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With a “Passion for Packaging” as the Group´s slogan, Rossmann Group specialises not only in the corrugated cardboard and packaging solutions sectors in Europe, but it is also a leader of the field in West Africa, and most notably in Ivory Coast, through its subsidiary SONACO.
Sollatek was recently contracted to provide the supply and installation of Power Backup Systems (PBS) for the University of Nairobi, in a project named CRISSP.
Jérôme Meplon talks about the development of the packaging and cardboard sector in Ivory Coast and the subregion, and presents the activities of SONACO and the Rossmann Group, as well as their competitive advantages, policy in terms of social responsibility and goals for the next 2-3 years.
The Rossmann Group started its activities in 1922, by establishing a packaging plant in Strasbourg. Today, it has become the leading French producer of corrugated packaging solutions, with an annual output of 370 000 tonnes. It also manufactures paper, at a rate of 210,000 tonnes per year. The Rossmann Group employs nearly 3,000 people within its 27 industrial sites in Europe and Africa.
Tehua Kossonou talks about the telecommunications sector in Ivory Coast and the subregion, and explains what are the main activities of Alink in this field. Since its creation more than 20 years ago, the company has developed a real expertise in data transmission, IP telephony and broadband internet, and offers services designed around 3 main activities: connectivity, IP convergence and integration.
Ibrahim Diawara explique comment le secteur pharmaceutique s’est développé au cours des deux dernières années en Côte d’Ivoire et évoque la nécessité de mettre en place une politique protectionniste. Il parle également des dernières réalisations de Cipharm et partage sa vision pour le futur.
Ibrahim Diawara, Président Directeur Général de Cipharm, explique quelles ont été les réalisations majeures du groupe ces dernières années, ainsi que les avantages concurrentiels de Cipharm sur le marché pharmaceutique en Côte d’Ivoire.
Total Côte d’Ivoire is the number 1 retailer of petroleum products and related services in Ivory Coast. Following the recent acquisition of offshore licenses, the company has also become the country’s leading exploration and production operator.
The year 2016 proved to be quite a successful year for Chigwell Holdings. The company’s project, Phenom Park performed exceptionally well in the market considering that the real estate industry in Kenya slowed down in the last half of 2016.
Faman Touré, Président de la Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Côte d’Ivoire (CCICI), explique qu’il est important de renforcer les PME, de les accompagner et de faciliter l’accès au financement, afin que la Côte d’Ivoire atteigne l’émergence en 2020.
