Dangote Refinery, Honeywell International partner for capacity upgrade to 1.4m bpd

*Dangote Group discloses Honeywell International will offer supply specialised catalysts, equipment, and process technologies that will allow the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to process a broader slate of crude grades efficiently, and enhance product quality cum operational reliability

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

Dangote Group of Companies has announced its strategic partnership with Honeywell International Incorporated to support the next phase of expansion of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, in Lagos.

The Group said the collaboration with Honeywell International would provide advanced technology and services that would enable the refinery to increase its processing capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2028.

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The conglomerate stated the development marks a major milestone in its long-term vision to build the world’s largest petroleum refining complex.

Dangote, in the statement, disclosed that through this agreement, Honeywell would supply specialised catalysts, equipment, and process technologies that will allow the refinery to process a broader slate of crude grades efficiently and to further enhance product quality and operational reliability.

Honeywell, a global Fortune 100 industrial and technology company, offers a wide portfolio of solutions across aviation, automotive, industrial automation, and advanced materials.

The company also noted that Honeywell’s division UOP has been a technology partner to Dangote since 2017, providing proprietary refining systems, catalyst regeneration equipment, high performance column trays, and heat exchanger technologies that support our best-in-class operations.

Dangote Group is also advancing its petrochemical footprint. As part of the wider collaboration, we are scaling our polypropylene capacity to 2.4 million metric tons annually using Honeywell’s Oleflex technology.

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Polypropylene is a key industrial material widely used across packaging, manufacturing, and automotive applications.

Besides refining expansion, Dangote Group is progressing with the next phase of its fertiliser growth plan in Nigeria.

We will increase our urea production capacity from 3 million metric tons to 9 million metric tons annually.

The existing plant consists of two trains of 1.5 million metric tons each.

The expansion will add four additional trains to meet growing demand for high-quality fertiliser across Africa and global markets.

Dangote Group remains fully committed to delivering world-class industrial capacity, strengthening Nigeria’s energy security, and driving sustainable economic growth through long-term investment, innovation, and strategic global partnerships.

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