Cameroon: Dangote Cement’s new plant

Cameroon cement company Cimencam, which previously sold its cement higher than any other market player, has reduced its prices to become the least expensive supplier, with a 50kg bag of its cement going for XAF 4,350 (€6.63/US$7.30) in Douala.

This comes after competition on the market has increased with the arrival of two new cement producers in Cameroon, including Dangote Cement Cameroon and Ciment d'Afrique (Cimaf), as well as cement importers such as Fokou, Afrique Construction and Quiferou taking u

The Nigerian federal government has officially confirmed that the country has attained self-sufficiency in the production of cement and is now an exporter of the commodity.

It ascribed the feat to Dangote Cement which is said to have spearheded spare headed the integration policy introduced by the government.

Onne Van der Weijde, group managing director of Dangote Cement, presenting the financial results of the company for 2016, said the company had started cement exports to Nigeria’s neighbouring cou

Pan African cement manufacturer, the Dangote Cement, says it has maintained its stronghold in the Nigeria domestic cement market accounting for 65% of the country’s market volume, while other African plants’ volumes went up by 7.5% to 7 million tonnes/year.
The company has in the past months expanded its operations across Africa with the coming onstream of the 1.5million tonnes/year integrated cement plant in Mfila, Republic of Congo.

Nigeria-based Dangote is planning to set up 16 cement plants throughout Africa.

The plants will be responsible for producing at least 80 million tonnes of cement, with 50% being produced in Nigeria.

Aliko Dangote is the owner of Dangote Cement, and the hike in production comes as as the company expands outside its domestic market.