Producer and supplier of explosives AEL Zambia has made significant investments into Central Africa and manufactures most of the products sold in the region through its plants.
“We have a number of regional manufacturing facilities to produce bulk emulsion explosives for surface and underground use,” says AEL Zambia MD Thinus Bierman.
With the aim of increasing capacity to meet demands in Central Africa, AEL has commissioned a new packaged explosives (PEX) plant. With this new PEX plant, AEL Central Africa has the capacity to manufacture all the product requirements in the country from its ISO 14001-certified facilities in Zambia, including underground bulk emulsions, ammonium nitrate-based explosives (Anfex), the full range of packaged explosives and the assembjaw crusher blue printly of Shock Tube initiating systems and electric detonators, he adds.
As with all AEL operations globally, AEL Zambia has announced its new corporate identity, a strategic move to redefine and energise the brand, taking it to the next level, not only for its internal but also for its external stakeholders.
“Our capacity to manufacture all products in the region gives us a competitive edge and results in reliable stock, reduced supply risks, increased capacity and the flexibility to mrock crushing equipments priceeet the needs of our mining and quarrying customers in Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Malawi,” comments Bierman.
Meeting Customer Demands
Bierman adds that AEL’s manufacturing hub in Zambia has the capacity to ramp up to meet the demands of rapid mining developments taking place in the DRC. He says that AEL supplies most of the international mining operations in the Central Africa region and is currently investing substantially in tstone jaw crusher manufacturerhe DRC, with offices and an AEL team in Lubumbashi, and a bulk emulsion plant and a number of strategically placed storage and distribution sites in the Katanga province, he explains.
Another exciting development for the company was the successful completion of the construction and commissioning of the bulk emulsions manufacturing plant at the Lumwana copper mine in 2009.
“This plant is a modular plant, manufactured by AEL South Africa and assembled on site. “It also providesportable rock crushing plants an alternative production and buffer stock facility in Zambia, assisting in managing the risk of supply concerns,” he says.
“This is an example of how the AEL group can provide a world-class facility with a full range of customised products and services in strategic sites at remote locations around the world,” Bierman says.
Remaining Relevant
AEL Zambia has announced the intro- duction of the group’s new corporate identity along with the evolution of its name to coincide with the growth, innova- tion and forward thinking that have been happening around the company globally.
“The new corporate identity and brand strategy build on the respected 100-year- old AEL brand, facilitating our continuous evolution to remain relevant and contemporary, as the group expands into global explosives markets and spearheads tech- nological innovations in the industry,” he adds.
“As an explosives company, we truly understand the enormous responsibility of our role in mining the earth’s resources and deeply appreciate the importance of mining to the welfare of a nation’s people and the development of economies,” he notes.
“AEL Zambia looks forward to applying the new corporate identity to all our products, equipment and services in Zambia, and embracing the energy that accompanies our new brand strategy, which we know will positively affect our customers in this region.”
The company strives to take meticulous care in the development, supply and appli- cation of its energy solutions in diverse mining industries around the world. “After all, we break rock with meticulous care and well-controlled energy,” says Bierman.
The company has been initiating systems and services to the Central African region since 1973.