AFRICA NEWS AGENCY
HENRI SAOUE, Founder and CEO, IVOS
IF THE AFCFTA CAN BREAK DOWN SOME OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, WE WILL BE HAPPY” In which sector and in which countries does your company operate - in Africa and globally?
Ivoire Oilfield Services (IVOS) is a company specializing in the provision of environmental services, especially for the extractive industries and the oil exploration and production sector - our client portfolio includes companies such as CNR International, Total Exploration Production, Schlumberger, Halliburton, PETROCI, CI-11...
In a nutshell, we offer environmentally responsible solutions to manage our clients’ waste - because waste can be waste for the one who produces it, but it can also be a raw material for another player in another industry. We focus on the circular economy in all our waste management activities. Our main
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services include waste treatment, tank cleaning, site maintenance, equipment supply, capacity building in our area of expertise and engineering studies. The waste we deal with is mainly industrial waste.
We are based in Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal. However, we operate in countries such as Mauritania and Guinea Conakry. What do your investment plans look like - on short, mid, and long term? We have several investment projects indeed. In the short term, our objective is to build another waste treatment center in Yamoussoukro in central Côte d’Ivoire. This facility will handle industrial waste from the central, northern, and north-western areas of Côte d’Ivoire. Our ambition is also to leve-
