Lafarge Africa's Roadcem gets government approval in Nigeria
Lafarge Africa ’s road cement brand Roadcem has been approved for use by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing in Nigeria. The product which is environmentally friendly incr...
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Lafarge Africa launches Eco Label
Lafarge Africa Plc (part of Holcim ) has announced the launch of its Eco Label branding to help communicate the environmental benefits of its sustainable building solutions and ...
Senegal's cement consumption fell 22% in April
The Senegalese cement market contracted 22.1 per cent MoM and 10.6 per cent YoY to 525,100t in April 2023, according to the country’s Department for Economic Planning and Polici...
Lafarge Africa appoints new CEO
Mr Lolu Alade-Akinyemi has been appointed group managing director/chief executive officer (GMD/CEO) of Lafarge Africa (part of Holcim ) with effect from 1 July 2023. Prior to th...
BUA boosts capacity by 6Mta
BUA Cement has received funding to develop two new production lines at its cement plant in Sokoto state, Nigeria. The US$500m funding will boost BUA’s total production capacity ...
Rising cement prices hit housebuilding in Nigeria
Rising cement prices in Nigeria are hampering housing development plans across the country. According to a survey by The Guardian, prices of building materials have soared by ov...
Clinker substitution takes hold in Africa
Ghana's cement producers have struck out on a decarbonisation and low-carbon cement path. By using local resources for raw materials and reducing the clinker factor, cement manu...
BUA Cement posts 9.7% rise in net revenue in 1Q23
BUA Cement reports its net revenues rose by 9.7 per cent to NGN106.4bn for the quarter from NGN97bn (US$209.7m) in the same period a year ago. BUA Cement’s 1Q23 revenue per tonn...
Lafarge Africa launches its Ewekoro bagging plant
Lafarge Africa ( Holcim group ) has launched a bag manufacturing plant in Ewekoro , Nigeria. The plant features cutting-edge and state-of-the-art machinery and equipment, the fi...
Lafarge Africa 1Q23 sales up 1.3% YoY
Lafarge Africa has reported a 1.3 per cent YoY uptick in net sales to NGN91,821m (US$199.4m) in the opening quarter of 2023. Recurring EBIT over the same period was up 0.8 per c...