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 to 1.4 million barrels per day.
The expansion, expected to be completed within three years, will position the refinery as the largest in the world upon completion.
Under the agreement, the Group will acquire a broad range of advanced construction equipment to support ongoing and upcoming projects spanning refining, petrochemicals, agriculture and large-scale infrastructure development. The new machinery will complement existing assets already deployed for the refinery upgrade.
Beyond refining, the expansion programme includes a significant scale-up in petrochemical production. Polypropylene output will rise from 900,000 metric tonnes per annum to 2.4 million metric tonnes per annum.
Nigeria’s urea production capacity under the Group will also triple from 3 million to 9 million metric tonnes per annum, in addition to the existing 3 million metric tonnes per annum capacity in Ethiopia. This is expected to further consolidate the Group’s standing as the largest urea producer globally.
Production capacity for Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) will increase to 400,000 metric tonnes per annum, strengthening the Group’s position as the largest producer in Africa and boosting supply to detergent and cleaning product manufacturers. Additional base oil production capacity also forms part of the broader expansion drive.
In a statement, the Group described the agreement as a strategic investment designed to deepen its construction capabilities and fast-track its ambition of building 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.
Dangote Group said it is accelerating expansion and regional market development as it advances toward its long-term vision of becoming a $100 billion enterprise by the end of the decade.
