Nigeria: Dangote Cement has signed a US$1bn agreement with China’s Sinoma Engineering to develop 12 projects across seven African countries, targeting a production capacity of 80Mt/yr by 2030.
The projects include a new integrated production line in Nigeria with a satellite grinding unit, new lines in Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Sierra Leone and Cameroon, as well as expansions at existing Nigerian plants in Itori, Apapa, Lekki, Port Harcourt and Onne.
Sinoma will oversee construction, brownfield expansions and modernisation initiatives aimed at improving production efficiency and strengthening regional distribution networks.
