Amanze Chinonye
Dangote Group has signed a $400 million construction equipment agreement with XCMG Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. as part of plans to accelerate the expansion of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals from 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.4 million bpd.
The expansion, when completed, is expected to position the facility as the largest refinery in the world.
Under the agreement, the Group will acquire a wide range of advanced construction equipment to support ongoing and upcoming projects across refining, petrochemicals, agriculture and large-scale infrastructure development. The new equipment will complement existing assets already deployed for the refinery expansion, which is projected to be completed within three years.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelBeyond refining, the expansion programme will significantly scale up petrochemical and fertiliser production. Polypropylene output is expected to rise from 900,000 metric tonnes per annum to 2.4 million metric tonnes per annum. Urea production capacity in Nigeria will be tripled from 3 million to 9 million metric tonnes per annum, in addition to the existing 3 million metric tonnes per annum capacity in Ethiopia, further strengthening the Group’s position as the world’s largest urea producer.
Production capacity for Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) will also increase to 400,000 metric tonnes per annum, consolidating the company’s position as Africa’s largest producer and boosting supply to detergent and cleaning agents manufacturers. The broader expansion programme also includes additional base oil production capacity.
In a statement, the Group described the agreement as a strategic investment aimed at deepening its construction footprint and accelerating its ambition to build a $100 billion enterprise by 2030.
“The additional equipment we are acquiring under this partnership will significantly enhance execution across our projects. With this investment, we are positioning ourselves to become the number one construction company in the world,” the statement said.
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Dangote Group said it is accelerating expansion and regional market development as it advances toward its long-term goal of building a $100 billion enterprise by 2030.
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