Africa's largest cement producer, Dangote Cement Plc, has expanded its operations with the commissioning of a $160 million plant in Attingué, about 30 kilometres north of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire’s commercial hub.
The facility, covering 50 hectares, has an annual production capacity of 3 million tonnes, making it one of the group’s largest outside Nigeria.
The Attingué facility brings to 11 the number of African countries hosting Dangote Cement plants and raises the group’s total installed capacity on the continent to approximately 55 million tonnes annually, according to company data.
The facility, covering 50 hectares, has an annual production capacity of 3 million tonnes, making it one of the group’s largest outside Nigeria.
The Attingué facility brings to 11 the number of African countries hosting Dangote Cement plants and raises the group’s total installed capacity on the continent to approximately 55 million tonnes annually, according to company data.
Côte d’Ivoire’s construction sector has been one of the strongest drivers of post-pandemic growth, contributing about 4% of national GDP and employing nearly 10% of the workforce, according to a recent Oxford Business Group report.
Rapid urbanisation, expansion of Abidjan, and large-scale projects such as road networks and housing developments have sharply increased cement demand.
Credit: Business Insider Africa
Rapid urbanisation, expansion of Abidjan, and large-scale projects such as road networks and housing developments have sharply increased cement demand.
Credit: Business Insider Africa
