Cement News tagged under: Dangote Cement
Dangote Cement's corporate social responsibility work gains recognition03 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement has scooped a number of awards in Zambia and Senegal in recognition of its corporate social responsibility actions. In Senegal the Conseil National du Patronat (CNP) acknowledged the cement producer's local subsidiary for planting hundreds of trees to mitigate against desert encroachment in various parts of the country, reports The Day Live. Meanwhile, in Zambia, Dangote’s Ndola subsidiary picked up the Best Community Social Impact Award for Youth Development in recog... |
Dangote Cement’s pan-African operations sales fall 8% in FY2201 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement ’s pan-African operations sold around 10Mt of cement and clinker in 2022, down 8.1 per cent from the 10.9Mt sold in 2021. “This is due to the continuous global supply chain disruption and increasing commodity prices,” said Dangote Cement. Pan-African revenues of NGN414.8bn (US$900.8m) were 4.4 per cent higher than 2021. The region’s revenue accounted for 25.6 per cent of total group revenue. Pan-Africa EBITDA was NGN64.9bn (before central costs and eliminations), down 26.9 p... |
Dangote Group posts 17% revenue rise in FY2228 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement Group announced revenues us 17 per cent to NGN1618.3bn (US$3.51m) in FY22 and EBITDA up 3.5 per cent at NGN708.2bn. Profit after tax increased by 4.9 per cent to NGN382.3bn. Net debt at the end of the period totalled NGN422.8bn with a net gearing of 39.2 per cent. Nigerian operations sold 17.8Mt of cement and clinker during the period, down 4.1 per cent from the 18.6Mt sold in 2021. When looking at the domestic sales alone, Nigerian operations sold 17Mt, down 3.8 per cent Y... |
Dangote donates bags for agro-waste and alternative fuel payback30 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement’s Ibese plant has donated 25,000 of 100kg capacity bags for management of agro-waste in communities across Nigeria. Being burned or left rotten on the fields by farmers once, agriculture waste, known as agro-waste, has turned into the best alternative fuel for industries. As an eco-friendly initiative, industries have started using agro-waste briquettes along with coal or other non-renewable sources of fuel. Green activists saw increased usage of agro-waste for indus... |
Dangote Cement appoints new CEO20 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement Plc has named Arvind Pathak as the company’s new chief executive/managing director. Mr Pathak will replace Frenchman Michel Puchercos, who will leave his position at the end of February after three years at as CEO. Arvind Pathak starts in his new position from 1 March. Mr Pathak led India’s Birla Corp, a cement producer, before he became the chief operating officer and deputy managing director of Dangote Cement. He formerly served at Mumbai-based Associated Cement Co L... |
Dangote Cement receives CDP rating upgrade16 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement Plc has had its CDP rating raised from B- to B in recognition of the cement producer’s commitment to climate change. The rating upgrade indicates that Dangote Cement has addressed the environmental impact of its business and ensures good environmental management. This upgrade demonstrates the continued efforts made by the company to increase its levels of non-financial disclosure and improve its sustainability reporting, said Dangote Cement in a statement. This year, for... |
Sephaku Holdings posts net profit after tax of ZAR26.7m15 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsSephaku Holdings (Dangote Group) has posted net profit after tax of ZAR26.7m (US$1.54m) for the six months ended 30 September, building on the net profit after tax of ZAR17.8m it posted in the prior comparable six months. CEO Neil Crafford-Lazarus said SepCem has been suffering from decreased demand for building materials and especially bagged cement for close to a year. The subsidiary’s sales revenue declined to ZAR1.16bn, compared with ZAR1.19bn in the prior comparable period. The ... |
Dangote sees revenue advance 15% YoY in 9M2201 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement has reported group revenue of NGN1177.3bn (US$2.68bn) in the first nine months of 2022, up 15.2 per cent YoY. Group EBITDA over the same period advanced by 0.2 per cent to NGN515.9bn, with an EBITDA margin of 43.8 per cent. Profit after tax fell 23.4 per cent YoY to NGN213.1bn, mainly due to exchange losses from the depreciation in the CFA and cede. Group sales volumes in the 9M22 came in at 20.8Mt, down 6.2 per cent YoY. “To mitigate the impact of significant increase in ... |
Obajana to reopen, Kogi State Government to court25 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsAn agreement has been reached between Kogi State Government and Dangote Group to reopen the Obajana cement plant in Nigeria. Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, disclosed this to State House correspondents after the National Security Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja yesterday. “Government is committed to the provision of employment to its citizens rather than closing factories that will make people unemployed and... |
TUC calls for Obajana plant reopening17 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has threatened the Kogi State government to unseal Dangote's Obajana Cement plant or be ready to contend its members. In a statement signed by TUC president, Festus Usifoh, said it has become expedient for congress to act, as the welfare of over 22,000 workers, their family members, thousands of contractors, wholesalers, users of the products and other stakeholders is currently at stake. The union condemned the closure of the cement plant b... |