Growing with the region

SOCOCIM Industries, founded in 1948 as a private business under the name of ‘the Lime and Cement Company’ and then became SOCOCIM in 1978, has remained the historic flagship of the Senegalese and West African cement industry for more than 70 years.

In August 1999, the factory became the property of the French group Vicat SA, which began a period of significant investment and modernisation. Today SOCOCIM Industries has the most important cement plant in West Africa, covering the entire national market and exporting more than 1 million t to various West African markets. This ensures total cement independence in Senegal and even makes it possible to largely satisfy the markets of neighbouring countries.

First approach

In 2020 the company decided to bolster its range of products by improving the capability of the packaging lines and introducing a new product to the portfolio. Euromecc supported the project by supplying a 2050 m3 storage silo with the relevant infrastructure.

Euromecc had been approached by SOCOCIM Industries in December of that year. The company wanted a storage solution dedicated to a new product that they wanted to launch for sale. The business strategy had set the agenda, speeding up the whole process from RfQ to award. In fact, the purchasing process took only two months, and led to a supply contract being finalised in February 2021.

Due to travel restrictions at the time, everything was discussed remotely, but was supported by a strong relationship built over the years with the VICAT group in France.

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