Coatings supplier Hempel has opened its first factory in South Africa, its 26th worldwide, to manufacture coatings for the marine as well as decorative and protective industries and serve customers in sub-Saharan Africa
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Ethiopian company seeks to explore SNNPR for aluminium
Ethiopian aluminium manufacturer Inter Africa Extrusion has submitted an application for an exploration license in the Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Regional State (SNNPR) in Ethiopia
Nigeria commissions US$380mn steel mill in Ogun State
Nigeria has inaugurated a US$380mn integrated steel mill in Shagamu, Ogun State as part of the country’s industrial revolution plan (NIRP)
Nigeria’s SecureID launches smartcard manufacturing unit in Lagos
Nigeria’s SecureID has launched the first EMV-certified smartcard manufacturing plant in Lagos
Hyundai International to source scrap metal from UAE’s Atlantis Global Enterprises
South Korea’s Hyundai International has signed an MoU with UAE’s Atlantis Global Enterprises to source precious metals, scrap metal and iron ore