Markets · Mergers
Key Facts
—The twist. The Chinese front-runner for CSN’s cement business faces resistance from inside its own ownership.
—The blocker. Switzerland’s Holcim, which owns about 42 percent of bidder Huaxin, has signalled it will not back the deal.
—The irony. Holcim sold these very Brazilian assets to CSN back in 2021 and is reluctant to see them bought again.










