Trade Kings Group is comprised of Trade Kings itself and seven subsidiaries.
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For 25 years, Trade Kings Group has been creating innovative laundry and cleaning products, delicious sweets, confectionary, snacks, biscuits and reinventing both traditional and exciting new beverages. With Mr. Patel, our founder and group CEO, at the helm his values, vision and resolve have had a profound influence on the business and remains a source of inspiration for the Trade Kings Group, we know and love today.
An intergenerational family business ethos, values and culture still govern the way we do business. Trade Kings is a family business with our current directors being the second generation to drive the business forward. Although still actively involved in the business, Mr. Patel challenges the next generation and his team to continue pursuing excellence and take the business to greater heights. Speaking both of the Trade Kings Group as well as the young entrepreneurs and visionaries, Mr. Patel says “The perpetual quest to remain at dizzying heights of the industry is a journey not a destination. It should be a relentless pursuit for the pioneers of the future.”
Whilst we are always looking to the future. It is our heritage and the heritage of the country in which we operate that makes us who we are. We often reflect on our history and take inspiration from our origins. Our history and roots remain deeply intertwined with Zambia, the community, its people and the sub Saharan African region at large. We are proud to represent Zambia on the global stage and are thankful to be recognized amongst the top brands in Africa.
We still make the tried, tested and trusted brands and products for which we have become a household name but have modernised and embraced change over the years. Today, we are still the same business and the makers of innovative, beautiful, functional, high quality products designed to simplify your life but now are driven by innovation, invention, global standards, international manufacturing practices, research and rapid product development in order to continue pushing limits and bringing you the very best.
Although we have grown to be amongst the largest FMCG manufacturers in sub Saharan Africa, to include seven subsidiary businesses, now operating in ten countries and with a product range spanning everything from laundry and cleaning products, beverages and foods to steel production. The vision, tenacity, entrepreneurial spirit and creativity which drove the early success of Trade Kings can still be seen in the passion of its talented, hardworking teams and experts.
At Trade Kings, we are uncompromising when it comes to product quality we can put our name on, “Improving Lives” of the Zambian and African people that have welcomed Trade Kings into their homes and never taking for granted what our products mean to you, your families and homes.
We are excited for you to join the Trade Kings story.
Find out more about the Trade Kings Story or for more information about what we are doing to “Improve Lives”.
Our story is that of one man “boldly reimagining the impossible”. The Trade Kings Group story began in 1995 from a garage in the Zambian capital, Lusaka. Not blessed with cutting edge technology or state of the art facilities, Trade Kings founder, Mr. Patel, a Zambian business man with unwavering ambition, relied on his drive, determination, ingenuity and intimate knowledge of the needs of the community around him to achieve what many thought impossible. From a single brand, single product business Trade Kings Group has expanded into ten neighbouring countries, seven subsidiary businesses and manufactures a diverse portfolio of high quality products ranging from laundry detergents and cleaning products to food, beverages and even steel.
Mr. Patel spent his childhood in the village of Mugubudu, Chipata, Eastern Province, later moving to Lusaka. As an adolescent, resourceful and adventurous, the desire to be enterprising came to him naturally. Over weekends, he sourced household provisions from local stores in Lusaka, which he would sell while driving down to Chipata. Years later, armed with meagre capital, he boldly acquired a readymade textile trading outfit, followed by a bakery, which was fitted with equipment manufactured locally. During this time wheat flour was in short supply. To ease the strain on the grain, prompted him to initiate, a then virgin concept at that time, of an “out grower’s scheme” with local wheat farmers. The success of the hot bakery ovens led to trading of fast moving consumer goods across Lusaka and later greater Zambia. Mr. Patel’s connection to Zambia and its people, patriotism, passion for supporting local business and shared value was evident even then. This still remains central to the business through our business partnerships and the Trade Kings Foundation.
