The Dangote Refinery has recently extended the export of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to Cameroon, Angola, Ghana, and South Africa.
Devakumar Edwin, Vice President of Oil & Gas of Dangote Industries Limited, said this while hosting a team from the Japanese Business Community in Nigeria, led by Suzuki Hideo, Japan’s Ambassador-designate to Nigeria.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the company’s spokesman, Anthony Chiejina, described Edwin as verifying that refinery goods match international requirements and are already shipped abroad.
Edwin said:
“In recent weeks, we’ve exported petrol to Cameroon, Ghana, Angola, and South Africa, among others. Diesel has gone all over the world, and jet fuel is being heavily exported to European markets. Our products are already making their mark internationally.”
Edwin stated that the facility is the concept of a Nigerian investor named Aliko Dangote, planned and built by Nigerians, and meant to serve the global market.
He expressed delight that a Nigerian company planned and built the world’s largest single-train refinery facility.
According to him, Dangote Industries Limited served as the refinery’s Engineering, Procurement, and Construction contractor, and cutting-edge technology from around the world were used to ensure that the facility met the highest requirements.
Edwin assured the ambassador-designate and delegation that the organisation is open to partnership and strives to maintain the highest possible standards.
“Even now, we have a lot of Japanese equipment inside both the refinery and the fertiliser plant. There are significant opportunities for collaboration, as we always seek the latest technology in any business we engage in. For instance, our cement plant laboratory is managed by robots, and we always embrace advanced technology. With Japan’s focus on technological innovation, there is ample scope for cooperation and for supplying various types of technology,” he said.
Edwin also stated that the Dangote Petrochemical project will significantly increase investment in downstream industries, generating substantial value, creating jobs, increasing tax revenues, reducing foreign exchange outflows, and contributing to Nigeria’s GDP.
He also stated that by leveraging Africa’s vast crude oil resources to produce refined products locally, the Dangote Group hopes to create a virtuous cycle of industrial development, job creation, and economic prosperity.
He reiterated that the refinery’s petroleum products are in demand worldwide, as it expands its polypropylene section to reduce Nigeria’s reliance on imported polypropylene, a crucial material used in packaging, textiles, and the automotive manufacturing industries.
The statement disclosed that the Japanese delegation hailed the refinery and the petrochemicals complex, describing it as an astonishing masterpiece, showcasing Nigeria’s technological advancements on the global stage.