Votorantim Cimentos
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Votorantim Cimentos is the largest cement
company of Brazil
and one of the 10 largest in the world, the company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in São Paulo
.In February of 2010 the Votorantim Cimentos acquired 17,28% of the portuguese cement company Cimpor
.
Cement
In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed...
company of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and one of the 10 largest in the world, the company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
.In February of 2010 the Votorantim Cimentos acquired 17,28% of the portuguese cement company Cimpor
Cimpor
Cimpor - Cimentos de Portugal is the largest Portuguese cement group, operating in eleven countries - Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Brazil, Tunisia, Turkey, Cape Verde, Mozambique, China, Egypt and South Africa, involved in manufacturing and marketing cement, hydraulic lime, concrete and aggregates,...
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