Dangote Group has officially unveiled its latest Cement factory after 10 years of painstaking construction in Côte d’Ivoire.
The 3million metric ton/yr capacity cement plant located in Attingué, a town of about 30km from the country’s capital Abidjan cost Africa’ richest man, Aliko Dangote US$176m and took 10 years to build.
The new factory is expected to generate over 1000 direct jobs and over 7000 indirectly. The factory located on a 50-hectare facility according to experts is strategically sited to reduce logistics costs, and will serve major urban areas more efficiently, helping to stabilise cement prices and improve availability, according in the west African country and its neighbours.
With the new factory, Côte d’Ivoire is now the 11th African nation to host Dangote Cement factory.
Speaking to journalists during the inauguration of the new factory on Wednesday at the Novotel Marcory, Abidjan, the managing director of Dangote Cement Côte d’Ivoire, Serge Gbotta said that, “this is more than a factory,” according to him, “It’s a statement of confidence in the future of Côte d’Ivoire and a commitment to produce high-quality cement locally at competitive prices.”
Speaking on the success of the new factory, Aliko Dangote said that Africa is a land of opportunities noting that “The risks in Africa are often exaggerated. In reality, this continent is full of opportunities. Our role is to tell a new story—one of an Africa that produces, innovates and builds for its children.”