In 1995, whilst the world saw a technological genesis in the conceptualisation and birth of global tech companies from the garages of Silicon Valley, USA. Across the sea an African genesis was taking place, as the seed of Trade Kings was being planted in a garage in Lusaka, Zambia where our founder, Mr. Patel, conceived of and tirelessly worked to develop, the now iconic, Blue Boom Detergent Paste and the BOOM brand. And so, from these humble beginnings the Trade Kings story began.
As this era of rapid development, disruption and invention has seen these tech companies become global giants, so to have we seen Trade Kings grow into a jewel of Zambia and the African continent. In contrast to these global giants whose success was based on a deep understanding of global trends and users on a global scale, Trade Kings was founded on the principles of localised insight and connection. A deep understanding of Zambia, its people and their challenges in a country facing difficult economic times following a period of economic and political unrest and uncertainty in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s.
It is from the volatility, instability and challenging environment of the domestic and African economy that our flagship brand, BOOM, was born. Our founder understood that the Zambian people required a high quality, locally produced but affordable washing and cleaning solution. He understood need for and multipurpose use of the product. It is this development and the acute attention to detail in addressing these points which continues to make the product successful today.
In the word of Mr. Patel “One should learn to orchestrate harmoniously in chaos despite the odds being faced.”
In the context of tailwinds from economic reform and the opening of the Zambian market, Trade Kings was well positioned for growth. As we grew so too did our ambitions. 1997 and 1998 saw the introduction of new personal care products with the launch of Yebo Carbolic soaps and the Romeo soap brand respectively. During this time the group also began to diversify for the first time with the launch of Super Sweets in 1998. In 2005, following the success of Super Sweets saw further diversification as the group expanded into foods.
In 2006, we launched the highly successful Amazon brand which would go on to be the flagship brand of our confectionary division. Although expansion during this period began with confectionery, the cross pollination of ideas led to the manufacture of lollipops, biscuits, adult and children’s breakfast cereals, potato and maize snacks and soya nuggets. Giving rise to four of our specialist subsidiary businesses. Namely, Yoyo Fun Snacks, Swiss Bake, Big Tree Brands (Royal Oak) and Nyama Soya.
In 2008, an epoch-making event, was the commissioning of Kafue Steel Mills under the banner of Universal Mining and Chemical Industries Limited (UMCIL), which prided itself on state of the art cutting edge technology. In 2017, this plant became fully integrated. The first of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa, which now converts raw iron ore to finished steel products through a sophisticated value addition chain.
In 2010, following intensive research and development, new technologies and cutting edge ingredients BOOM Bubble Plus Detergent Powder was launched. Trade Kings Group established itself, as an epitome of quality products. This sparked an intense focus on research and innovation leading to the launch of the Boom Household Range of Home Care products in 2012 and continues to drive a wave of product development, bringing you the quality products you know and love.
Although initially established in 2003, as the first company to release commercially bottled Maheu. The Trade Kings subsidiary, Dairy Gold, as we know it today, was incorporated in 2015, and continues to manufacture a range of nutritious and high quality products from traditional beverages like Maheu to milk shakes and juices. In 2016, the group expanded further entering the beverage category through the establishment of Big Tree Beverages to build a beverage portfolio which spans carbonated soft drinks and fruit juices to energy drinks.
The evolution of Trade Kings is, and has always been, driven by consumer needs and solution based product development from detergent paste to the advanced household cleaners and increasingly specialised personal care products, for which we are known today. At the heart of Trade Kings is a driving belief that all people have the right to access and use high quality products that are affordable. For many years, Trade Kings products provided the Zambian and southern African market access to high quality products at affordable prices providing a product experience often absent in low cost or affordable imported products.
The principle of accessibility and a belief in providing joy and self-confidence to our consumers still drives the business today.
It is this spirit of innovation and the vision to see opportunity during challenging and unstable times that remain the core of Trade Kings. This sense of deep understanding of domestic and regional challenges which drive our product portfolio and ongoing expansion.
