African richest business man (Dangote) taps into cement import ban in Cameroon, ramps up local production.

The management of the leading Pan African Cement Manufacturer, the Dangote Cement Plc has assured the government of Cameroon that it would help shore up local production of the vital product following the ban on importation of cement into Cameroon.

The assurance came in the wake of the formal launching of the Company’s high grade 42.5 cement type into the Cameroonian market after a successful inauguration of the company’s 1.5m MTPA capacity cement plant in Douala.

The Dangote Cement management also told newsmen that it appreciated the gesture of the Cameroonian government and that the ban was a vote of confidence on the ability of cement manufacturers in the country, especially Dangote Cement, to meet and surpass local consumption demands.

Already, with the addition of the Dangote’s 1.5m MTPA, Engr Abdulahi Baba, a, General Manager and head of Cameroonian factory, explained that the three manufacturers of cement in the country are about surpassing local consumption demands and that Dangote management are already looking towards export prospects to neighboring