according to reports.
The cement plant will be completed in 2025 and will produce 6 million tons per year.
On February 1, Aliko Dangote, founder of Dangote Industries, and Liu Renyue of Sinoma International Engineering signed the agreement on behalf of their respective companies.
It is understood that the cement plant will increase revenue from Nigerian cement exports as the plant will increase Dangote Cement's production capacity in Nigeria to 41.25 million tonnes per annum, bringing total production in Africa to 57.6 million tonnes per annum. "The Itori cement plant will also increase Nigeria's cement export capacity, leading to greater diversification of the economy and foreign exchange inflows,
" Dangote said of the benefits of the agreement.
The Itori Cement Plant will be a green project and will have its own captive power plant to provide electricity for cement kilns and other production processes; It is the fourth green cement plant built by Dangote Cement in Nigeria, the others being the Obajana, Ibese and Okpella plants. The Obajana plant
in Kogi State, Nigeria is the largest plant in Africa with five production lines and a capacity of 162,500 tons/year; the Ibese plant in Ogun State has four cement production lines with a capacity of 12 million tons; The Gboko plant in Benue state has 4 million tons; the Okpella plant in Edo state has 3 million tons.
Dangote Cement is Africa's leading cement producer, with capacity of 51.6 million tonnes across Africa and 35.25 million tonnes in Nigeria.