# BUA Group breaks ground for second 3M tonne cement line in Edo

BUA Group broke ground for a second 3 million metric tonnes per annum cement line at the Obu Cement factory in Okpella, Edo State, Nigeria, expected to be completed in Q1 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-08-31
- Where: Okpella, Etsako East Local Government, Edo State, Nigeria
- Starts operating: Q1 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 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: "Osinbajo who also performed the ground breaking ceremony of the second line of three million tons plant per annum."
- [citybusinessnews.com](https://citybusinessnews.com/bua-unveils-1b-cement-factory-in-edo-to-commission-300m-sokoto-plant-in-2018/), 2017-08-31: "the Vice President also performed the groundbreaking of a 3million metric tonnes second line within the same complex."
- [dailypost.ng](https://dailypost.ng/2017/09/01/osinbajo-commissions-bua-groups-1bn-ultramodern-cement-factory-okpella-edo-state/), 2017-09-01: "Today's event has witnessed the commissioning of one of the best cement plants anywhere in the world."

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