A word from the director
Hello Mr. SAIDOU Could you introduce your company Trade & Investment Promotion ?
Trade & Investment Promotion is the exclusive representative of the South African CBR-PLUS TECHNOLOGIES INTER AGENT for Cameroon and the CEMAC zone, and part of the ECOWAS zone (Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Benin and Guinée Conakry).
Trade and Investment Promotion is also the representative of the American mandated firm Delphos International based in Washington. Within the framework of the implementation of the feasability studiy of the construction project of the Bini-a-Warrak, hydroelectricity Dam in Adamaoua REGION and the gas power plant in Limbe, Trade and Investment Promotion was acting as the Liaison officer. As such, SAIDOU TOUROUA took part at all the meetings organised by the Ministry of Enegy and Water as far as these two projects are concerned. Our slogan : ROAD CREATES PROSPERITY.
You represent the CON-AID/CBR- PLUS Stabilizer in CAMEROON and S-R. What is it exactly ? Can you introduce us to the product ?
CON-AID/CBR-PLUS is a product for treating clay soils, making themstable and resistant under wet climatic conditions by transforming the normally hydrophilic characteristics (water affinity) of the clay materials by making them hydrophobic (water resistant). Rolling capacity is considerably increased and dust isreduced. CON-AID/CBR-PLUS liquid soil stabilizer has been used since 1980 in 63 countries (Africa, Far East, North and South America). Its reputation grows more and more given its proven quality for many years and the savings in maintenance costs generated.
In the case of Cameroon, the first trials began in 1996 with the valuable collaboration of LABOGENIE, MINTP and on the following sections :
1996 : AYOS-BONIS, 1 km long ; 2006 : Between KUMBA MUDEMBA, 3km long. Between 2008 and 2009, a full-scale trial took place in the South Region on the LOLODORF- MEKALAT- ASSOK section, along 26 km. A fourth test was carried out in the south- west on the KOMBONE MISSION-EKWE section, 24 km long.
After these multiple trials over a total period of 14 years, the CON- AID/CBR-PLUS was approved by the MINTP in 2014 and prescribed to all Project Managers by the MINTP and validated by the CONAROUTE (ROAD COUNCIL).
In order to make operational the new strategy of maintaining our roads and make them practicable in all seasons, the Prime Minister, Head of Government, signed Decree No. 2016/0848/PM of 20 April 2016, Conditions for the use of innovative products in road maintenance and Order N° 042/PM of 19 April 2016 implementing the standard tender dossier for the award of the maintenance contracts or Rehabilitation of roads using innovative products.
How is it different from other road stabilizers used in Cameroon ?
- Increases the lift and performance of in-situ materials (CBR increase to more than 600% on a period of about 9 months) ;
- Long duration of stabilization of materials in-situ with or without ;
- Maintenance cost savings around 40%.
- Circulation in all seasons ;
- Dust reduction in dry season and no mud in rainy season ;
- Applicable to labor intensive works (HIMO), suitable for the construction of layers of foundations and platforms (parking areas, airstrip, etc. and roads and rural roads and dust control.
In the last issue of the Coffee Break, we appreciate the work your teams carried out in the cities of YAGOUA, YOKADOUMA, MOKOLO, TCHOLÉRE, BATOURI EKONDO- TITI, and MANDJOU and many in the Southern parts of the country. What results do you get a few months after your visit to these cities ?
The result is obtained by a joint team composed of LABOGENIE, a control mission, MINHDU and the MINTP. The road is practicable in this raining season, and the rate of CBR is strongly increasing. The reaction of the populations is very positive.
Your product, the stabilizer CBR- PLUS is validated by the ROAD COUNCIL (CONAROUTE) and approved by the Ministry of Public Works. What are your plans for the future ?
Our development plan includes :
- Contribute to the creation of jobs for young people by training them in the construction of municipal roads, rural roads by the labor intensive approach (HIMO) ;
- To finalise the technology transfer through the establishment in Cameroon of a CON-AID/CBR- PLUS stabilizer production plant.