Sinoma International Engineering Co. Ltd. (Sinoma International) and Nigeria Dangote Group performed the signing ceremony for 7×6000TPD cement production line EPC project and 4×6000TPD &2×3000TPD cement production line project on 29th, Feb. 2008. The governors of Nigeria and representatives from Dangote Group and Sinoma participated in this ceremony.
After the signing ceremony, the president of Nigeria met the representatives of Sinoma together with the chairman and president of Dangote Group at Diaoyutai. The president expressed that the government of Nigeria would give the strong support to the cement engineering construction undertaken by Sinoma International in Nigeria and hoped that the projects could be completed successfully.
The contract signed in Diaoyutai is seven 6000tpd NSP cement production lines based on EPC with the total contract value of USD1.6 billion, of which six lines are built in Nigeria and one line is in Senegal. The whole technology and main equipments are provided by Sinoma International. Moreover, the letter of intent for four 6000tpd cement production lines and two 3000tpd production lines are also signed. These six lines are constructed in Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia etc. This project is also in EPC mode, and the total value of contract is USD1.1772 billion.
The owner of the project is Dangote Group from Nigeria which is one of the largest enterprises in Nigeria. Dangote possesses its own port, and is mainly engaged in the trade and production of flour, sugar and cement etc. At present, Dangote has four cement production lines, and the output of cement nearly accounts for two thirds of the total output in Nigeria. As the strong demand in African market and the favorable prospect presently, Dangote decides to invest new cement production lines. Through the inspects and negotiations in business and technology many times, Sinoma International is chosen to construct these production lines based on EPC finally.
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