Dangote Cement Targets 5,000 Jobs with Senegal Plant

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Dangote Cement Plc has announced the
rollout of products from its $300m cement
plant in Senegal amid excitement by the
country’s government on the prospect of
direct employment of about 5,000 locals by
the company.

The company noted in a statement that
with the new plant, it hoped to improve
Senegal’s cement production capacity with
an additional 1.5 million metric tonnes,
while serving an export market demand of
two million metric tonnes along the Mali
boarder.

It expressed optimism that it would be able
to penetrate the market with at least 1.2
million metric tonnes of cement before end
of 2015.

The Country Head, Dangote Cement,
Senegal, Mr. Luk Haelterman, was quoted as
saying that the company’s plant was near
completion but had commenced
production to fill the demand gap in the
country, especially with its 42.5 grade of
cement.

He said, “Despite being a saturated one, the
company has potential for growth, both for
local consumption and export, with the
introduction of the new cement grade in
the region.

“The last few years have seen the company
overcoming a lot challenges in the country,
especially those related to the smear
campaign on environmental impact of the
factory in the country. It is a saturated
market with Dangote being the third
entrant in the market after two other
cement manufacturers.

“What has kept us going is the competitive
edge that our 42.5 grade of cement has
given us in offering consumers fine quality
of cement. Our corporate social
responsibility activities have improved and
we believe that the plant will be exemplary
in community matters.”

According to the statement, the
establishment of the cement plant by
Dangote is the single largest investment in
Senegal by an African and the Senegalese
government has promised to protect the
company to achieve its optimal production
capacity.

It added that both the Nigerian Ambassador
to Senegal, Katyen Jackden; and Senegal’s
Director of Mines, Ousmane Cisse,
commended the doggedness of the
Chairman of the Dangote Group, Alhaji
Aliko Dangote, in seeing the plant through
despite various setbacks.

“The new plant, located in Pout district of
Senegal, about 75 kilometres east of Dakar,
the country’s capital, has a nominal capacity
to produce 4,000 metric tonnes per day and
1.2MT per annum. The plant is expected to
create more than 5,000 jobs, with a total
production capacity of 1.5 million metric
tonnes annually,” the statement added.
Jackden explained that Dangote had,
through his investments in African
countries, built bridges of friendship across
nations, fostering unity and integration
among African countries.

Haelterman also noted that the company’s
entrance into the Senegalese market had
altered the equation in the cement market.
“Senegal, with a population of 14 million
people, is a market with ever growing
demand for cement because quite a lot of
construction activities are going on. There
were two existing cement plants before
Dangote came on board. But today,
Dangote has become the biggest and best
because we remain the only company
producing the 42.5R, which is better than
what we met on ground, which is the
32.5R,” he was quoted as saying.

The Chief Operating Officer of the plant,
Athanasios Bampos, said the location of the
factory was not only rich in limestone but
also in clay and laterite, which are the
major components for cement manufacturing.

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