Lafarge commissions new Zambia cement rail loading facility

Lafarge Zambia (Lafarge), in partnership Congolese Railways and Zambia Railways, has commissioned a new modern rail loading facility in Ndola. The new facility will increase cement exports into the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo (DR). Lafarge aims to load 400tonnes/week of cement in 2016, and exceed that figure in 2017. Additionally, the company plans a four-fold increase in the 150,000tonnes/year of cement exports to Zimbabwe, Malawi and Congo (DR).
December 21, 2015 Read time: 1 min

Lafarge Zambia (725 Lafarge), in partnership Congolese Railways and Zambia Railways, has commissioned a new modern rail loading facility in Ndola. The new facility will increase cement exports into the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo (DR). Lafarge aims to load 400tonnes/week of cement in 2016, and exceed that figure in 2017. Additionally, the company plans a four-fold increase in the 150,000tonnes/year of cement exports to Zimbabwe, Malawi and Congo (DR).

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