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Suppliers and local content

Building the supply chain with Cameroonian businesses.

A steelworks buys a great deal, for a long time and on a regular basis: works, materials, parts, services, transport. We want a growing share of that spending to go to firms established in Cameroon, and we state it as an objective, to be met and measured.

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The 14 purchasing families

On the weighbridgeTonnes a year in the first phase, planning values. Areas to scale.

381kt/yrweighed a year

Source

Cameroon Steel, reference configuration RC-1 (edition 10 Oct 2026), mass balance of the first phase: planning assumptions, not design figures.

In the yardNo public tonnage for these 12 families: equal marks, not weighted.

Local supply

  • Local first
  • Mixed
  • Specialised

Not weighed

No public tonnage for this family: a mark equal to the others.

ConstructionLocal first

Earthworks and civil works

Platforms, foundations, drainage, internal roads, reinforced-concrete structures.

Local supply: Cameroonian firms can usually supply.

Not weighed

No public tonnage for this family: a mark equal to the others.

ConstructionLocal first

Construction materials

Cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, reinforcing steel, blocks.

Local supply: Cameroonian firms can usually supply.

Not weighed

No public tonnage for this family: a mark equal to the others.

ConstructionMixed

Structural steel and buildings

Fabrication and erection of steel frames, cladding, roofing, crane runways.

Local supply: local firms and imported goods.

Not weighed

No public tonnage for this family: a mark equal to the others.

ConstructionMixed

Electrical and instrumentation

Cabling, distribution substations, lighting, earthing, field instrumentation.

Local supply: local firms and imported goods.

Not weighed

No public tonnage for this family: a mark equal to the others.

ConstructionMixed

Piping, lifting and erection

Water, air and gas networks, heavy lifting, mechanical erection of equipment.

Local supply: local firms and imported goods.

Not weighed

No public tonnage for this family: a mark equal to the others.

ConstructionLocal first

Site services

Camp facilities, catering, staff transport, security, cleaning, plant hire.

Local supply: Cameroonian firms can usually supply.

Not weighed

No public tonnage for this family: a mark equal to the others.

ConstructionMixed

Surveys, inspection and testing

Topography, geotechnics, technical inspection, testing laboratories, environmental studies.

Local supply: local firms and imported goods.

363kt/yr

95% of the weighed load

Derived

OperationsMixed

Metallic inputs

Scrap collected, sorted and prepared in Cameroon; imported reduced iron as a complement.

Local supply: local firms and imported goods.

Of which Cameroonian scrap: 30 kt assumed (range 0 to 60 kt); the rest arrives by sea. Derived

Scrap is scarce: collecting, sorting and preparing more scrap in Cameroon is one of the most direct opportunities for local firms.

18kt/yr

5% of the weighed load

Derived

OperationsSpecialised

Furnace consumables

Lime, ferro-alloys, graphite electrodes, refractories, industrial gases.

Local supply: imported today: local agents, logistics and after-sales sought.

Taken as 6% of finished output (range 4 to 8%). Derived

Not weighed

No public tonnage for this family: a mark equal to the others.

OperationsMixed

Spare parts and machining

Bearings, wear parts, rolls; machining, hard-facing and repair workshops.

Local supply: local firms and imported goods.

Not weighed

No public tonnage for this family: a mark equal to the others.

OperationsLocal first

Maintenance and technical services

Contract maintenance, lifting, industrial cleaning, calibration, statutory inspections.

Local supply: Cameroonian firms can usually supply.

Not weighed

No public tonnage for this family: a mark equal to the others.

OperationsLocal first

Transport and logistics

Road haulage, port handling, freight forwarding and customs clearance, warehousing.

Local supply: Cameroonian firms can usually supply.

About 74 truck loads a day in the first phase; about 351 kt a year arrive by sea. Derived

Not weighed

No public tonnage for this family: a mark equal to the others.

OperationsMixed

Environment and by-products

Processing slag into aggregates, dust handling by licensed operators, environmental analysis and monitoring.

Local supply: local firms and imported goods.

To handle each year in the first phase: about 45 kt of slag, 5 kt of dust and 6 kt of mill scale. Derived

Not weighed

No public tonnage for this family: a mark equal to the others.

OperationsLocal first

General services

Catering, staff transport, security, facility upkeep, personal protective equipment, IT and telecoms.

