Which companies and locations are involved in the newly announced chemical projects, and what are the key products and capacities?

The newly announced chemical projects involve Dangote Group in Lekki, Nigeria (Africa), producing linear alkyl benzene with a capacity of 400,000 metric tons, and Cheongju, South Korea (Asia), where Honeywell and Air Liquide are involved in an ultra-high purity nitrogen project — though the body does not specify the capacity, investment amount, or completion date for the South Korean project. The only fully detailed entry is Dangote Group’s Lekki project, which includes all five data fields: company (Dangote Group), location (Lekki, Nigeria), region (Africa), product (linear alkyl benzene), capacity (400,000 m.t.), investment (unstated in millions of USD), completion date (unstated), and contractor/technology (Honeywell Air Liquide). Notably, the body lists 'Honeywell Air Liquide' as the contractor/technology provider for the Nigerian project, suggesting a technology licensing or engineering partnership — but it does not clarify whether Honeywell and Air Liquide are jointly executing both projects or only the Nigerian one. The South Korean entry appears truncated: only location (Cheongju, South Korea), region (Asia), product (ultra-high purity nitrogen), and timing descriptor ('late...') are given; capacity, investment, completion date, and contractor/technology are missing or cut off. Thus, the only complete, self-contained project described is Dangote Group’s linear alkyl benzene facility in Lekki, Nigeria — a major downstream petrochemical initiative aimed at serving domestic and regional detergent markets. No other project in the table is presented with full parameters, and no narrative context (e.g., strategic rationale, market demand, or environmental impact) is provided beyond the tabular facts.

What contractor or technology provider is associated with Dangote Group’s new chemical project in Lekki, Nigeria?

According to the news body, the contractor/technology provider for Dangote Group’s linear alkyl benzene project in Lekki, Nigeria is 'Honeywell Air Liquide'. This designation appears in the 'Contractor/ technology' column directly aligned with the Dangote Group row, indicating that Honeywell and Air Liquide — two globally recognized industrial technology and gas engineering firms — are jointly supplying process technology, engineering, and/or equipment for the 400,000 metric ton-per-year facility. The phrasing 'Honeywell Air Liquide' may reflect a collaboration, a joint venture, or a bundled technology offering (e.g., Honeywell’s UOP process technology integrated with Air Liquide’s gas supply or purification systems), but the body provides no further detail on the nature of their involvement, scope of work, or division of responsibilities. Importantly, this is the only project in the table with a named contractor/technology; the Cheongju, South Korea entry lists no contractor/technology — only 'late...' as a partial completion date — confirming that the Honeywell Air Liquide association applies exclusively to the Nigerian project. No additional context is given about prior partnerships between Dangote Group and either firm, nor about whether this marks Honeywell Air Liquide’s first major chemical project in Nigeria or sub-Saharan Africa. The answer is therefore strictly limited to the factual alignment in the table: for the Dangote Group Lekki project, the stated contractor/technology is 'Honeywell Air Liquide'. Nothing more — such as financial terms, timeline milestones, or technical specifications — is disclosed in the provided text.

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