Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals has introduced an unique partnership with Premier Product Advertising and marketing LLC, a Vinmar firm, to carry Dangote Polypropylene to world markets exterior Nigeria and Africa.
This comes two months after the oil and fuel agency commenced the start-up of its polypropylene facility in Lekki, Lagos.
This disclosure is contained in a joint press assertion issued by Dangote Industries and Vinmar Worldwide LLC, and seen by Nairametrics.
Based on the assertion, this strategic settlement coincides with the launch of polypropylene manufacturing at Dangote’s world-class refinery and petrochemical advanced in Lekki, Nigeria.
Extra on the partnership
It states that the state-of-the-art plant utilises INEOS’s confirmed INNOVENE know-how to provide high-quality polypropylene grades for a variety of functions in industries corresponding to packaging, automotive, textiles, and building.
The Group Government Director (Industrial), Dangote Group, Hajiya Fatima Aliko Dangote stated, ‘’We’re happy to associate Vinmar to introduce Dangote PolypropyleneTM to the worldwide markets. The Dangote Polypropylene will observe different Dangote merchandise to develop into a worldwide model recognized for high quality and reliability.”
Additionally, the CEO of Vinmar Group, Vishal Goradia, stated, “We’re proud to broaden our relationship with Dangote by this necessary partnership. Vinmar has been honoured to rely Dangote as a valued customer in Nigeria for many years, and we’re thrilled to now help the worldwide launch of Dangote Polypropylene.’’
The $2 billion petrochemical plant, situated in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, is designed to provide 77 grades of polypropylene, with an annual capability of 900,000 metric tonnes and an anticipated turnover of $1.2 billion.
The ability is positioned to fulfill rising demand in plastic processing industries globally.
Established in 1978, Vinmar is a worldwide chief within the advertising and marketing and distribution of petrochemicals, using over 1,500 individuals throughout 58 places of work worldwide, and serving clients in additional than 110 international locations.
What you need to know
Earlier in March 2025, Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical was reported to have commenced the start-up of its polypropylene facility in Lagos.
S&P International additionally reported that beginning up Dangote’s 830,000 metric tonnes per yr polypropylene web site was one of many final excellent milestones for the oil refining and petrochemical advanced in its commissioning sequence, which has been happening since January 2024.
“Polypropylene manufacturing has now began, with provides being distributed in 25kg baggage, and has already threatened to upend the home market,” two market sources had informed Platts, a part of S&P International Commodity Insights.
A commerce supply stated the Dangote Group started pre-emptively providing polypropylene provides as early as February.
The President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, beforehand set out hopes that the advanced would absolutely cowl some 250,000 metric tonnes per yr of home demand for polypropylene, which is usually utilized in plastic packaging and textiles.
As soon as absolutely operational, the Dangote facility is about to develop into Africa’s largest polypropylene manufacturing web site, producing from two polypropylene models with capacities of 500,000 mt/yr and 330,000 mt/yr.
S&P International studies that market members have warned that the brand new capability might rapidly seize market share within the present polypropylene homopolymer market, which has to this point been concentrated at Indorama Eleme’s Port Harcourt refinery in Nigeria and drawn imports from the Center East.
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