Belarusian steel mill BMZ steps up presence in Africa

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The Belarusian steel mill BMZ intends to step up its presence in Africa in 2019, BelTA has learned.

In January-February 2019 BMZ’s shipments to African countries increased considerably in monetary terms and physical terms and exceeded 57,000 tonnes. The figure represents about 15% of the company’s total export. Negotiations with a potential customer from Senegal took place at BMZ in early March for the sake of securing the achieved results. The meeting touched upon the timeframe and volumes of the first deliveries. Prospects of expanding export to Niger, Chad, Mali, and Mauritania were mentioned.

In 2016-2018 BMZ considerably increased its presence in Africa. In January-February 2019 BMZ exported over 371,000 tonnes of metal products to 43 countries across the globe.