Dangote Partners Vinmar to Export Polypropylene to Global Markets

In March, Dangote Refinery commenced operating its 830,000 metric tonnes per year polypropylene facility in Lagos in 25kg bags for the local market.

Polypropylene is a thermoplastic polymer that is commonly used in plastic packaging, textiles, reusable shopping bags, surgical equipment, household chairs, and kitchen utensils

“We’re pleased to partner Vinmar to introduce Dangote Polypropylene to the global markets,” said Fatima Aliko Dangote, an executive director at Dangote Group at the launch of the facility on Wednesday.

The company had previously said its $2 billion petrochemical plant located in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, is designed to produce 77 different high-performance grades of polypropylene in the country.

With a turnover of $1.2 billion, the Dangote Petrochemical plant, situated alongside the Dangote Refinery, is positioned to cater to the demands of the growing plastic processing downstream industries, not only in Africa but also in other parts of the world.

“We have 77 types of polypropylene, which can be used for different purposes, and we can produce it from our petrochemical plant. Currently, the plant is capable of producing about 900,000 tonnes of polypropylene per annum. Our Petrochemical plant should be the biggest in Africa,” Mr Devakumar Edwin, now the Vice President of Dangote Industries Limited said earlier this year.

Nigeria currently imports 90 per cent of its annual polypropylene requirements amounting to 250,000 metric tonnes per year.

The Dangote facility seeks to not only meet local demand but become a net exporter.

Now fully operational, the facility is set to become Africa’s largest polypropylene production site, producing from two polypropylene units with capacities of 500,000 metric tonnes per year and 330,000 metric tonnes per year.