Khaled El Dokani, CEO of Lafarge Africa stated:
“Q2 results remained resilient with net sales of -5.1% and recurring EBIT +29.7%, compared to the prior-year period, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The implementation of our “HEALTH, COST and CASH (HCC)” initiatives have delivered a considerable improvement in our performance.”

OUTLOOK
Despite the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in H1 2020, medium to long-term outlook remains positive.
With the gradual easing of the lockdown by the Federal Government, we will continue to focus on the business resilience to maintain a healthy balance sheet, while prioritising the health and wellbeing of our people, communities and other stakeholders.
Lafarge Africa Plc, a leading Sub-Saharan Africa building materials company is a subsidiary of LafargeHolcim, a world leader in building materials. Listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Lafarge Africa is actively participating in the urbanisation and economic growth of Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa.

Lafarge Africa has the widest footprint in Nigeria with cement operations in the South West (Ewekoro and Sagamu in Ogun State), North East (Ashaka, in Gombe State), South East (Mfamosing, Cross Rivers State) with Ready-Mix operations in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. Lafarge Africa has a current installed cement production capacity of 10.5Mtpa.

SOURCE:https://brandspurng.com/2020/07/26/lafarge-africa-improvement-in-net-profit-despite-covid-19-impact/