China’s Fujian Haian Rubber creates base in Zambia to tap overall African market

A renowned tyre manufacturing firm from China has created its base in Zambia for the purpose of marketing its products and services in Africa.

The Chinese company, Fujian Haian Rubber Company Limited supplies its products to the mining industry in Zambia including other African countries like South Africa, Senegal and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Fujian Haian Rubber Company Limited, a tyre manufacturing firm from China has established its base in Zambia to market its products and services in Africa, a company official said on Wednesday.

The company supplies its products to the mining industry in Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), South Africa and Senegal. The company director for African market, Eric Lin opined that the unveiling of a head office in Zambia is intended to cover the wider African market.

"We have established our head office in Zambia, we supply our products to the mining firms, in Copperbelt, Solwezi, Kansanshi here in Zambia, we also have a market in DRC, South Africa and Senegal, we hope to expand our market using Zambia as our base," he said.

According to Lin, the company manufactures products for the mining sector and Zambia was chosen because mining was a huge sector in the southern African nation. Zambia was a stable country that offers opportunities for foreign direct investment, Lin said. China and Africa are enjoying cooperation in various economic partnerships to foster development, according to Lin.

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