SAFEGUARDING LOCAL INDUSTRY IN THE DRC: THE COMPANY FABRI METAL CONGO- FAMECO VISITED THIS TUESDAY JULY 14, 2026 BY MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA
This is with the aim of reassuring ourselves of the positive impact of temporary restriction measures on the importation of reinforcing steel in the western part of the country, on the company Fabri Metal Congo-FAMECO based on 17th rue Limite industrial, with a production capacity of 70,000 tonnes per year, but also, strict compliance with ISO standards; that the Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya accompanied by experts from the Congolese Control Office-OCC visited this Tuesday, July 14, 2026 the factories of this leader in the manufacture of concrete iron and steel in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Central Africa.
Thanks to restrictive measures to safeguard local industry, the FAMECO company was able to install a new factory in Kinkole and another in Mitendi, but also, the number of jobs will increase from 700 to 809, said Arindam Saha, General Director of FAMECO while throwing flowers to the Congolese Government for its support.
Very proud of the quality of the work carried out by the FAMECO company, which supports the vision of the President of the Republic, Félix Tshisekedi Tshilombo, that of promoting the economic and industrial sovereignty of the DRC, the Minister of Foreign Trade invited public and private companies and NGOs to now source locally, because FAMECO's products are certified to ISO standards and rigorously controlled by the OCC.
In the context of urban sanitation and the circular economy, Minister Julien Paluku Kahongya recommended that FAMECO enter into a partnership with Kinshasa City Hall for the systematic collection of scrap metal and abandoned vehicle carcasses in the capital
Note that this visit comes after that of Lubumbashi in Haut-Katanga
