Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (CCNN) has launched an expansion project estimated at about N48 billion to modernise and increase capacity of its 55-year-old cement plant.
The expansion project would increase the company’s installed capacity by 200 percent to 1.5million metric tonnes, CCNN Managing Director/Chief Executive, Mr. Alf Karlsen, disclosed yesterday.
He stated this at Wamakko local Government Secretariat, Sokoto during the distribution of 2,600 bags of cement worth N6million to its host communities.
“The expansion is part of the ongoing modernisation and cost optimisation programme aimed at reducing average cost and enhancing productive capacity with a view to ensuring that CCNN remained competitive in the cement industry,” he stated.
Mr. Karlsen, who was represented by Head, Corporate Affairs of the company, Sada Suleiman, said the increase in installed capacity would enable the company to maintain its current market share and expand into new markets.
He disclosed that they had completed the process of acquiring new mining areas and expansion of quarry area, with Sabon Gida, Danatu and Gidan Mubaga communities relocated to a new settlement.
To ensure an improved life for the communities, he added that CCNN provided electrification, Primary and Islamiyya Schools, fully furnished clinic as well as mechanised borehole and reticulation to the entire settlement.
Chairman Wamakko local government area of Sokoto State, Alhaji Ahmed Abdullahi Kalambaina, commended CCNN for the cement distribution and other projects executed for its host communities.
He noted that the gesture would help in boosting the cordial relationship between the company and its host communities.
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