Dangote Cement SWOT Analysis, Competitors & USP

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SWOT analysis of Dangote Cement analyses the brand/company with its strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities & threats. In Dangote Cement SWOT Analysis, the strengths
and weaknesses are the internal factors whereas opportunities and threats are the
external factors.

SWOT Analysis is a proven management framework which enables a brand like Dangote
Cement to benchmark its business & performance as compared to the competitors and
industry. Dangote Cement is one of the leading brands in the real estate and
construction sector. The table below also lists the top Dangote Cement competitors and
elaborates Dangote Cement market segmentation, target group, positioning & Unique
Selling Proposition (USP).

Table of Contents +

 Dangote Cement Strengths

 Dangote Cement Weaknesses
 Dangote Cement Opportunities
 Dangote Cement Threats
 Dangote Cement Competitors

Dangote Cement SWOT, Competitors, Marketing STP & Brand analysis Table

Dangote Cement Brand Analysis

Parent Company Dangote Group

Category Construction Materials

Sector Real Estate and Construction

Tagline/ Slogan -

USP A string emerging player in the cement industry

Dangote Cement STP

 Segment Rural/Urban Projects, Private/Public Builders

Target Group Private and Public builders in Nigeria and other African Countries

Positioning Leader of cement production

Dangote Cement SWOT Analysis

Below is the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats (SWOT)

Analysis of Dangote Cement. Strengths are:
1. Dangote Cement is the largest company traded on Nigerian Stock
Exchange
2. It is Nigeria’s largest producer of cement
Strengths 3. It has a huge production capacity of around 20mmtpa
4. It has its self owned 3000 trucks for cement supplies
5. It also owns world’s largest cement factory in Abuja, Nigeria
6. Being a part of Dangote group is one of the strongest points that Dangote
cement can take leverage of
7. The company has approx 3500 employees

Here are the weaknesses in the Dangote Cement SWOT Analysis:

1.With origin in 1992, it is new into the cement industry as compared to its
worldwide competitors
Weaknesses 2.Its a leader in Nigeria only, but as far as world presence is concerned,
Dangote cement has to work a lot on improving its international presence
3.Dangote cement is not as renowned internationally as compared to its
competitors

Following are the Opportunities in Dangote Cement SWOT Analysis:

1.With production of only cement, company has a huge potential of entering
into other constructions materials segment using the brand name of Dangote
Opportunities group
2.With operations all around Africa, Dangote cement has a huge potential to
increase its operations internationally by mergers and acquisitions
3.Rising demand of Cement in African countries

The threats in the SWOT Analysis of Dangote Cement are as mentioned:

1.Most of the world’s leading cement brands are currently not operating in
Africa, but once they enter into African markets, this would a huge threat to
Dangote Cement
Threats
2.Regualtory framework in African countries is very stringent, that has not
allowed many of the worlds famous cement manufacturers to enter Africa, s
Dangote cement also should be careful with regulations and policies of the
givernment
 Dangote Cement Competition

Below are the top 6 Dangote Cement competitors:

1.Lafarge
2.Holcim
Competitors 3. HeidelbergCement
4. Jidong
5. Siam
6. Cemex

The brandguide table above concludes the Dangote Cement SWOT analysis along with
its marketing and brand parameters.

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