Mexico's Cemex in 会談 with banks over $3 bln 負債 refinancing -BBG

MEXICO CITY, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Mexican 固く結び付ける 製造者 Cemex is in 会談 to refinance its entire $3 billion credit 施設 with banks, Bloomberg 報告(する)/憶測d on Thursday, 特記する/引用するing company (n)役員/(a)執行力のあるs.

"We're in 現在の discussions with our banks, because the biggest 量 of 負債 that is 円熟したing is bank 負債," 長,指導者 財政上の Officer Maher Al-Haffar was 引用するd as 説 in an interview.

A "100%" 拡張 to its 回転するing $3 billion bank 負債 line is on the cards and is "likely to transform our 成熟 structure やめる nicely," he 追加するd.

A Cemex spokesperson pointed Reuters to 事前の 収入s calls in which (n)役員/(a)執行力のあるs had discussed the 可能性のある of a refinancing.

In its July 収入 call, CEO Fernando Gonzalez said a refinancing could be on the cards after 率ing 機関 Fitch 昇格d its 見通し on the company to 肯定的な.

"ーに関して/ーの点でs of refinancing, yes, ... although we're やめる comfortable with our 成熟 profile ... this 昇格 and the feedback we're getting from the 資本/首都 markets should give us the 適切な時期 before the end of the year to do some 義務/負債 管理/経営."

He did not give a 詳細(に述べる)d timeline or say what the new 条件 would be, but 示唆するd it could 改善する the cost of borrowing.

Last year, ratings 機関 S&P 概算の that in 2023 and 2024, Cemex would 直面する "負債 成熟s of いっそう少なく than $500 million," 公式文書,認めるing that the 量 was "高度に manageable."

Gonzalez said a strong peso had been "very convenient" in the short 称する,呼ぶ/期間/用語, given that Cemex's 負債 is mostly in dollars and euros, Bloomberg 報告(する)/憶測d.

Al-Haffar said Cemex is also considering 問題/発行するing 地元の 通貨 社債s to take advantage of the strong 交流 ネズミ e, the 報告(する)/憶測 追加するd, 公式文書,認めるing that this would be its first 負債 sale in pesos since 2011.

Cemex has 徐々に begun to sell off 資産s in 現れるing markets like Costa Rica and El Salvador to "投資する おもに in the US and Europe," Gonzalez was 引用するd as 説.

(報告(する)/憶測ing by Mexico City Newsroom; 付加 報告(する)/憶測ing by Kylie Madry; 令状ing by Isabel Woodford; Editing by Richard Chang)

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