It is said that from small acorns great oaks grow, and that is true to the story of growth at Dangote Group (Dangote), founded by its namesake, Aliko Dangote.
Initially established in bulk commodity trading in the 1970’s, Dangote is a diversified and fully integrated conglomerate with vibrant operations across a wide range of sectors including cement, sugar, salt, condiments, packaging, energy, port operations, fertiliser, and now, Petroleum Refinery and petrochemicals.
By investing its profits in its next venture to provide self-reliance in Nigeria, Dangote boasts:
- The world’s largest flour milling capacity; under one ownership;
- The world’s largest polypropylene bag manufacturing capacity;
- The world’s second largest sugar refinery;
- Africa’s largest pasta and noodle production capacity;
- The largest cement producer in Africa. Africa’s largest fertiliser production capacity;
- Africa’s largest petrochemical production capacity;
- And the World’s largest single train petroleum refinery
Thanks to its growing business streams designed to reduce the amount of import into Nigeria and Africa, Dangote is considered the second largest employer in the country after its government.