The cement plant built in Douala, Cameroon, by the Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has started production.

The plant has already made its first shipments delivery of raw materials, including clinker and gypsum and pozzolan produced from a 27-hectare quarry in the city of Tombel (Southwest region), and on which Dangote Cement Cameroon holds an operating license for 5 years.

Dangote Cement Cameroon aims to produce 1.5 million tonnes of cement, carrying domestic production to about 3.6 million tonnes, including 500,000 tonnes of Morocco Cimaf, and 1.6 million Cimencam tonnes, a subsidiary of Lafarge.

Technical issues and congestion at the port of Douala delayed opening the plant, originally planned for early last year.