Gboko Cement Plant

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Gboko Cement Plant, also known as Benue Cement Plant), is an integrated cement plant operating in Gboko, Benue, Nigeria.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Gboko, Benue, Nigeria[1]:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 7.411613, 8.975232 (exact)[2]

Background

The community that surrounds the plant has expressed their concerns over how the Dangote's operations have and will continue to impact them. Community members are hoping to work with Dangote to come up with a solution[3].

Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type Plant status Start date
integrated[1] Operating[1] 2007[1]

Table 2: Ownership Details

Additional information including parent company references and full ownership trees available at the Global Energy Ownership Tracker.
Parent company Parent company GEM ID Owner name Owner company GEM ID
Dangote Cement PLC [100.0%] E100001000659 [100.0%] Dangote Cement PLC [100.0%][1] E100001000659 [100.0%]

Table 3: Capacities

Cement capacity (million metric tonnes per annum) Clinker capacity (million metric tonnes per annum) Unspecified capacity (million metric tonnes per annum)
4[1] >0

Table 4: Cement Production

Primary cement color Primary cement type Production type Green cement technology
grey[4] unknown[4] dry[1] Alternative fuels [5]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://www.dangotecement.com/nigeria-operations/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20250416011500/https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1288604749. Archived from the original on 16 April 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Ogwuche, Ejembi (2024-08-16). "Dangote Cement: Benue community expresses worry over environmental degradation". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://cement.dangote.com/our-products/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/177106/dangote-cement-commits-to-cng-trucks-by-2025.html#:~:text=Dangote%20Cement%20has%20pledged%20that%20all%20of;by%20the%20end%20of%202025%2C%20reports%20Vanguard. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)