Over the past 25 years Trade Kings has seen incredible growth, and though Trade Kings is now a large multinational the essence still remains that of the company founded in Mr Patel’s garage. The same values and ethos that brought them into the homes of Zambians across the country and Africans across the region shall drive Trade Kings onwards. Though the scope has increased, the goal remains the same - products of the highest standards yet within the reach of all consumers, in every home and the desire to be the leaders in local and international manufacturing. From a small family business, to a flagbearer for Zambia and beyond.
At Trade Kings, we create enduring, iconic, and innovative products that enable people to enjoy their lives. Whether sharing memorable moments, bringing joy or simplifying lives. We combine our approach to product development and creation with our commitment to our consumers and the communities in which we operate. We want you to be as proud to use our products as we are to make them.
Since Trade Kings was founded, the business has been built around this singular purpose which remains the corner stone across the group and its subsidiary businesses. We remain committed to “Improving Lives” both within Zambia and across Africa at large.
“Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.” Joel A. Barker
We believe in creating lasting impact and we take a systemic approach to “Improving Lives”, a holistic view and belief in creating long term impact in order to improve the lives of as many people as possible. We understand that all our initiatives and areas of focus are interrelated. We see the big picture but aim to address root causes to build up a self-sustaining ecosystem of change which will deliver support both now and into the future.
We consider this the interrelation or connection of five key focus areas of our business, working together to achieve the singular goal of “Improving Lives”.
We focus on improving the lives of our consumers through unmatched quality, improved levels of service, improved accessibility to our products, simplification of consumer pain points and creation of value through our pricing. As a business we believe that trust is earned not expected from our consumers, built over time through reliability and product consistency.
In order to support local industry and producers, the Trade Kings Group places a great deal of focus on value addition and corporate shared value programs including the Zambian dairy industry, maize value addition, domestic milling and potato out grower programs. Where possible we aim to support local industry in the sourcing and processing of raw materials. We work closely with related bodies, producers and growers to drive this development and establish necessary criteria to meet our stringent quality standards.
The Trade Kings Foundation participates in numerous philanthropic activities annually. Whether providing water to rural communities, redeveloping mother’s shelters to improve neonatal care and reduce infection rates, equipping and developing infrastructure to support those affected by clubbed feet, providing medical equipment, investment and health care infrastructure development, providing relief or hygiene education, developing products to ensure potable drinking water, charitable donations, school sponsorship programmes, feeding programmes, community outreach programmes or driving entrepreneurial support for women, it is done to improve the lives of our communities and our consumers.
The Trade Kings Foundation, enables positive systemic change as outlined by its ten guiding pillars and governed by the vision of building a better future and improving the lives of those in need. It is the driving force and social wing of our business dedicated to realising this purpose.
Primary areas of focus for Trade Kings and The Trade Kings Foundation include:
Trade Kings promotes Womens Empowerment through the Trade Kings Womens Network as well as youth and entrepreneurial support. Within the Trade Kings Group, we are committed to building an inclusive culture and are proudly driving Womens empowerment both internally and externally. We aim to maintain female representation at all levels of our business, whilst constantly providing training and exploring new approaches to provide opportunities through innovative employment models. Additionally, the Trade Kings Group through Big Tree Brands supports local women’s groups of informal baked good vendors, providing baking products, food safety and business skills training. We believe that by empowering women this directly enables families and communities to grow and develop.
This combination of the production quality, product reliability, corporate shared value initiatives, corporate social responsibility initiatives, public private partnership, active corporate citizenship and deep support of women and youth empowerment work together to enable system wide change, increasing the impact of investment and improve the lives of those affected. The complexity of these issues cannot be understated and we in no way intend to over simplify them. As such, the Trade Kings Foundation has had to explore new solutions and has adopted a big picture, long term approach. Trade Kings believes in doing our part to improve conditions, treatments, perceptions and causes at the most fundamental or root level with a long term outlook. We believe that this long term outlook will allow us to broaden the scope of our areas of support gradually.
Of all the partners we have, the one responsible for the greatest impact is…YOU. Without your support, our consumers and customers, over the past 25 years and welcoming the Trade Kings Group into your homes none of this would be possible. You make our vision a reality and together we will build a better future. Our vision is to continue being an inspiration for all around us. By improving lives today, we are building a better tomorrow.
