The Valeron Tower will soon rise along the C-5 Ortigas Corridor in Metro Manila. -- COURTESY OF DMCI HOMES

DMCI Holdings, Inc. and its units will acquire cement maker Cemex Holdings Philippines, Inc. for $305.6 million, the companies said on Thursday.

DMCI said it will acquire all of Cemex Asia B.V.’s shares in Cemex Asian South East Corp., which owns 89.86% of Cemex Philippines.

“Cement manufacturing will be a good, strategic addition to our business portfolio,” DMCI Chairman Isidro A. Consunji said in a statement.

Cemex Asia expects to finalise the divestment before end-2024. — Reuters