Dangote: new capacity development update
Full-year results from Dangote Cement show the company has been outperforming growth in its domestic market of Nigeria as new capacity boosts market share. With a number of new ...
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Dangote Cement revenue rises 29.4%
Dangote Cement, Nigeria’s largest cement company saw revenues rise 29.4 per cent last year to nearly NGN386.2bn (US$2.45bn), backed by 28.2 per cent growth in domestic volumes.
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Dangote Cement has recalibrated all three of its Nigerian plants (Ibese, Gboko and Obajana) to produce only 52.5 grade cement. The move follows concerns that sub-standard cement...
Lafarge WAPCO pretax profit jumps
Lafarge's WAPCO announced on Thursday that its 2013 full-year pretax profit rose 30.3 per cent to NGN27.7bn (US$168.3m). The Nigerian unit of the French cement major also said r...
UniCem begins construction of new line, Nigeria
United Cement Company of Nigeria (UNICEM) has started construction of its second line to meet growing demand for cement in Nigeria. Addressing journalists in Calabar, Olivier Le...
Dangote launches 52.5 grade to Nigerian market
Dangote Cement yesterday launched its 52.5 grade cement to the Nigerian market. The African cement major said at a press briefing it has recalibrated all three of its Nigerian p...
Lafarge plans additional Nigerian spend
Lafarge Cement Wapco Plc has revealed plans to invest an additional NGN1bn (US$1.37bn) in the next 3-4 years inline with the company's target of doubling capacity in Nigeria. Th...
Nigeria sets up technical committee to review quality
The government of Nigeria has set up a technical committee to review the quality of cement produced within the country and is said to be evaluating the impact of eliminating 32....
Nigeria: coalition demand 42.5 grade of cement
A coalition of civil society groups and professional bodies in the construction industry is launching a campaign in Nigeria for the standardisation of cement production and impo...
Dangote on-track to complete five projects in 2014
Dangote Cement will complete five cement plants across sub-Saharan Africa this year, adding around 13.5Mta of capacity to the group's existing volumes, according to Aliko Dangot...