“How do we change the world? One act of random kindness at a time.” Morgan Freeman
Exhibitor of the year 2019
Zambia Consumer Gold Star Awards 2019 Soap and Detergent – MEDIHERB
Zambia Consumer Gold Star Awards 2019 Non Alcoholic Drinks – TROPIX
CSR – Sustainability awards 2019
Company with the most successful Corporate Social Responsibility
CSR with impact award
Lusaka Agricultural and Commercial Show - Best Export Promoter 2019
Corporate Sanitation Award (for Corporate Sanitation Efforts in Zambia) 2018
African Company of the Year (FMCG) 2017
Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands
3rd position Africa’s Most Admired Brands (African FMCG brands only)
9th position Africa’s Most Admired Brands (African brands only)
49th position Africa’s Most Admired Brands (including international brands)
Africa Food Industry Champion 2018
Presidential Award
Best Indigenous Company 2018
Corporate Social Responsibility Award 2018
Exporter of the Year - Large Enterprise
Exhibitor of the Year 2018
Sponsor of the Year 2018
Zambia Consumer Gold Star Awards 2018 Soap and Detergents- BOOM
Zambia Consumer Gold Star Awards 2018 Healthy and Nutritious Food – Nyama Soya
Best Marketing Strategy 2017 - Boom: Buy Zambian, For Zambia
Sponsor of the Year 2017
Manufacturer of the Year 2017
Best Marketing Campaign 2017
Best Product Innovation 2017 – Milkit Milkshake
Most Creative Radio Advertisement of the Year 2017 – Milkit Milkshake
Most Creative Television Advertisement (Local) 2017 - Boom: Buy Zambian, For Zambia
Big Tree Beverages Ltd. started manufacturing beverages in 2016 and continues to show remarkable growth marked by its continued expansion. Manufacturing a variety of high quality beverages, with our portfolio encompassing everything from cola and flavoured carbonated soft drinks to energy drinks, juices, water and non-alcoholic drinks. The Big Tree ideology of “drink different” reflects its commitment to innovative products and beverage solutions that fit into your lifestyle and allow you to live your life, your way, how and where you want.
Our purpose is to have the right product, taste, pack and brand for every occasion.
From the city to the remotest villages, our drinks are available in a variety of flavours and packaging. Amongst the more significant developments in recent years has been the drive for continual improvement both in terms of product quality and product range. Big Tree Beverage’s focus on deep insight, analysis and research and development places “you” our consumers at the very centre of our business. From fruit and juice processing, carbohydrate management and reduction of intense sweeteners to non-alcoholic, carbonated beverages, and functional drinks containing herbal extracts the Big Tree vision of “drink different” means providing an ever growing range of unique drinks, juices and beverage solutions.
We want people to reconnect with life not products. We develop products that suit your lifestyle and bring a little excitement, refreshment or fun to your life.
Big Tree Brands began manufacturing in 2010, however its subsidiary business Royal Oak (a business specialising in infant and child nutrition) was the first producer of baby cereal in Zambia using Roller Dryer technology in 2009. Our commitment to quality, food safety and excellence explains our tremendous growth and how we turned into a leading supplier of baby cereal in Zambia. Our pioneering brand is responsible for the manufacture of a wide range of product from infant and family nutritional cereals to Chai tea and baking products. Our foods are natural and prepared with the utmost love and care. Our brands only use selected ingredients that are grown and nurtured organically without artificial additives.
At Big Tree Brands, we listen…whether you are a mother concerned about the requirements or challenges of infant nutrition, a mom wanting to provide only the best for your growing family, a home or commercial baker searching to find a baking partner that you can trust to deliver a masterpiece every time, or a home maker looking for that secret ingredient to spice up meals with family and friends…we work tirelessly to provide the perfect product for your needs. Big Tree Brands doesn’t believe in being a product for today but a partner for life.
We are dedicated to manufacturing quality products and continuously providing product for your every need. Our vision is to be a world class manufacturer in high quality food products which meet global standards, focus on process excellence and that are affordable.
