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JES to acquire 51% stake in Scibois

Lee U-Wen

Lee U-Wen

Published Fri, Jul 4, 2014 · 10:00 PM

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MAINBOARD-listed JES International, a Chinese shipbuilding firm, announced yesterday that it has entered into a deal to buy 51 per cent of Scibois Co Limited. The sale and purchase agreement was signed with the current owners, father-and-son pair Yang Shushan and Yang Nan.

Scibois owns a 75 per cent stake in STE, a company incorporated in Congo. STE has been in the business of timber extraction for years in the African nation and holds a forest harvesting licence until May 2036.

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