The management of BUA Cement Plc has announced the reduction of cement price to N3,500 per bag.
In a statement emailed to The Herald, Nigeria’s second-largest cement company disclosed that the reduction was in line with previous pronouncements regarding its intent to reduce cement prices upon the completion of its new lines at the end of the year in order to spur development in the building materials and infrastructure sectors.
“As per the commitment made to reduce prices and following a periodic review of our operations for efficiency, the management of BUA Cement Plc wishes to announce and inform our esteemed customers, stakeholders, and the public that effective October 2, 2023, we have decided to bring the price reduction forward. As a result, BUA Cement would now be sold at an ex-factory* price of 3,500 Naira per bag so that Nigerians can begin to enjoy the benefits of the price reduction before the completion of our plants.
“Upon completion of the ongoing construction of our new plants, which would increase our production volumes to 17 million metric tonnes per annum, BUA Cement PLC intends to review these prices further in line with our earlier pronouncements by the first quarter of 2024,” the company said.
BUA Cement noted that all pending, undelivered orders paid for at the old prices would be reviewed downwards to N3,500/bag in line with the new pricing from October 2.
“Our licensed dealers are also enjoined to ensure that end-users benefit from this reduction in ex-factory prices as we will monitor field sales to ensure compliance,” the company said.