Dangote to increase capacity to 1.5 metric tonnes in Cameroon

Dangote Group plans to expand the capacity of its Douala, Cameroon cement plant from the current 1.5 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA) to over three MMTPA by investing in a similar plant in the vicinity of Yaounde.
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote who spoke during a recent visit to Cameroon where he met the Prime Minister Philemon Yang; Minister of Industry, Mines and Technological Development, Emmanuel Bonde, and Minister of Trade, Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, thanked the government for creating an enabling environment for cement production in the country.
He said the company was already in the process of signing a contract for the construction of the additional cement production line, in anticipation of a growing demand for cement occasioned by massive investment in infrastructure.
Dangote said: “The successful completion of Dangote Cement’s 1.5 MMTPA plant in Douala, Cameroon, made the country self-sufficient in cement production, as plans have commenced for the export of the product to neighboring countries soon.”
He also informed the Prime Minister that the Group has already imported 220 trucks and trailers to resolve the present transport issues hence cement can now be delivered directly to customers.
He noted that the effects of the importation of the trucks will be availability of cement at the right places, which may lead to price stabilisation. Besides, it will create over 5000 direct and indirect jobs.
After Dangote’s foray into cement production in Cameroon, where other operators are also active, local production of the product is now set to outpace local consumption, which presently stands at 3.2 MMTPA.Nation