Mitsui Chemicals to partner with Nigeria's Dangote on petrochemicals
SHIKO UEDA and EMI OKADA
August 20, 2025 06:01 JST
TOKYO -- Japan's Mitsui Chemicals will partner with Nigerian conglomerate Dangote Group, which runs an oil refinery in the West African nation, to explore joint production of petrochemicals in the country, Nikkei has learned.
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Mitsui Chemicals to partner with Nigeria's Dangote on petrochemicals
Dangote Group operates an oil refinery near Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos. (Photo obtained by Nikkei) SHIKO UEDA and EMI OKADA August 20, 2025 06:01 JST TOKYO -- Japan's Mitsui Chemicals will partner with Nigerian conglomerate Dangote Group, which runs an oil refinery in the West African nation, to explore joint production of petrochemicals in the country, Nikkei has learned.
