautam Adani, purchased 63.19 percent of Ambuja Cements Ltd and its subsidiary ACC through tough competition with local competitors.


The divestment is Holcim's most recent effort to minimize its reliance on cement manufacture, a carbon-intensive industrial process that has alienated many eco-conscious investors.


In recent years, the Swiss company increased its efforts to abandon carbon-intensive cement production.


Ambuja and ACC have an annual cement production capacity of at least 70 million tonnes, second only to UltraTech Cement's 120 million tonnes.


The Adani family, through an offshore special purpose company, has entered into definitive agreements to acquire Holcim Ltd's full share in Ambuja and ACC, according to a statement from the Adani Group.


Holcim said in a press release that it had reached a binding deal for the Adani Group to acquire Holcim's business in India, including its share in Ambuja Cement, which owns a 50.5% ownership in ACC, and its 4.4% direct stake in ACC. Holcim would receive around $6,400,000,000 for the stakes.


The Adani Group announced that it would purchase additional shares via an open offer.


The deal is anticipated to finalize in the second part of 2022, according to Holcim.


Adani Enterprises Ltd, the flagship company of the Adani Group, includes two cement companies. Adani Cementation Ltd aims to construct an integrated factory in the western states of Gujarat and Maharashtra, according to an Adani group executive.


Ambuja Cement has 14 cement factories and employs 4,700 individuals. ACC employs 6,000 workers and operates 17 cement facilities and 78 ready mix concrete factories.


According to official sources, the most recent transaction was the largest divestiture since Holcim combined with its French rival Lafarge in 2015.


In an effort to concentrate on North America and Europe, the company has since sold off its ancillary business operations.


The company sold its Brazilian operations for $1.02 billion and quit the Philippine and Indonesian markets last year.