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Lafarge Africa has received the mandatory conformity assessment programme (MANCAP) product quality certificates from the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON).

This was announced in a statement by Folashade Ambrose-Medebem, Lafarge’s director of communications, public affairs and sustainable development, on Wednesday.

MANCAP certification is 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.

Lafarge said a major benefit of the SON certificates is hitch-free exportations to other countries, mostly in Africa.

According to the statement, the presentation came after products from the company’s Mfamosing plant satisfactorily met confirmatory and standardization requirements set by SON.

The Mfamosing plant is a modern production facility sited in Cross River state with an annual cement production capacity of 5 million metric tonnes (MMT).

The product portfolio of the plant, which was established in 2002 as United Cement Company Nigeria (UNICEM), has been expanded to offer customers two cement products catering for general purpose and specialised applications.

Presenting the certificates, Farouk Salim, director of SON, urged Lafarge Africa to ensure high-quality control at all times.

“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,” Salim said.

Khalid El Dokani, country chief executive officer of Lafarge Africa, commended SON for their objectivity in affirming compliance of products at the Mfamosing plant.

In her remarks, Rosemary Archibong, commissioner of commerce, Cross River, called on SON to always maintain its oversight role in ensuring quality products are delivered to the end-users.