The management of BUA Cement Plc has announced a reduction in the price of its cement from N5,500 to N3,500 per 50kg bag.
REPORTERS AT LARGE recalls that the company’s Chairman, Abdul Samad Rabiu, had disclosed plans to lower cement prices after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja a few weeks ago.
Announcing the reduction via a statement made available on the company’s official Facebook page on Sunday, the company revealed that a bag of its cement will henceforth be sold for N3,500 effective from Monday, October 2, 2023.
According to the company, the price reduction was necessary to assist development in the infrastructure sector.
The statement further revealed that the company will subsequently lower the price upon the completion of its ongoing construction of new plants.
The statement reads, “We refer to our previous pronouncements regarding our intent to reduce cement prices upon the completion of our new lines at the end of the year, 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.
“NOTE: all pending, undelivered orders which had been paid for at the old prices will be reviewed downwards to N3500/bag in line with the new pricing from October 2, 2023. 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.”
