The government will now grade domestic cements under three different grades —33, 43 and 53 — to ensure its quality competitiveness. Amending the existing law, which disallows manufacturers to label ...

Nigeria cement manufacturers and other stakeholders have expressed mixed reactions to a move by the country's standards regulatory agency to dictate cement production and use. The Standards ...

Dangote Cement yesterday said there is no going back on its decision to elevate its cement production to the 42.5 grade, in spite of misinformation by some operators. The company said its decision to ...

To say that the last four months have been sleepless nights for local cement producers is no exaggeration. Dangote Cement Plc is controlling over 60 percent of the market shares with 20 million metric ...

Dangote Cement Plc, West Africa’s largest cement manufacturer, has hit the market with a much higher grade of cement, 52.5N, its Group Managing Director (GMD), Devakumar Edwin, has said. He made known ...

STAKEHOLDERS in the Nigerian capital market have endorsed the use of 42.5 cement grades for building construction in Nigeria, saying that the adoption will restore sanity to the construction industry ...

Cement is one of the most widely used materials in the world, and behind every strong structure is a reliable cement manufacturer. But not all manufacturers are created equal. When you're planning a ...

The Indian cement industry with a total capacity of about 157 m tonnes in FY06, is the second largest market after China. Although consolidation has taken place in the Indian cement industry with the ...

In the demonstration of its leadership of cement industry in Nigeria, the management of Dangote Group last week announced the commencement of the production of 32.5 grade cement, a development seen as ...