Dangote Fertilizer Restricted (DFL) has entered right into a strategic settlement with Thyssenkrupp Uhde Fertilizer Expertise (UFT), a subsidiary of thyssenkrupp Uhde, to license its superior UFT Fluid Mattress Granulation Expertise for 4 new urea granulation models in Nigeria.
In keeping with a press release seen by Nairametrics, the settlement consists of the supply of the know-how license, a complete Course of Design Package deal (PDP), and the availability of proprietary tools equivalent to granulators and scrubbers.
It acknowledged that every of the 4 new models could have a nameplate capability of 4,235 metric tons per day, including as much as a mixed day by day capability of 16,940 metric tons.
This considerably boosts Dangote Fertilizer’s annual urea granule manufacturing from roughly 2.65 million tons to over 8 million tons.
These models might be constructed in Lekki, adjoining to DFL’s current fertilizer complexes, which have been working with UFT know-how since 2021 and produce 3,850 metric tons per day every.
The assertion identified that the brand new services will incorporate UFT’s energy-efficient scrubbing system, designed to attenuate strain drop whereas successfully controlling mud and ammonia emissions to fulfill stringent environmental requirements.
Moreover, the vegetation will function the Ammonia Convert Expertise (ACT), which integrates ammonium sulfate byproducts into the urea granules, eliminating waste streams and providing logistical and industrial benefits.
Commenting on the partnership, Nadja Haakansson, CEO of thyssenkrupp Uhde, mentioned: “This partnership with Dangote Fertiliser Restricted underscores our shared imaginative and prescient for sustainable industrial improvement and world meals safety. By deploying our confirmed UFT® Fluid Mattress Granulation Expertise, we’re setting new requirements in effectivity and environmental stewardship in fertilizer manufacturing. We’re proud to help DFL in constructing resilient and future-ready worth chains.”
In the identical vein, President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, mentioned: “We’re happy to deepen our collaboration with thyssenkrupp Uhde Fertilizer Expertise for the enlargement of our fertilizer operations in Lekki. This initiative displays our dedication to agricultural self-sufficiency and industrial progress throughout Africa. With UFT® know-how, we’re making certain the manufacturing of high-quality urea fertilizer that meets world requirements whereas decreasing environmental affect. This funding additional positions Nigeria as a number one fertilizer producer.”
Dangote Fertiliser Restricted is one among Africa’s largest fertilizer producers, dedicated to enhancing agricultural productiveness and supporting meals safety throughout the continent, whereas thyssenkrupp Uhde’s UFT® Fluid Mattress Granulation Expertise is acknowledged globally as one of the vital superior options for producing urea granules. At the moment, over 70% of the world’s urea granule output is produced utilizing this know-how, contributing considerably to world meals provide whereas sustaining emissions effectively beneath regulatory limits.
In a associated improvement, Aliko Dangote, in August 2025, sealed a multibillion-dollar settlement with the Ethiopian authorities to construct a fertilizer plant that would reshape the nation’s agriculture-driven economic system.
Underneath the settlement signed in Addis Ababa, Dangote will personal 60% of the power, whereas the remaining 40% might be held by the state-owned Ethiopian Funding Holdings (EIH). The challenge, estimated at $2.5 billion, might be positioned in Ethiopia’s jap Somali area.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed described the deal as a landmark for his nation’s meals safety ambitions.
“This challenge will create jobs domestically, guarantee a dependable fertilizer provide for our farmers who’ve lengthy confronted challenges, and mark a decisive step in our path to meals sovereignty,” he mentioned in a press release.
