Dangote Cement makes Itori its African export hub
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
Dangote Cement’s new plant in Itori, Ogun State, is entirely intended for exports and is to become the centre of its cement sales strategy in Africa. The group plans to supply several African markets from Nigeria, according to an article published by Punch.
The Dangote Cement plant in Itori, in Nigeria’s Ogun State, is entirely intended for exports to neighbouring markets and the group’s African subsidiaries, Dangote Cement chief executive Arvind Pathak said during a presentation to investors in London. Its first phase is expected to provide capacity for six million tonnes of cement. Production has already reached three million tonnes, according to the executive.
Dangote Cement plans to significantly increase production at Itori over the next year, Arvind Pathak said. The group did not specify which African markets will be supplied by the plant.
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