Industries in Benin basically include the textiles mills, construction materials, food processing industries and cement factories. According to the GDP, the world ranking of the Industries in Benin is at the one hundred and forty fourth position. The produces of the Benin Industries constitutes almost 14.3% of the total GDP of the country.
There are various manufacturing plants as well as secondary Industries in Benin, for example:
- Avrankou, Ahozon, Bohicon, Gbada, Cotonou and Pobé
- The sugar refining factory which is working at Save
- The cement factories which are located at Pobé and Onigbolo
- Breweries
- The cotton producing mills at the northern regions of the country
- The textile mill placed at Parakou
- Soft drink plants
- Two of the shrimp processing Industries in Benin
Although abour fifty percent of the power supply of Benin comes from the Volta River Project at Akosombo in Ghana, there are many industries in Benin which are actively engaged in producing electricity. These thermal power plants are situated at the cities of Parakou, Bohicon, Porto-Novo and Cotonou, in the land of Benin.
