Products

Cement, in all its many forms, is at the heart of building. It is the common base material used for casting concrete, bricklaying, rendering and screeding, and so plays a major part in nearly all construction projects.

Lafarge Cement produces a readily available range of packed and bulk products with attributes and performance characteristics that fulfil the requirements of many different types of application.

Cement is a hydraulic binder, it is a finely ground mixture of materials which when mixed with water forms a paste that sets and hardens even under water. The major material used in cement manufacturing is Limestone which is mixed with other materials known as additives i.e pozolan, ash, blast furnace slag, limestone etc. These components are added at varying proportion to produce various types of cement. The Nigerian market is currently exposed to Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC).

Ordinary Portland Cement is an all-purpose cement (suitable for all construction activities i.e plastering, concrete casting, screeding, rendering, grouting etc). It also serves as raw materials for manufacturers of bricks, tiles, shingles, pipes, beams, fibre cement sheet (roofing sheet), railroad ties, and other cement products. The products are prefabricated in factories and supplied ready for installation. Mixtures of soil and Portland Cement are also used as a base for roads.

Lafarge Cement WAPCO produces Elephant Cement and has consistently delivered high quality premium services to its customers since 1959 - an indicator that customer satisfaction is customary to our operations at Lafarge Cement WAPCO. Elephant Cement is available in 50 kg bags and 30-tonnes bulk tankers. Borrowing from our global experience and innovative workforce, we at Lafarge Cement WAPCO will continue to develop and deliver the most relevant and valuable products for the Nigerian cement market.

Since its incorporation in 1959 in response to a growing demand for Cement and aligned products, West African Portland Cement PLC (now Lafarge Cement Wapco) has remained the flagship producer of the essential input to building in Nigeria. Symbolised by the strength of the Elephant, our brand has continued to connote power, maturity, resilience, durability and reliability.

Elephant Cement has continued to expand and assert itself as a market leader across boarders, despite the overall instability and weakness of the market. Our brand is successful primarily due to its outstanding quality complemented by our superior sales network and a world-class logistic framework to position the Elephant brand as a clear leader in its product class. The brand has consistently won the NIS Certificate for product quality by the Nigerian Standard Organization for over two decades now.

We in Lafarge Cement Wapco are driven towards continuous innovation and modernisation of our production methodologies in order protect our environment and remain at the cutting edge of technology. Our new Ewekoro plant has raised the bar and expanded our product range and target market, increasing our national market share to over 35%.

Tomorrow’s Lafarge Cement Wapco will continue to be a pacesetter in producing quality cement, driving customer satisfaction to the highest attainable limits in order to remain the producer of choice for the ever growing construction industry in Nigeria. At Lafarge Cement Wapco , we have the strength of an ELEPHANT to continue to deliver.

• Key Distributorship Scheme: Key Distributorship Scheme focuses on the growth and development of our clients. Lafarge Cement WAPCO takes delight in growing the businesses of our numerous distributors through increased capacity and improvement of customer satisfaction through product availability and accessibility.



• Distribution project: Distribution Project centres on improving the efficiency of our distribution channels/chain through the re-assessment of the roles played by three major levers in our distribution chain. The successful implementation of the project will increase the coverage, availability of our product and optimise the revenue derivable from our sales outlets.