# BUA Cement building two new factories in Sokoto and Okpella

BUA Cement is building two new factories in Sokoto and Okpella, Nigeria, adding six million tons of production capacity, with operations expected to start in the first quarter of 2024.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-08-11
- Where: Sokoto and Okpella, Nigeria
- Starts operating: Q1 2024
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: six million tons
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [BUA Cement](https://endata.com/companies/35404.md)

## Sources

- [punchng.com](https://punchng.com/bua-cement-sokoto-okpella-factories-commence-operations-2024/), 2023-08-11: "Currently, we are building two factories in Sokoto and Okpella; this will add six million tons from the beginning of next year"

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