As part of the vision our business is split into two specialist divisions each focusing on its specific category / segment. It is this specialisation that enables the product quality and innovation you have come to know and love. Namely; Royal Oak – specialising in infant and child nutrition and Big Tree Brands – specialising in adolescent and family cereals, baking and confectionary products, instant tea, chai tea / coffees and Ndiyo spice mix.
At Big Tree we pride ourselves in relying on the old adage that says “from time to time, we all need a helping hand in life”. Our “Eat Healthy” policy is how we strive to show this commitment to our consumers.
Royal Oak focuses on infant and child nutrition with the D’lite cereals range. Our dedication to the health and wellness of our “little consumers” is shown in the unquestionable quality of our products. Providing not only wholesome meals for your children and peace of mind for parents since 2009. Our flagship brand D’lite is available in three variants and a variety of flavours to ensure the perfect match for your baby needs and taste.
D’lite Rice cereal is made from non GMO rice. D’lite Rice cereal already contains milk and only water is added during preparation. Rice is a grain that rarely causes allergies making it perfect for sensitive tummy’s and the safe choice for your baby.
D’lite Wheat helps your baby transition from milk to solids that are smooth and gentle on your baby’s digestive system.
D’lite Banana introduces the delicious taste of bananas to your baby whilst providing required fibre and nutrients.
All D’lite variants are enzymatically hydrolysed during processing to break down complex carbohydrates into smaller units for easy digestion and absorption by the baby’s sensitive tummy. The product contains essential nutrients such as Calcium, Iron, Potassium, Vitamin B complex, Proteins and carbohydrates.
Proudly manufacturer the following brand and products:
D’lite Grownups Family Cereal is a delicious cereal that comes in multiple flavours and is manufactured to the highest standard. D’lite Grownups Cereal is suitable for the whole family. An excellent source of fibre, carbohydrates, protein, vitamins and minerals, choose D’lite Grownups Family Cereal and ensure your family is getting the best possible start to their day.
Big Tree Brands brings you an assortment of baking products that are manufactured to the highest standards. Big Tree Brands produces quality baking and powdered desert products. We manufacture icing sugar, castor sugar, baking powder and custard powder providing the highest quality products to ensure that you produce delicious masterpieces every time you bake.
Bringing our quality to your meal. Big tree’s Ndiyo Mix is a delicious cook-in mix. Ndiyo mix comes in two delicious flavours, tasty chicken and spicy beef. Ndiyo mix is infused with natural spices to give you something extra in your meal.
Quality selection of teas prepared with your health and enjoyment in mind. A fine selection of the highest grade tea refined to perfection.
Quality selection of teas prepared with your health and enjoyment in mind. A fine selection of the highest grade tea refined to perfection. Our premium teas host a selection of flavours including ginger chai tea as well as premium masala tea. We also produce an amazing 3 in 1 instant coffee, Koffe Morr, made from the highest quality coffee.
Dairy Gold is a proud subsidiary of Trade Kings Group, one of the largest independent FMCG manufacturers Sub-Saharan Africa. Dairy Gold manufactures dairy and traditional drinks, focusing on Zambia as well as the central and southern Africa. Our people-focused approach ensures that we are committed to creating world-class drinks, manufacturing facilities, products and brands. We aim to continue manufacturing the highest standard, most innovative, tastiest and affordable drinks that offer not only satisfaction to consumers, but ensure a healthy, consistent and high-quality food-drink alternative.
In Zambian tradition, as well as other southern African countries, after the day’s work, families and friends gather. At the centre of these gatherings is the age-old traditional beverage, Maheu. Like our parent company Trade Kings, Dairy Gold too was founded and established on the commercialisation of this single traditional beverage which is at the very roots of African tradition. Although Ama Sip Sip Maheu and Milk Maheu remain the heart of our business, our quest to bring you the very best alternative beverages has meant dramatic expansion of our portfolio which now includes the highest quality milkshakes, flavoured milks, fruit juice blends, fruit juice / dairy blends, fresh milk and creamers. All of which remain true to “The Dairy Gold Promise”.
