The community company for the manufacture of cellular concrete blocks in Belkhir (Gafsa governorate) and the Chinese group DONGYU sealed a partnership yesterday Friday, August 3. The head of the community company, Sabeur Farhat, said that the agreement mainly concerns the sale of equipment to set up a cellular concrete manufacturing unit in Belkhir…
The agreement also schedules training sessions in China, dedicated to the company’s employees. In addition, the CEO of the community company specifies that the company will take an active part in the installation of cellular concrete manufacturing plants in Tunisia and North Africa, reports TAP.
In the long term, Farhat, the community company in Belkhir, which was established in April 2023, will offer 100 jobs, 85% of which will be reserved for higher education graduates. The company will operate in cellular concrete, an ecological material designed to replace ordinary bricks and which is resistant to seismic shocks.
The Chinese group, a leader in industrial works and buildings, welcomed this partnership, the very first with a Tunisian company active in cellular concrete, a sustainable solution in the construction sector.