A coalition of civil society groups and professional bodies in the construction industry is set to launch a major campaign for the standardisation of cement production and importation. Specifically, the coalition said it would call on the ...
Tags: Standardisation of Cement, good strength concrete, quality
Lafarge West Africa has reportedly signed an MoU with the Engu State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Nigeria, which paves the way for a new cement plant to commence operations next year. Speaking on behalf of the state, Dr Jude ...
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Nigerian cement producer Dangote Cement has formally expressed interest to build a US$550m cement plant in Nepal. Investment Board Nepal (IBN) has received an application from Dangote, according to a press release from the IBN. IBN CEO ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, cement
Nigeria s Dangote Cement re-opened its Gboko cement plant on Thursday, after it was shut last month because of over supply, bringing back a fifth of the firm s overall production. The country s biggest cement maker shut the plant, which ...
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(Nigeria) -- Nigeria’s Minister of Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, has disclosed that a new policy will soon be effected as part of the country’s cement sector’s Backward Integration Policy (BIP). According to ...
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Cement manufacturers have hit back at Ibeto Cement Company over its resolve to continue to import cement into Nigeria, despite the capacity of local manufacturers to meet demand. A statement by Dangote Cement s head of corporate ...
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Dangote Cement plans to construct a cement plant in Pout, Senegal. The plant, which will be built on an area covering 700 hectares, will initially have a cement production capacity of 1.5 million t, with plans to increase capacity to 5 ...
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Management of Dangote Cement has finalised arrangements to temporarily close down the company s four million metric tonnes-per-annum Gboko Plant, as a result of glut in the cement market. Group Head, Corporate Communication, Dangote ...
The boss of Nigerian cement company Dangote Cement has revealed plans to open a plant in Iraq.Aliko Dangote,who is Nigeria s richest man,told the Financial Times that he is planning to open cement plants in Iraq and in Myanmar next year.He ...
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South African food company Tiger Brands has agreed to acquire 63.4% stake in Dangote Flour Mills, a leading manufacturer of pasta and flour in Nigeria, from Dangote Industries. Tiger Brands announced in May 2012 that it was holding ...
Sephaku Cement, the first indigenous player in South Africa’s cement industry of over 70 years, has signed up 1.95 billion rand ($222 million) of domestic debt funding for its 3.4 billion rand ($390 million) cement plant and clinker ...
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Africa s not big enough for Aliko Dangote, Nigeria s richest man. Dangote is planning to take Dangote Cement, his flagship company, into the rest of the world-starting with Iraq and Myanmar, where plant construction could begin next year. ...
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The company said at the weekend it was widening the distribution outlets by opening more mega depots and signing on new distributors so that the consumers could reap the full benefits of the increased local production. Dangote Cement, which ...
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The price of cement may remain high, as the promise by producers to bridge the supply-demand gap may take a some time to materialise. A study by Vetiva Capital Management, said Dangote Cement s new Obajana lines and upgrade, commissioned in ...
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Dangote Cement Plc has emerged Forbes Africa top 25 West African listed companies. The event titled, The Top Listed West African Companies" was a celebration of the success of risk takers and job creators. The award covers the top 25 ...
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