Nigeria: Cement War - Dangote, WAPCO Hit Back At Ibeto

3 January 2013

Nigeria's cement manufacturers and top economists have chided the Ibeto Cement Company over its resolve to continue to import cement into the country despite the capacity of Nigerian manufacturers to meet local demand.

A statement by the head, corporate communications, Dangote Group, Mr. Anthony Chiejina, noted yesterday that leading cement manufacturers in the country - Dangote Cement Plc and Lafarge WAPCO Cement Plc - were alarmed at the glut created by cement importers.

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