Dangote Industries Limited has executed an $800 million agreement with Sinoma International Engineering Co. Ltd. to double the production capacity of its flagship cement plant in Itori, Ogun State, to 12 million metric tonnes annually.
The transaction, confirmed in a corporate press statement, expands the facility’s initial six million metric tonnes output to satisfy rising domestic demand and strengthen export capabilities across African markets.
“This $800 million investment represents another bold step in our commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s industrial base and reinforcing our leadership in Africa’s cement industry,” President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, stated following the MoU signing.
Dangote added that doubling the plant’s capacity will “not only enhance our ability to meet growing domestic demand but also significantly increase our export capacity, thereby generating valuable foreign exchange for the country.”
The capital expenditure forms a core component of Dangote Cement’s Vision 2030 strategy, which targets scaling overall continent-wide manufacturing operational capacity to between 90 million and 100 million metric tonnes per annum.
Under the engineering and construction framework, Chinese partner Sinoma will deploy advanced manufacturing equipment to expand primary processing kilns and grinding infrastructure at the Ogun State facility.
The expansion directly supports Nigeria’s federal infrastructure drive prioritizing rigid concrete pavement for national road construction, while positioning the facility as a key export hub under the African Continental Free Trade Area.
Sinoma Chairman Lin Zhong noted that the project will “strengthen Nigeria’s position as a strategic manufacturing and export hub” while deepening a long-standing technical partnership that built several of Dangote’s primary African factories.
With this expansion, Nigeria consolidates its regional manufacturing dominance, mitigating supply deficits in neighboring West African economies while driving non-oil foreign currency earnings.
