Dangote Unveils Africa’s Largest Detergent Feedstock Plant at Lagos Refinery

Autry Suku

Feb 26, 2026 · 2 min read · 5 views

Dangote Group plans a 400,000-tonne detergent feedstock plant at its Lagos refinery, aiming to supply the entire African continent and deepen local petrochemical capacity.

LAGOS, NIGERIA — 2026-02-27
Updated: 10:30 GMT

Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group, has unveiled plans to construct Africa’s largest Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) production facility within the Dangote Petroleum Refinery complex in the Lekki Free Trade Zone, according to official business reporting and Dangote statements shared on verified social channels.

Dangote announced the petrochemical project during a tour of the refinery with Bayo Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, highlighting that the new facility will produce 400,000 tonnes of LAB annually, far exceeding current African output and sufficient to meet the continent’s total demand.

Aliko Dangote has unveiled plans to build Africa’s largest detergent feedstock plant within the Dangote Refinery complex.

The new facility will produce 400,000 tonnes of Linear Alkyl Benzene annually, enough to meet the continent’s entire demand.

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The company said construction is expected to be completed within 30 months, marking a significant expansion of downstream industrial capacity at the refinery, which is Africa’s largest fuel-processing plant and is increasingly positioning itself as a multi-product industrial hub.

Dangote described the planned facility as crucial for supplying detergent feedstock across Africa, a market that today relies heavily on imported LAB with only limited existing production in countries such as Algeria and Egypt.

Officials from Dangote Group said the refinery complex will maintain its core fuel refining operations while expanding into critical petrochemical segments, including LAB production, to deepen Nigeria’s industrial footprint and strengthen regional supply chains.

Representatives from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited noted that the collaboration with Dangote Group underscores a shared commitment to advancing domestic manufacturing capacity and supplying essential industrial inputs to African markets.

Dangote’s announcement aligns with wider regional efforts to build local manufacturing ecosystems that reduce dependency on imported raw materials and support Africa’s broader industrialisation agenda.