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ATLAS COPCO DRC SARL
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tlas Copco’s main headquarters in the DRC, based in Lubumbashi, takes advantage of the country’s rich and natural resources. This provides a growing market for the Company’s products, bringing support to both existing and new customers in one of Africa’s larger emerging markets. Marketing products such as drill rigs and consumables for both underground and surface mining operations, as well as exploration equipment, compressors, and construction equipment, the Company aims to provide a strong base for future growth and sustainable productivity within the mining industry within the country. T +243 991 004 430
SUNWEST AFRICA LIMITED
Metorex continues to uphold prestigious standards
Jinchuan Group
Metorex’s parent Company, The Jinchuan Group is a Chinese stateowned resources Company based in the Gansu province of China which produces a host of metals including nickel, cobalt, copper, platinum, palladium, silver and selenium. As the second largest cobalt manufacturer in the world, the third largest copper manufacturer in China, and a leading platinum Group in Asia; “Jinchuan Group promotes the function of encouraging the economic prosperity of limited resources that are used for consumer production, through green development”, Metorex details on its website. “Being the 4th largest nickel manufacturing enterprise in the world, Jinchuan Group also holds
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other prestigious titles such as: “Industries and original energy resource development enables them to improve and streamline processes within the mining industry, thus making Jinchuan Group a leader within their field. Having won the esteemed Chinese Industrial award in April, 2013, this admired mining company Continues to uphold the prestigious standard they have set.” Ultimately, it is Jinchuan’s values which most tie into Metorex’s own approach though, with responsibility, humanism, innovation and ‘winwin’ value at the heart of both organisations’ outlook; and thus their overall structure since 2013.
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hrough the supply of patented three sided “U” shaped cathode edge strips, Sunwest Africa Limited has helped Metorex increase production at Ruashi Mining (a copper and cobalt operation that utilises the SX/EW process) in the Democratic Republic of Congo, thanks to current efficiency improvements due to the innovative design of the cathode edge strips. As a result of the above production benefits, the two companies continue to strengthen their mutually beneficial business relationship.
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