Cement News tagged under: Dangote Cement
Dangote Cement appoints new CEO20 January 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 his position at the end of February after three years at as CEO. Arvind Pathak starts in his new position from 1 March. Mr Pathak led India’s Birla Corp, a cement producer, before he became the chief operating officer and deputy managing director of Dangote Cement. He formerly served at Mumbai-based Associated Cement Co L... |
Dangote Cement receives CDP rating upgrade16 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement Plc has had its CDP rating raised from B- to B in recognition of the cement producer’s commitment to climate change. The rating upgrade indicates that Dangote Cement has addressed the environmental impact of its business and ensures good environmental management. This upgrade demonstrates the continued efforts made by the company to increase its levels of non-financial disclosure and improve its sustainability reporting, said Dangote Cement in a statement. This year, for... |
Sephaku Holdings posts net profit after tax of ZAR26.7m15 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsSephaku Holdings (Dangote Group) has posted net profit after tax of ZAR26.7m (US$1.54m) for the six months ended 30 September, building on the net profit after tax of ZAR17.8m it posted in the prior comparable six months. CEO Neil Crafford-Lazarus said SepCem has been suffering from decreased demand for building materials and especially bagged cement for close to a year. The subsidiary’s sales revenue declined to ZAR1.16bn, compared with ZAR1.19bn in the prior comparable period. The ... |
Dangote sees revenue advance 15% YoY in 9M2201 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement has reported group revenue of NGN1177.3bn (US$2.68bn) in the first nine months of 2022, up 15.2 per cent YoY. Group EBITDA over the same period advanced by 0.2 per cent to NGN515.9bn, with an EBITDA margin of 43.8 per cent. Profit after tax fell 23.4 per cent YoY to NGN213.1bn, mainly due to exchange losses from the depreciation in the CFA and cede. Group sales volumes in the 9M22 came in at 20.8Mt, down 6.2 per cent YoY. “To mitigate the impact of significant increase in ... |
Obajana to reopen, Kogi State Government to court25 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsAn agreement has been reached between Kogi State Government and Dangote Group to reopen the Obajana cement plant in Nigeria. Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, disclosed this to State House correspondents after the National Security Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja yesterday. “Government is committed to the provision of employment to its citizens rather than closing factories that will make people unemployed and... |
TUC calls for Obajana plant reopening17 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has threatened the Kogi State government to unseal Dangote's Obajana Cement plant or be ready to contend its members. In a statement signed by TUC president, Festus Usifoh, said it has become expedient for congress to act, as the welfare of over 22,000 workers, their family members, thousands of contractors, wholesalers, users of the products and other stakeholders is currently at stake. The union condemned the closure of the cement plant b... |
Dangote responds to plant ownership claims13 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsDangote Industries Ltd (DIL), the parent organisation of Dangote Cement Plc (DCP), has issued a statement reiterating that it acquired the Obajana cement plant in Kogi State following due process, reports The Punch newspaper. The statement is in response to claims by the Kogi State government that Dangote could not prove it was the legal owner of the factory. The statement by DIL clarified that the plant and machinery were conceived, designed, procured, built, and paid for solely by D... |
Dangote in crisis talks over violence at Obajana plant12 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsAliko Dangote, president of the Dangote Group , has met with state governors to try and resolve the crisis at the cement producer’s Obajana plant. In attendance at the meeting was Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi State, Abdullahi Sule, governor of Nasarawa State, and Ibrahim Gambari, chief of staff to the President of Nigeria. The meeting follows violence at the plant after the Kogi State Government attempted to seal the plant over concerns relating to tax evasion and legal ownership of ... |
Dangote responds to Obajana plant closure10 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement Plc wishes to enlighten stakeholders and the public on the recent shutdown at its Obajana Cement plant in Kogi State. Dangote Cement said, "thugs and local vigilantes from the State Government invaded and sealed the Obajana Cement plant [last Wednesday] over alleged claims of unpaid taxes and Kogi State Government purported equity interest in Dangote Cement PLC. This development led to several of our staff being harmed by these thugs and local vigilantes." Dango... |
Dangote's Obajana cement factory closed off06 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement's Obajana cement factory in Kogi state, Nigeria, has been sealed off by Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS). The plant has been closed off because KGIRS is investigating the company over tax evasion and acquisition controversy, according to Politics Nigeria. In explaining the action, Kingsley Fanwo, the Kogi State Commissioner for Information, said: “Pursuant to the Constitutional authorities of the Kogi State House of Assembly, and upon petition by the people of... |