Dangote Cement Plc has signed a landmark agreement worth over $1 billion with Sinoma International Engineering, a major Chinese engineering firm, for the construction of 12 new cement plants and expansion projects across Africa, multiple business news outlets report.

The strategic framework agreement, sealed in Lagos on Friday, forms part of Dangote Cement’s growth strategy under the broader Dangote Group Vision 2030 plan, which aims to increase the company’s production capacity to 80 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) by the end of the decade, executives said.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Aliko Dangote, President and CEO of Dangote Industries Limited, described the projects as critical enablers for strengthening the company’s domestic market dominance and expanding its export footprint across the continent. The planned plants will also optimize existing assets and improve production efficiency, he said.

Under the agreement Sinoma International Engineering will deliver new integrated production lines, brownfield expansions and modernisation initiatives in several African markets. Key planned developments include a new integrated plant in northern Nigeria with satellite grinding units and new lines in Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Sierra Leone and Cameroon, among others.

The expansion project also covers additional upgrades in Nigeria at major sites including Itori, Apapa, Lekki, Port Harcourt and Onne, reflecting Dangote Cement’s commitment to close supply gaps and meet rising regional construction demand.

Chairman of the Dangote Cement Board, Emmanuel Ikazoboh, said the deal will help the company play a critical role in realising the Dangote Group’s broader targets of generating $100 billion in revenue by 2030 while reinforcing the industrial base of Africa’s largest cement producer.

The 12-project deal underscores Dangote Cement’s intention to drive industrialisation across key African markets, expand its contribution to infrastructure development and create job opportunities through large-scale construction and manufacturing operations.