The Dangote Group has announced a series of partnerships international techniques to triple the urea production capacity of Nigeria, which will increase from 3 to 9 million tons per year. This expansion includes the addition of four new production lines to its Lagos complex, in order to to meet growing demand on African and global markets.

At the same time, the conglomerate is launching in Ethiopia the construction of a 2.5 billion dollar fertilizer plant in Gode, intended to produce an additional three million tons of urea. The pose of the The first stone marks a major step in the continental strategy of group.

To carry out these projects, Dangote has partnered with several world leaders — Topsoe, Saipem, Thyssenkrupp/UFT and Engineers India Limited — who will provide technologies, licenses and engineering for future units ammonia and urea.

According to management, these investments will strengthen the African food security, will reduce dependence on imports and will support agricultural value chains. Already the leading fertilizer producer On the continent, Dangote aims to position Nigeria among the main global players in urea.