Lafarge Africa Plc. is a leading Sub-Saharan Africa building solutions Company and member of the Lafarge Holcim group.
The vision of Lafarge Africa Plc is to be the most trusted and preferred partner of African construction professionals and home builders by delivering cement, concrete, aggregates and other building solutions that are best in quality, environmentally sustainable and nationwide available at affordable cost.
Lafarge Cement , formerly WAPCO was established in 1959 with its first factory in Ewekoro, Ogun State in 1960. The second factory in Sagamu, also in Ogun State was established in 1978.
In July 2001, as a result of a worldwide acquisition of Blue Circle Industries Plc by Lafarge SA, West African Portland Cement Plc (WAPCO) became a subsidiary of Lafarge. The integration of WAPCO into Lafarge Group was concluded in 2002.
In 2005, the Group pursued its strategy of strong value-creating growth by significantly expanding production capacity and modernizing industrial facilities. Lafarge has invested to keep pace with market growth and strengthen its positions in its four activities. The unprecedented capacity expansion program of the Group has been moving forward particularly in Cement and Gypsum to support market growth.
In 2009 and for the fifth year in a row, Lafarge was listed in the ‘Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World’. With the world’s leading building materials research facility, Lafarge places innovation at the heart of its priorities, working for sustainable construction and architectural creativity. The business model focuses on achieving excellence in local management while capitalizing on best practices development throughout the world.
Lafarge’s long-term presence in the business, its high degree of vertical integration and advance in product research and innovation give the company a competitive advantage in terms of product quality and consistency, product differentiation as well as allowing stronger operational efficiencies.
Lafarge Africa Plc’s Operations in Nigeria includes
AshakaCem Plc
Atlas Cement Company Limited
Lafarge ReadyMix Nigeria
United Cement Company of Nigeria (UNICEM)
WAPCO Operations
Based in the South West of Nigeria, WAPCO Operations is the operational business of Lafarge Africa Plc and is driving excellence in Nigeria’s building industry, placing innovation at the heart of its priorities, working for sustainable construction and architectural creativity. The company has three plants with a total cement production capacity of 4.5MMT. Lafarge extracts resources from the heart of the earth to make materials to bring to the heart of life and is driven by the needs of its customers, shareholders, local communities and architects. Lafarge is present in 79 countries, with 84,000 employees, 2,187 production sites and has its head quarters in Paris, France.
