# BUA Group commissions 3M tonne cement plant in Edo, Nigeria

BUA Group commissioned a 3 million metric tonnes per annum cement factory in Okpella, Edo State, Nigeria, and broke ground for a second line of the same capacity.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-08-31
- Where: Okpella, Etsako East Local Government, Edo State, Nigeria
- Value: $1.00B
- Starts operating: 31 Aug 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 3 million metric tonnes per annum (line 1); second line 3 million metric tonnes per annum
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Bua Group](https://endata.com/companies/12552.md)

## Sources

- [businessnews.com.ng](https://businessnews.com.ng/2017/08/31/osinbajo-commissions-3m-metric-tonnes-cement-factory-in-edo/), 2017-08-31: "Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday commissioned three million metric tonnes per annum BUA’s Obu Cement factory located at Okpella in Etsako East Local Government of Edo State."
- [citybusinessnews.com](https://citybusinessnews.com/bua-unveils-1b-cement-factory-in-edo-to-commission-300m-sokoto-plant-in-2018/), 2017-08-31: "BUA Group, has unveiled its 1billion dollars Obu Cement factory in Okpella, Edo state at a commissioning ceremony performed by Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo."
- [nationalwire.com.ng](https://nationalwire.com.ng/bua-unveils-1b-cement-factory-edo-commission-300m-sokoto-plant-2018/), 2017-08-31: "BUA Group has unveiled its 1billion dollars Obu Cement factory in Okpella, Edo state at a commissioning ceremony performed by Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo."
- [dailypost.ng](https://dailypost.ng/2017/09/01/osinbajo-commissions-bua-groups-1bn-ultramodern-cement-factory-okpella-edo-state/), 2017-09-01: "This marks an important milestone, not only for the BUA Group but also for the Nigerian cement industry and the Nigerian economy in general as we witness the official commissioning of the 3 million tonnes Obu cement plant."

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