No be small thing oh! Lafarge Africa Plc don drop big news wey go ginger local cement production as dem dey plan to expand their plants for Gombe and Ogun states. Na wah! The expansion go make the Ashaka Cement Plant dey produce 2 million metric tonnes per year, while Sagamu Cement Plant go dey handle 3.5 million metric tonnes per year when dem finish work.
According to wetin dem talk for Nigerian Exchange Limited, this new development no just dey talk am for mouth, e get weight! Dem go use dry plants with preheater kilns, vertical raw mills and roller presses wey go enhance energy efficiency. This one mean say dem dey serious about making sure product dey plenty and e go reach customers faster.
Plus, this expansion no be just for show, e follow the report when Huaxin Building Materials Group acquire 83.81 percent of Lafarge Africa. Na wetin we dey call commitment to Nigeria development na that one. Lolu Alade-Akinyemi, wey be the Group Managing Director, talk say dem dey align with Nigeria growth expectation and infrastructure needs. E even yell say this project go help boost jobs and economic activity across the communities.
As E be, the expansion dey reveal how Lafarge dey plan to make every corner of Naija benefit from wetin dem dey do. E go also support critical sectors like housing and commercial construction, wey dey hot right now. Every increase in capacity mean say more people go get work and we dey eat better cement for our houses.
Wetin we fit see now na real sign say Lafarge dey invest for ground, no be only mouth. E mean say dem go fit give better service to customers and maintain their place as one of the top players for the cement industry. The company sabi wahala, so dem go make sure say everything dey run smoothly.
Na him we dey gree, lafarge dey show say na dem be the cement boss with this expansion. Who no like better thing? Naija go dey shine, as more availability of quality cement go dey around.
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