Sunday 16 August 2026

13 result(s) for “Usine”

Factories

San Pedro: When cocoa farmers become industrial

The foundation stone of CADESA Processing SA was recently laid in Djirognepahio, on the outskirts of San Pedro. Supported by more than 4,000 producers united within the CADESA cooperative, this future factory embodies a strategic turning point for the Ivorian cocoa sector, long confined to the export of raw beans.

par Franck Oulaï
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Agriculture

Ivory Coast - India: partnership to mechanize Ivorian agriculture

Minister Bruno Nabagné Koné recently received a delegation from the Confederation of Indian Industry. After Western partners, it is India's turn to position itself on Ivorian agriculture, with a strong promise, to build tractors directly in Abidjan.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Agenda

STAM 2026: Abidjan wants to produce its own smartphones

The 3rd edition of the African Mobile Phones and Applications Show (STAM) will be held on July 8 and 9, 2026 at the Sofitel Hôtel Ivoire in Abidjan. Officially launched on May 13 at the Maison de l'Entreprise in Abidjan-Plateau, the event is hosted by Kodioro Fofana, general commissioner of the show. This edition will...

par La rédaction
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Maritime

Port of Abidjan: towards a strengthened partnership with the cement industry

In a context of strong competition on the Ivorian cement market, marked in particular by the entry into the running of Dangote Cement, the Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA) and the Association of Cement Producers of Côte d'Ivoire (APCCI) have chosen to close their ranks. The Director General of the PAA, Kassoum Traoré,...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Plasturgie

Plastics: Plastica CI wants to train the industrialists of tomorrow

During the visit of an official delegation from the French region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes to its Koumassi facilities, Plastica Côte d'Ivoire recently announced its project to create the first plastics and packaging school in Côte d'Ivoire. An educational and industrial project designed to prepare Ivorian youth for the job...

par Franck Oulaï
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Industry

Biochar: Ivory Coast acquires a production unit

The Minister of Commerce, Industry and Crafts, Ibrahim Kalil Konaté, inaugurated in Attinguié, in the PK 31 industrial zone, the first large-capacity commercial unit for the production of biochar from cashew hulls in Africa, supported by the Valency International group, on June 18, 2026. A technological feat that trans...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Hydraulique

Bonoua: inspection of strategic factories by Minister Amédé Koffi Kouakou

As part of monitoring national water infrastructure, Dr Amédé Koffi Kouakou, Minister of Hydraulics, Sanitation and Health, led a field visit to the sites of the Bonoua 1 and 2 water treatment plants a few days ago. A descent carried out in the company of her Ministerial Cabinet, Madame Nabintou Cissé, Acting Director...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Industry

Industrial infrastructure: the Ministry and SOGEDI want to take inspiration from Morocco

On the sidelines of the African Open Government Conference held in Rabat from May 5 to 7, 2026, the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Crafts, Kalil Konaté, led a strategic work mission to Morocco on May 6 and 7, focused on visiting reference industrial and logistics models in Casablanca and Tangier. During this strate...

par Jessica Coulibaly (Avec AIP)
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Factories

AGROCI: Ivorian bet to transform its fruits into an industrial locomotive

Born from the alliance of the Senegalese group Kirène and the Farès group, Agro-Industrie de Côte d'Ivoire (AGROCI) has established itself in a few years as one of the most dynamic agri-food companies in the country. Located in Bonoua, around fifty kilometers from Abidjan, this modern factory intends to reduce Ivorian...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Factories

Ivory Coast: These factories which contribute to the industrial development of the nation

The Ivorian industry is experiencing an unprecedented rise in power. With sectoral turnover up 25% at the end of June 2025 and a contribution of 22.7% to GDP in 2024, the country relies on a diversified network of factories (from cocoa to cement, including hydrocarbons) to transform its raw materials into an engine of...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Industrial zones

Industrial zones: An archipelago of the national factory

Ivory Coast is accelerating its industrial transformation by structuring the territory around a constellation of zones dedicated to factories, long concentrated around Abidjan and now extended towards the interior of the country. From the old Koumassi area to the new Akoupé-Zeudji PK24 platform, via Yopougon, Bouaké or...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Industry story

Ivorian industry: A lost decade between crisis and resilience (2000-2010)

Ivory Coast, once the economic showcase of sub-Saharan Africa, went through one of the darkest phases of its industrial history between 2000 and 2010. Undermined by political instability, the failed coup d'état of 2002 and its consequences on investment, the Ivorian productive system has retreated, leaving behind close...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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