Cement News tagged under: Standards Organisation of Nigeria
Event held to review standardisation of cement in Nigeria21 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsOfficials from the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), representatives of professional bodies in the construction industry and academics recently reviewed the quality of Nigerian cement and ensure that it was meeting the requirements of the International Standard Organisation, according to the Nigerian Tribune. Director of Standard, Chinyere Ifeoma, acknowledged the high demand for quality cement and therefore urged every member of the industry to recognise the importance of standard... |
Nigeria: producers encouraged to use tyres as raw material15 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has approached local cement producers, encouraging them to use tyres as a raw material for firing kilns. Acting Director General of SON, Dr Paul Angya, said, “We are looking for environmentally-friendly ways of disposing seized tyres. That is why we are talking to cement companies and another company in Kwara state that said they can use tyres as raw materials to produce some other products.” SON was previously paying waste management organis... |
Nigeria: Lafarge Africa complains of inadequate gas supply11 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsManagement at Lafarge Africa’s plants at Ewekoro and Sagamu, Ogun State, have voiced their concerns over the inadequate gas supply to their operations. Production managers at the two plants, Segun Shoyoye and Hannes Diedericks, disclosed that their plants had to cease production for the past six weeks over the matter. Mr Shoyoye said, "The twin problems of non-availability of gas and foreign exchange are impeding full capacity production in the manufacturing industry. We can say we have s... |
Nigeria’s SON starts cement standards enforcement30 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsConcerned by the high rate of building collapse across Nigeria in recent times, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) held a zonal stakeholders' forum on blocks and allied products in southwestern states to begin implementation of the cement standardisation and reclassification scheme. This follows a directive of the Federal Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment (FMITI) to immediately commence the full enforcement of the policy across all segments of the cement and allied products... |
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