THE BOSS OF BIOPHARMA TO INVEST OVER 2 BILLION TO CONSTRUCT A TOURIST COMPLEX IN THE WEST REGION

The small town of Nkep, close to Bangou, in the Western region of Cameroon, is getting ready to become a tourist spot. In this village where he was born, Cameroonian industrialist Francis Nana Djomou, the boss of Biopharma, a cosmetics company leader in the Cameroonian market and claiming today a presence in 22 countries; is building a giant tourist complex.

Based on information revealed by the Pan African magazine Jeune Afrique, the complex which covers 20 hectares of the family domain has ultramodern bungalows; a botanical garden with rare species; a zoo and a farm; horse-riding, conference and fitness centres; football pitches, basketball and tennis courts at international standards, as well as a vast 3-hectare plantation for organic farming.

The complex in which this businessman will invest no less than FCfa 2 billion, should be operational by 2019; as, we learned, Francis Nana Djomou is hoping to turn it into one of the accommodation sites for teams during the 2019 AfCON organised by Cameroon. With one of the groups based in Bafoussam, in the Western region of Cameroon.

Source: www.businessincameroon.com

LA NOUVELLE SOCIETE DE TRANSPORT STECY EST LA

Elle débute avec un parc de 43 autobus. L’entreprise qui roule sur les cendres de la défunte société de transport Le Bus, va desservir cinq lignes dites pilotes pour un départ.

La Société de Transports et Équipements Collectifs de Yaoundé (Stecy) a officiellement pris ses marques le 13 février 2017. Carlos Miguel, le Président du Conseil d’Administration (PCA) de cette nouvelle société de transport qui selon Mutations édition du 14 février 2017 roule sur les cendres de la défunte société Le Bus, a déclaré que «la Stecy commencera avec 43 bus».

«Le coût du projet y compris les axes de réhabilitation de l’ancienne base et la construction de 26 terminaux ultras modernes équipés de point d’abonnement, de kiosques à journaux et de toilettes et autres s’élève à 16 milliards de FCFA», a-t-il ajouté. Célestin Tsambou, le Directeur Général (DG) de la Stecy, a laissé entendre que cette société compte transporter par jour entre 80 000 et 100 000 personnes.

SOURCE: www.cameroon-info.net

TYREXPO ASIA 21 - 23 March 2017.

Maximise your brand exposure and position your company as a thought leader at the Tyrexpo Asia from 21 - 23 March 2017.

EXHIBITION

NETWORKING

GarageXpo Asia 2017 - Co-locate with Tyrexpo Asia, the
inaugural GarageXpo Asiaserves as a dedicated 
gathering point for the automotive aftermarket communities in Asia, 
showcasing the latest automotive repair and maintenance equipment, 
technology, trends and challenges ahead. With this, you can expect to see 
greater synergy in buyer’s group.

The TechTalk Seminar is designed to attract key stakeholders
of the tyre industry where contemporary issues, challenges and 
business opportunities will be discussed, allowing companies to 
benchmark and stay ahead in today’s business environment.

The Tyrexpo Technical Workshop is a series of engaging
training and demo sessions aimed at increasing the knowledge 
and skills of our visitors who are in the Tyre Repair trade.

Maximise your time by having pre-arranged meetings
scheduled with our Tyrexpo Business Matching 
Service before the event would mean spending more 
quality time meeting your potential business partners.

SOURCE: www.tyrexposeries.com

The growth of the chinese automotive tire market.

In 2016, the steady growth in the global automobile market and the rapid growth of Chinese automobile market stimulated the tire market to recover slightly. The global tire shipment increased by 2% year on year to 1.963 billion, while China's automotive tire output edged up 1.2% to 572 million. In 2017-2020, Chinese automotive tire market is expected to grow by approximately 4%.

The operating rate of the Chinese market rebounded significantly in 2016, especially showed an uptrend in the off-season after October; in early December, the operating rates of all-steel tire and semi-steel tire plants stayed at 72.7% and 73.4% respectively, 10.5 and 7.5 percentage points higher than the same period last year each.

Full article: www.prnewswire.com

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Tyre stocks fall on rise in natural rubber prices

Reacting negatively to the developments around natural rubber prices, major tyre stocks on Friday fell in the range of 1-4 percent.

Investors turned bearish on such stocks as they anticipated profitability to take a hit on the back of rising cost of natural rubber, a key component in tyre makers’ input cost. Natural rubber constitutes 40 percent of the total cost of the tyre.

The commodity’s price rose to a two-and-a-half-year high on January 12 due to supply constraints and tracking gains in overseas markets. There has been a disruption in supply from Thailand, the top producer of the commodity, on the back of flooding in a region.

Source: www.globalrubbermarkets.com

Introduction to ROADMAX TYRES CAMEROON

We are experts in the tyres industry in the CEMAC Region. We import, distribute and retail.
Do You want to purchase our ROADMAX brand?ROADMAX brand offers a very large range of sizes for Passenger cars, auto bus, trucks and Caterpillar The brand has all the necessary certifications to sell all over the world: ECE, REACH, DOT….

OUR VALUES

We believe that our values hold us in good stead for the future. Our commitment to our customers has served us well and guides us as we  develop new services and routes to meet their needs.

We are committed to our core business–AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORIES, and in particular, the intra-African sub regional routes we have traditionally and faithfully served. Our ties in the region run deep and we will continue to leverage on these local understandings for the foreseeable future.

The value we place on our staff and their development ensures that we have a skilled and highly motivated workforce that is able to deliver the quality of service we demand. With the same spirited entrepreneurism that accompanied our founding, we continue to pursue growth in new markets. Recognizing the potential of the rapidly rising economies of Central Africa sub-region, we are placing even greater emphasis on niche trades to and from these parts of the world. This is reflected in our building some of the most efficient and environmentally friendly services, designed specifically for the market need.

We are also pursuing greater land-based investment, including bonded real estate in the bread basket of the region’s economy Douala-Cameroon. New to our repertoire will be tourism tyres. 

Though working in Africa is a challenge, we believe that TTC CAMEROUN has the necessary tools, strong partnerships, and the deep understanding of local business practices required to replicate such successes throughout the region