The Dairy Gold standard of quality ensures that we produce only the best tasting, healthiest, remarkable beverage choices.
At Dairy Gold we’ve built and perfected formulas that offer healthy alternatives to snacks and are even great meal substitutes, giving our consumers a reason to celebrate every day! And with an ever growing selection of products to choose from, you have the power to try-out the taste and texture combination or nutritional requirement best suits you.
Dairy gold is constantly working on providing new and innovative products that meet the requirements of consistent, high quality, cost effective and flexible modern dairy production. We are constantly looking for natural ingredients to help shape the taste, nutritional value, health benefits of our dairy products so that every time you take a sip of a Dairy Gold Product, you can enjoy a beverage that is a perfect mix of flavour and nutrition for kids and adults. At Dairy Gold we provide traditional wholesome on-the-go drinking meals packed with nutrients for the entire family! The tastier and healthier choice. We measure our success in winning hearts one sip at a time.
Ama Sip Sip Maheu, Tropix Fruit Juice Blend, Shake N Sip Fruity Milk, Twin Cows Full Cream Milk, Milkit Milkshake, Cream-It Coffee and Tea Creamer and JuiceIt Juice and Milk Blend
Check out our website for more information on our range of products.
Swiss Bake is another proud subsidiary of Trade Kings Group. Swiss Bake’s values lie at the heart of all we do. We are committed to superior quality and taste, whilst maintaining competitive pricing and promote continuous innovation.
We aim to deliver outstanding value by sourcing the best ingredients, maintain the highest manufacturing standards and producing exceptional quality products that are good value for money.
At Swiss Bake, we boast a variety of brands and strive to provide distinctively delicious cookies, offering unique flavours, texture and appearances that will appeal to all your senses. You’ll call them scrumptious! Our brands are as diverse as the multicultural heritage that enshrouds the many countries in which we market our products. Each brand brings with it a unique story and identity. Namely, Chelsea Premium Biscuits and Cookies and Amazon Biscuits.
The Chelsea range of biscuits and cookies, come from the Swiss Bake’s master baker’s belief that using liberal amounts of the best ingredients creates that tastiest possible products. We are constantly experimenting, creating new products that will bring joy. Chelsea biscuits are an irresistible combination of taste and texture! “Baking delicious memories” is the mantra we live by and this novel concept of premium biscuits has set a new revolution at Swiss Bake in the production of high quality, premium biscuits that surprise consumers with their distinctive shapes, flavours, textures and luxurious toppings / fillings. From traditional classics such as Chelsea Scottish Shortbread and Coconut Biscuits to Hi Fibre Breakfast Biscuits, Decadent Wish Creams or Choc-Meltz and Choc Chip Cookies, the Chelsea range has the perfect biscuit for any craving or occasion. The perfect accompaniment for those perfect moments.
Over the years, Amazon (our flagship brand) has established itself as an indispensable brand in the biscuit market, focusing particularly on quality yet affordable biscuits. Amazon biscuits will always be unique only because “we bake ‘em better!” One of the best things about amazon biscuits is their versatility. They can be sweet or flavourful, light and airy or dense and buttery. The amazon range of biscuits has grown to become one of the leading biscuits brands in the region. Swiss Bake is proud of our inventiveness and innovations in baking a unique blend of quality into every biscuit.
Nyama Soya is a wholesome and delicious soya meal that can also be used as a meat replacement. Nyama Soya Fillets are the tastiest, most delicious soya fillets out there to complement any meal! An excellent alternative as a meat substitute, these tasty soya fillets are made with the purest, non- GMO soya flour. It’s packed with macronutrients and it’s not just good for antioxidants. It is perfect for vegetarians and vegans. Nyama Soya comes in two delicious flavours, beef and chicken. Tasty and healthy meat alternative!
