Dangote Cement Targets 20% Emissions Cut, 80m Tonnes Capacity by 2030
Sunday EhigiatorDangote Cement Plc has unveiled a sustainability roadmap aimed at reducing its carbon emissions by 20 per cent and expanding its installed production capacity to 80 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) by 2030, as the company intensifies efforts to align industrial growth with environmental sustainability across Africa.
The plans were announced at the company’s 17th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lagos, where Chairman, Emmanuel Ikazoboh, presented the 2025 Sustainability Scorecard to shareholders and reaffirmed the company’s commitment to embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles at the core of its operations in line with Dangote Industries Limited’s Vision 2030.
Ikazoboh said sustainability had evolved from a compliance obligation into a central business strategy designed to drive growth, resilience and long-term value creation.
As part of its decarbonisation agenda, the company disclosed that it approved plans in 2024 to reduce its net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions intensity by 20 per cent while accelerating the transition to cleaner transportation.
