Ndola Lime Company Limited

Ndola Lime Company Limited (NLC) is a limestone products producing company in Zambia.

Ndola Lime Company Ltd
FormerlyNorthern Rhodesia Lime Company Limited
TypePrivate
IndustryIndustrials, Mining
Founded1931
Headquarters
Masaiti District, Copperbelt
Key people
ProductsLimestone
Revenue
  • Increase ZMW 74.3 million (2019)[2]
  • Decrease ZMW 234.0 million (2019)[2]
Total assets
  • Increase ZMW 117.0 million (2019)[2]
OwnerZCCM Investments Holdings[2]|Lusaka Stock Exchange:ZCCM
Websitehttps://www.ndolalime.co.zm/

It is located in Masaiti at about 10 km south east of Ndola. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of ZCCM-Investments Holdings.[3]

The company was founded in 1931 and is still operational.[4][5]

History

In July 2017, a joint venture between Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Investment Holdings and China's Sinoconst was announced to construct a US$528 million 1.85Mta Cement plant at the Ndola Lime Company in Masaiti, with a target to be operational by the first quarter of 2020.[6]

Operations

ZCCM Investments Holdings owns 100% of Ndola Lime Company Limited.[3]

Finances

In 2016, the company reported total revenues for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2016 of ZMW 196.6 million and a loss after tax of ZMW 82 3million.[7]

In 2017, the company reported total revenues for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2017 of ZMW 89.6 million and a loss after tax of ZMW 1,163.0 million.[7]

In 2018, the company reported total revenues for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2018 of ZMW 60.1 million and a loss after tax of ZMW 190 million.[8]

In 2019, the company reported total revenues for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2019 of ZMW 74.3 million and a loss after tax of ZMW 234 million.[9]

Controversies

In August 2020, there were rumours surrounding the sale of a majority stake of the company to Global Human Benefit Zambia Ltd. (GHBZ) when an article appeared on GHBZ's website. ZCCM Investments Holdings dispelled the rumour and the article was subsequently removed from the GHBZ website.[10]

References
  1. "Ndola Lime Key Management Staff". ZCCM-IH. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. "ZCCM Investments Holdings Annual Report 2019" (PDF). annualreport.com. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. Market Screener (17 April 2022). "ZCCM-IH_HALF-YEAR-RESULTS_2021". m.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. "Ndola Lime Company Limited - ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc".
  5. "Ndola Lime Company Limited: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". Bloomberg News.
  6. Cement.com (13 April 2018). "Zambia's president unveils plans for US$528m cement plant". cemnet.com. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  7. annualreports.com (18 April 2022). "ZCCM Investments Holdings Annual Report 2017" (PDF). annualreports.com. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  8. annualreports.com (18 April 2022). "ZCCM Investments Holdings Annual Report 2018" (PDF). annualreports.com. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  9. annualreports.com (17 April 2022). "Annual Report ZCCM-Investments-Holdings-plc_2019" (PDF). annualreports.com. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  10. Lusaka Times (10 August 2020). "Ndola Lime Company not sold - ZCCM-IH". lusakatimes.com. Retrieved 17 April 2022.


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