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Nigeria: BUA Cement's nine-month 2022 results showed a 41% year-on-year rise to US$596m from US$424m in the same period of 2021. Meanwhile, its profit after tax grew to US$168m, up by 12% from US$150m. Throughout the period, BUA Cement's cost of sales rose by 43% to US$324m from US$226m.

Nigeria: BUA Cement recorded US$444m in sales revenues in the first half of 2022, up by 52% year-on-year from first-half 2021 levels. The producer’s profit after tax was US$145m, up by 41% year-on-year.

Nigeria: BUA Cement has donated a solar motorised borehole and medicines worth US$59,600 to eight host communities in Wamakko, Sokoto State. The company says that the efforts are aimed at alleviating the effects of local water scarcity and medicinal supply issues.

Nigeria: BUA Cement recorded consolidated sales of US$619m in 2021, up by 23% year-on-year from US$504m in 2020. Bagged cement sales rose by 23% to US$618m, while bulk cement sales rose by 40% to US$1.48m. Cost of sales was US$328m, up by 19% year-on-year, and the company recorded a profit after tax of US$217m, up by 25% from US$174m in 2020.

Nigeria: BUA Cement’s Sokoto cement plant has resumed operations following a fire that killed three workers. The Sun newspaper has reported that the fire began at a diesel storage tank depot near to the plant, where third-party contract workers were welding a diesel storage tank. The group said that it activated a swift response in order to prevent any escalation of the incident.

Nigeria: President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated BUA Group’s new 3.0Mt/yr Line 4 at its Sokoto plant in northern Nigeria on 27 January 2022. The plant is the largest private sector employer of labour in the north-western part of Nigeria.

At the inauguration, the President expressed delight that the Federal Government policies on economic diversification, job creation and creating an enabling environment for businesses to thrive were working. He pledged to continue his administration’s support for ‘serious investors’ to set up businesses that will take advantage of huge reserves of resources in different parts of the country.

The President thanked the Founder of BUA Cement, Abdul Samad Rabiu and the BUA team for the ‘great work they are doing’ in supporting the government's economic diversification and job creation agenda.

Speaking personally, President Buhari added that, as the head of Sokoto State in 1985, he had also inaugurated Line 2 at the same plant, saying, "Today, almost 37 years later, to commission the fourth line is a very special day for me personally. As you all know, one of the key economic pillars of our administration has been to create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive. This is necessary for job creation and indeed, for our economy and national security.”

Nigeria: Aliko Dangote has retained his position as the richest man in Africa, with a net worth of US$12.1bn for the 11th consecutive year, according to Forbes’ Top 10 List of African Billionaires. The owner of Dangote Cement saw his personal wealth increase by US$1.8bn, or nearly US$5m/day, in 2021, bringing it to US$13.9bn. A major contributing factor was a 30% rise in the share price of Dangote Cement, his most valuable asset. This was due to a surge in housing developments in Nigeria and growth in government infrastructure spending in 2021.

The Forbes list also ranked Abdul Samad Rabiu as the fifth richest African. He founded and chairs Nigeria-based cement producer BUA Group.

Nigeria: Sinoma International Engineering has announced the commissioning of the new 3Mt/yr production Line 3 at BUA Cement’s Sokoto cement plant at Kalambania in Sokoto state. The supplier, a subsidiary of China National Building Material (CNBM), says that work continues on the plant’s upcoming Line 4.

Nigeria: Finland-based Wärtsilä has secured another contract for the supply of a 70MW dual-fuel gas-fired power plant to BUA Cement, this time for the upcoming Line 3 of its Obu cement plant in Edo state. The Sun newspaper has reported that the line and a new fourth line at Sokoto cement plant will bring the company’s total cement capacity to 17Mt/yr when commissioned in 2022. BUA Cement is scheduled to commission the Sokoto cement plant’s new Line 3 in November 2021.

Chair Abdul Samad Rabiu said “Currently, we have phased out the use of coal across our factories and are now shifting to gas-powered plants. As we ramp up our capacity, there is need to complement it with efficient power supply and Wärtsilä’s technology has been found to be durable and uniquely aligned with our vision for more efficient power generation at all our production locations.”

Nigeria: BUA Cement’s nine-month consolidated sales were US$453m in 2021, up by 20% year-on-year from US$379m in the first nine months of 2020. The group’s net profit was US$160m, up by 23% from US$130m. The Daily Independent newspaper has reported that increased costs restricted profit growth in the third quarter of 2021. Administrative expenses rose by 51% year-on-year during the quarter.