AFRICAN INFRASTRUCTURE BENEFITS FROM CHRYSO’S GROWING FOOTPRINT

With a firm base of technical expertise and infrastructure in South Africa, construction chemicals and admixtures specialist CHRYSO Southern Africa has been increasingly serving markets in Central, East and West Africa. The company’s active growth strategy into Africa over more than a decade means that customers there can expect the same high standards of product and support.

According to Armand van Vuuren, commercial manager exports at CHRYSO Southern Africa, the company’s expansion strategy has been pursued for almost a dozen years – with great results. There are now distributors in a range of key markets including Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

“We also have an established o ice in Nairobi, Kenya, and are expanding into Tanzania,” he explains. “Through our extensive presence across Southern, Central, East and West Africa, we supply not just the ready-mix and precast sectors, but also specific construction and infrastructure projects.

“Africa is an exciting continent, and this is where future economic growth is going to come from,” he says. According to the African Development Bank, the expected growth rates in West and Central Africa are expected to be 4.2% and 4.6% respectively in 2023, while East Africa will reach 5.5% in growth terms.

“CHRYSO Southern Africa and our distributors have been working with a range of contractors and other businesses to ensure that their concrete meets the exacting specifications of the contract,” says Van Vuuren. “Whether the application is bridges, dams, mining infrastructure or precast manufacturing, we continue to play a vital and growing role in Africa’s development.”