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Friday,
December 25, 2020 / 2:15 PM / Lafarge Africa / Header Image Credit: TheCable
The Standards Organization
of Nigeria (SON) has presented the Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme
(MANCAP) product quality certificate to Lafarge Africa Plc, the Nigerian
operations of the world's building materials giant, LafargeHolcim (LH). The
presentation comes after products from the company's Mfamosing Plant.
The Mfamosing plant is a
modern production facility sited in Cross River State with an annual cement
production capacity of 5MMT. Established in 2002 as United Cement Company
Nigeria (UNICEM) Limited, the plant's product portfolio has been expanded to
offer customers two cement products catering for general purpose and
specialized applications.
The presentation of the
MANCAP certifications further demonstrates Lafarge Africa Plc's commitment to
ensuring quality assurance and compliance with the relevant product standards,
within the regulatory framework of the government.
While presenting the
certificates, Mallam Farouk A. Salim, Director General of SON, who was
represented by Mr. Ogbuji Michael Chukuwudi, State Coordinator, SON, Cross River
State, commended Lafarge Africa for satisfactorily meeting the prescribed
requirement for certifications and urged them to continually ensure
high-quality control at all times.
Mr. Salim said: "Lafarge
products at the Mfamosing plant were awarded the SON prestigious quality mark
because they have met the prescribed requirements following the outcome of
series of MANCAP inspections to the company and corroborative and extensive
analyses". He noted further that Lafarge Africa has been steadfast in ensuring
that its products conform to requirements and therefore urged the company to
ensure full utilization of the certifications. A major benefit of the SON
certification to Lafarge Africa is hitch-free exportations to other countries,
mostly on the continent.
The Country Chief Executive
Officer of Lafarge Africa, Mr. Khalid El Dokani commended SON for their
objectivity in affirming compliance of products at the Mfamosing plan. He also
praised the hard work of his team and assured SON that the company will continually
ensure strict compliance at all times.
On his part, Mr. Xavier
Kennedy, Lafarge Africa Mfamosing Plant Manager, thanked SON for their
unwavering support and regular inspections to ensure compliance, product
quality as well as standardization that has now resulted in the attainment of
the certificates. He affirmed that the award of the certificates further
confirms the company's strong drive for compliance and continuous product
quality assurance.
In her remarks, Mrs.
Rosemary Archibong, Hon. Commissioner of Commerce, Cross River State also
commended Lafarge Africa Plc for their compliance with extant laws and
regulations as well as adhering to strict quality compliance standardization.
She called on SON to always maintain its oversight role in ensuring quality
products are delivered to end-users and reiterated that the Government of Cross
River State, under Governor Ben Ayade, is making deliberate efforts to ensure a
conducive business environment to drive industrialization in the state.
Started in 2006, the
Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) is a product certification
scheme put in place by SON to ensure that all locally manufactured products in
the country conform to the relevant Nigerian Industrial Standards (NIS) before
such products are presented for sale in the market or exported.
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