Dangote Cement Plc (DCP), a subsidiary of Dangote Industries Limited, in partnership with Sinoma International Engineering is extending its projects to Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Sierra Leone and Cameroun.
This is even as Sinoma is expected to handle different projects in Itori, Apapa, Lekki, Port Harcourt and Onne.
The new projects is expected to be executed by the two partners include a new integrated line in Northern Nigeria with satellite grinding unit, new line in Ethiopia and other projects in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Sierra Leone and Cameroun.
Under the Strategic Framework Agreement, Sinoma International Engineering will collaborate with Dangote Cement on the delivery of new plants, brownfield expansions, and modernization initiatives aimed at strengthening operational performance across key markets.
The partnership was sealed at the weekend in Lagos in what is described as “a landmark agreement” between the two, with Sinoma International Engineering for the construction of 12 new projects and expansion of others across Africa. The agreement involves an estimated investment of over $1 billion.
Founder and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, was quoted as saying that the new projects is part of carefully designed critical enablers of his cement project ambition to achieve 80 million tonnes per annum production capacity by 2030
Dangote supporting the Group’s overarching target of generating $100 billion in revenue within the same period.
He said that the projects will strengthen Dangote Cement’s domestic market dominance, drive its export activities, optimize existing operational assets as well as enhancing production efficiency and capacity expansion.
Chairman, Board of Directors of the Dangote Cement Plc, Emmanuel Ikazoboh, explained that the new projects would enable the company to play a critical role in actualizing Dangote Group’s Vision 2030.
The new projects, when completed, will increase Dangote Cement’s capacity, and dominant position in Africa’s cement industry.
For the Group Managing Director of Dangote Cement, Arvind Pathak, the agreement reflects the company’s determination to grow its investments across African markets to close supply gaps and support the continent’s infrastructural ambitions.
According to him, Dangote Cement is committed to making Africa fully self‑sufficient in cement production, create more values and linkages leading to increased economic activities and reduction in unemployment.
It should be noted that Dangote Cement recently scaled up its Gas Sales and Purchase Agreements (GSPA) with subsidiaries of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd): Nigerian Gas Marketing Limited and NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company Limited (NGIC).The agreement signing serves as an enabler of DCP’s strategic objectives.
The agreement guarantees the gas required to support the drive towards CNG adoption as Autogas and to meet the increasing gas demand as production capacities in Nigeria are expanded. It also promotes the adoption of cleaner fuel for both Autogas through CNG and gas to support increased production output.
Dangote Cement currently operates in multiple African countries, with integrated plants, grinding facilities, and distribution hubs strategically located to serve diverse markets. The company’s ongoing projects include plant upgrades, capacity expansions, and the introduction of advanced energy‑efficient technologies designed to reduce operational costs and carbon footprint.