Yoyo Foods is a young and upcoming Zambian snack food manufacturing concern, with a focus on central and southern Africa. Yoyo Foods is a subsidiary of the Trade Kings Group. Yoyo Foods is a family owned business with a commitment to world class snack food manufacturing facilities, products and brands. Yoyo Foods’ standard of quality ensures that only the best snack foods in four main categories are produced and delivered: chips, savoury extrudes, sweet coated extrudes and savoury baked snacks.
Yoyo Foods, as a company, has enjoyed a successful, dynamic path of branded snacks development, production, distribution and sales and merchandising of some of Zambia’s favourite snacks over the past 13 years.
In 2006 the CEO of Trade Kings Group gave two young people in their early 20’s (our current Managing Directors) the challenge of creating a business with the ‘lively sounding name’ of Yoyo. Later that year Yoyo Foods Limited was launched with the manufacture of Naks and expanded into curls (2009) before launching our flagship brand Chipsy Potato Chips in 2013. The rest, as they say…is history.
A leading snack food company in the central and southern African region, we will continue manufacturing world class, innovative, tasty, affordable snack foods that offer not only pleasure and fun to consumers, but ensure healthy, consistent, good quality snacks.
For more information, check out our website or follow us on social media.
Universal Mining & Chemical Industries Ltd (UMCIL) is a wholly Zambian owned company, first registered in Zambia in 1989, commissioned in 2008 and a subsidiary company under the distinct umbrella of the Trade Kings Group of companies. Re-visiting the past Zambian Government attempts and took up the challenge of turning the national strategy for development into a reality. UMCIL dedicates itself to the promotion, development, use and value addition to Zambian domestic raw materials as well as the adoption of best practices from mine to market with due care to environmental and social sustainability. This project signifies a step towards promoting, developing and adding value to abundant and yet unexploited domestic raw materials which Zambia possesses, a key element in the country's strategy towards sustainable wealth creation and socio-economic development.
Our current and immediate project portfolio is the manufacture of Iron and Steel Products from Zambian Iron Ore, Manganese Ore and Coal in an integrated, sustainable and environmentally friendly manner for use in building and construction, infrastructure development, manufacturing and engineering, mining and agriculture. Its Integrated iron and steel manufacturing facility is located in Kafue town, Zambia.
Presently, UMCIL is manufacturing both 100 x 100 / 130 x 130 mm billets. These are rolled into the following profiles that are mainly consumed in the building and construction industries: Deformed Bars, Rounded Bars, Angle Iron, Channels, Window Section and Flat Bars. The Wire / Rod Sections and Windows Sections Mills are located on the making site.
At the core of our business, we believe in providing reliability. As such, whoever uses UMCIL steel and steel products has the confidence that UMCIL steel goods will not fail. It is this guiding principle that governs all aspects of our business, from quality assurance to technology and investment.
We understand that consistent quality finished steel is vital to ensuring our customers’ processes operate efficiently and produce the high-performance products that our operating markets demand. We work closely with our customers to assess their requirements and continuously enhance our manufacturing processes to provide them with the optimum product to meet their needs. We are constantly expanding our range of sizes and chemistries to meet the ever more demanding criteria from our customers.
By extension of reliability, quality assurance and rigorous testing are of paramount importance. Our products meet the required standards for the most arduous and safety-critical applications. Quality is the epicenter of our business, as such the quality of our products is assured by our comprehensive testing procedures conducted in well-equipped laboratories to verify the stringent criteria for segregation, steel cleanness, scale, surface quality, chemical composition, size, shape and tensile strength properties.
At UMCIL we are proud to be associated with the highest standards of quality, recognized by both Zambia Bureau of Standards and the South Africa Bureau of Standards and is accredited to ISO 9001:2008 quality management system as well as ISO 14001:2004 for our environmental management system.
In sub-Saharan Africa, UMCIL is one of the largest steel producers. But it’s not just our size but our approach to business that sets us apart. You’ll enjoy the same local service wherever you are in the sub-Saharan African region, thanks to our extensive distribution network. This enables us to provide the responsive service of a local customer combined with the resources and expertise of a market leader. With coverage across all COMESA countries Burundi, Comoros, D.R. Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
