The Dangote Group has signed a $400 million equipment agreement with XCMG Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., one of China’s leading construction equipment manufacturers, the company said on Tuesday.

The pact is intended to support the expansion of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals operations.

Under the agreement, Dangote will acquire a wide range of advanced construction machinery to assist ongoing and upcoming projects across refining, petrochemicals, agriculture and large-scale infrastructure development, the statement said.

The additional equipment will be deployed to help accelerate the expansion of the refinery’s production capacity from 650,000 barrels per day to 1.4 million barrels per day, the Vanguard report said. Completion of the expansion is expected within three years.

The expansion programme is part of Dangote Group’s broader industrial growth strategy which also includes significant increases in petrochemical output and other downstream products.

According to company disclosures, the programme will increase polypropylene production from 900,000 to 2.4 million metric tonnes per year and expand urea capacity in Nigeria from 3 million to 9 million metric tonnes per year, in addition to existing capacity in Ethiopia.

The project will also raise capacity for linear alkyl benzene production to 400,000 metric tonnes per year, making Dangote a major supplier of the raw material used in detergent and cleaning product manufacturing, the report said.

In describing the agreement, Dangote Group said the new construction equipment will significantly strengthen execution across its industrial portfolio and support its long-term expansion goals.

The company said the partnership aligns with its wider ambition to build a $100 billion enterprise by 2030.