Overview
West African Portland Cement Plc (WAPCO) was established in 1960 with its first factory in Ewekoro, Ogun State. The second factory was established in 1978 in Sagamu, also in Ogun State.
As a result of the complete take-over of Blue Circle Industries Plc, Lafarge SA of France became the majority shareholder in (WAPCO). With the acquisition, WAPCO has integrated into the Lafarge culture, implementing process reengineering and imbibing Lafarge’s Best Practices.
By the end of the year 2007, the name West African Portland Cement Plc changed to Lafarge Cement WAPCO Nigeria Plc (Lafarge WAPCO for short) to reflect the rebirth of our dear Company as a part of an international organization, strategically positioned for greater heights.
With its state-of-the-art plant in Ewekoro, Lafarge WAPCO is the manufacturer of Elephant Cement, a formidable brand that has consistently won the NIS Certificate for product quality by the Nigerian Standard Organisation for over two decades.
The Company recently got the MANCAP Certificate for Portland Limestone Cement (Elephant Brand) CEMII 32.5 BL making it the first cement manufacturer to own the certificate in Nigeria.
Lafarge WAPCO has a total of 812 employees, 2 production sites at Ewekoro (1960) and Sagamu (1978) in Ogun State and a corporate Head Office at Ikeja, Lagos. The company is quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
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The new cement 2.2metric tonnes plant, code-named, Lakatabu is twice the capacity of the existing Ewekoro plant (1.0MT) and it will allow Lafarge Cement WAPCO to double its current overall capacity to 4.2mt to keep pace with the growth in the Nigerian cement market. |
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Last update on 26/12/2011
