Cement News tagged under: West Africa
BUA Cement's revenue increased by 40% in 202209 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsBUA Cement Plc of Nigeria reported that revenue increased by 40.3 per cent or NGN103.7bn (US$22 5.3m) in 2022 to NGN361bn from NGN257.3bn in 2021, given the combination of pricing activities and increased volume dispatched (including added volumes from the new Line 4 in Sokoto). Cement volumes in 2022 totalled 6.27Mt. The company's revenue per tonne increased by 21.2 per cent to NGN57,511/t in 2022 from NGN47,448/t, as at 2021. "This was due to pricing activities during the year," s... |
Dangote Cement opens US$130m commercial paper offer07 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement is currently raising NGN60bn (US$130.7m) through the issuance of commercial paper, under its NGN150bn commercial paper programme, reports The Nigerian Observer. The offer opened on 3 March 2023 and will close on 7 March 2023. The funds raised will be used for working capital requirements and general corporate purposes, the company stated in the offer document. The offer comes in two series - 6 and 7. Series 6 is a 181-day offer with a discount rate of 11.4310 per cent and... |
Lafarge Africa sees net sales improve 27% YoY06 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Africa Plc has reported a 27.3 per cent rise in net sales in FY22 to NGN373.2bn (US$812.9m), compared to NGN293.1bn in FY21. Recurring EBIT over the same timeframe advanced by 29.3 per cent to NGN84.2bn with the recurring EBIT margin moving from 22 per cent in FY21 to 23 per cent a year later. Earnings per share over the same period improved by 5.2 per cent from NGN3.17 to NGN3.33. Khaled El Dokani, CEO of Lafarge Africa, commented, “In 2022, we recorded 27.3 per cent and 29.3... |
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... |
IFC invests EUR242m in Sococim Industries28 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe International Finance Corporation (IFC), the investment arm of the World Bank, has confirmed that it is investing EUR242m in Senegal-based cement producer, Sococim Industries , to help boost low-carbon cement production. Sococim, a subsidiary of Vicat , will receive a EUR120m loan from IFC's own account and EUR122m equivalent in local currency from Société Générale Sénégal and other lenders, reports Reuters. Around EUR215m of the financing will be earmarked for green activities, sai... |
BUA Cement sees 12% increase in net profit in 202228 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsNigeria-based BUA Cement reported a 40.3 per cent increase in revenues to NGN360,989m (US$7783.4m) in 2022 when compared with a revenue of NGN257,327m in 2021. Profit before tax advanced 16.8 per cent to NGN120,154m in 2022 from NGN102,873m in the previous year while profit after tax was up 12.1 per cent to NGN101,011m in 2022 from NGN90,079m. |
Dangote Cement names new CEO27 February 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 at the end of February after three years at the helm. The new CEO’s tenure begins on 1 March. Mr Pathak led India’s Birla Corp before he became the chief operating officer and deputy managing director of Dangote Cement. He formerly served at Mumbai-based Associated Cement Co Ltd as regional CEO and has experience spanning... |
IKN commissions Kirene clinker cooler13 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsA new IKN clinker cooler was successfully commissioned at Ciments du Sahel ’s Kirene plant near Dakar, Senegal, end of January and met all customer’s expectations on mechanical and performance issues. A single grate cooler, equipped with a four rolls roll crusher at the cold end is designed for production of 6000tpd of clinker. IKN’s process engineer was on site to supervise the start-up of the cooler and perform training sessions on cooler operation. Upon his departure, all cooler compo... |