Local supply: Cameroonian firms can usually supply.

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What the project will buy

Fourteen purchasing families, from construction to operations.

The needs below are indicative: they will be refined by detailed engineering and by a survey of suppliers.

Construction

  • Earthworks and civil works

    Local first

    Platforms, foundations, drainage, internal roads, reinforced-concrete structures.

  • Construction materials

    Local first

    Cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, reinforcing steel, blocks.

  • Structural steel and buildings

    Mixed

    Fabrication and erection of steel frames, cladding, roofing, crane runways.

  • Electrical and instrumentation

    Mixed

    Cabling, distribution substations, lighting, earthing, field instrumentation.

  • Piping, lifting and erection

    Mixed

    Water, air and gas networks, heavy lifting, mechanical erection of equipment.

  • Site services

    Local first

    Camp facilities, catering, staff transport, security, cleaning, plant hire.

  • Surveys, inspection and testing

    Mixed

    Topography, geotechnics, technical inspection, testing laboratories, environmental studies.

Operations

  • Metallic inputs

    Mixed

    Scrap collected, sorted and prepared in Cameroon; imported reduced iron as a complement.

    Scrap is scarce: collecting, sorting and preparing more scrap in Cameroon is one of the most direct opportunities for local firms.

  • Furnace consumables

    Specialised

    Lime, ferro-alloys, graphite electrodes, refractories, industrial gases.

  • Spare parts and machining

    Mixed

    Bearings, wear parts, rolls; machining, hard-facing and repair workshops.

  • Maintenance and technical services

    Local first

    Contract maintenance, lifting, industrial cleaning, calibration, statutory inspections.

  • Transport and logistics

    Local first

    Road haulage, port handling, freight forwarding and customs clearance, warehousing.

  • Environment and by-products

    Mixed

    Processing slag into aggregates, dust handling by licensed operators, environmental analysis and monitoring.

  • General services

    Local first

    Catering, staff transport, security, facility upkeep, personal protective equipment, IT and telecoms.

Indicative reading of local supply

  • Local first Cameroonian firms can usually supply
  • Mixed local firms and imported goods
  • Specialised imported today: local agents, logistics and after-sales sought

Assumption Cameroon Steel’s reading, to be refined by a supplier survey. This table is neither a tender nor a commitment to buy.

~40%

Share of existing Cameroonian mills’ needs covered by local scrap (2026)

Source

Camer.be, economic news, 1 Oct 2026, and Sikafinance, 30 Sep 2026 (sector figures on mill feedstock)

www.camer.be/actualites/economie/cameroun-prometal-decroche-

Principles

Buying fairly, transparently and locally.

These principles will frame our purchasing procedures. Those that depend on the project’s progress are stated as objectives.

  • Commitment

    Fairness

    The same information, on the same timetable, and written selection criteria for every bidder.

  • Commitment

    Transparency

    Published purchasing procedures, announced tenders and an outcome notified to each bidder.

  • Objective

    Local-content priority

    At comparable quality, timing and cost, preference for firms established in Cameroon; lots sized to be within reach of SMEs; local subcontracting required of major contractors.

  • Objective

    Supplier development

    Helping SMEs meet our quality and safety requirements: qualification, audits, training.

  • Commitment

    Integrity

    Zero tolerance for corruption, declared conflicts of interest, no gifts linked to a contract.

  • Commitment

    Social and environmental requirements

    Cameroonian labour law and the IFC Performance Standards across the supply chain: no child labour, no forced labour, contractor safety on site.

  • Objective

    Paying on time

    Paying suppliers within contractual terms: for an SME, it is a condition of survival.

Visualisation: Slag aggregate under a compactorVisualisation

Why local content

Value should stay in the country.

Processing ore in Cameroon only makes sense if purchasing, maintenance and services also benefit the local economy. Every purchase placed with a Cameroonian firm creates jobs beyond the plant and skills that serve other industries.

Cameroon’s investment-incentive framework also asks investors for a programme of local skills, technology transfer and local hiring.

Sourced Ordonnance n° 2025/002 du 18 juillet 2025 fixant les incitations à l’investissement en République du Cameroun, art. 6(2)

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Register your interest in four steps.

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    Identify the purchasing families in the table that match your business.

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  3. Present your firm

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  4. Stay informed

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