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Industry and Trade
Textile used to employ thousands of families. Photo by
Henrique Malungo
rial and the improvement of transport infrastructure.
Other significant investments have been made in the
manufacturing of motor vehicles. In 2007 China’s
Dongfeng and Japan’s Nissan invested US$ 30 mil-
lion to establish a car manufacturing plant in Viana.
From their joint venture with Angola’s CGS Automov-
el, operations at the Zhengzhou Nissan (ZZNissan)
plant began in 2008. The plant is scheduled to pro-
duce 30,000 vehicles annually and provide over 300
jobs during its initial stage. 3 additional car factories
are planned to open in Viana and Benguela.
One of the most important project in mining is led by
Ferrangol which plans to inject US$ 700 million to re-
launch the prospection and exploitation of iron and
manganese in the Cassinga Complex in Huíla and in
Kwanza Norte provinces. Further construction of an
iron and steel factory is planned in Huíla or Namibe
provinces. The vast resources of magnesium and
copper among others remain untapped. Please refer
to the Energy and Mining chapter.
On the field of energy, promotion of renewable and
clean energies such as wind, water and solar powers
are being researched. Sonangol and ENI are lead-
ing a project on bio-combustibles and food to meet
the needs of palm oil and biodiesel. Sonangol has
invested US$ 90 million for the construction of a new
maritime base in Kikombo, municipality of Kwanza
Sul. The construction will be done by a Portuguese
company and it is estimated to be operative in 2012.
Angola has one petroleum refinery, which produced
about 40,000 barrels per day. Construction works
for a new refinery are underway at 10 km north of
Lobito, in Benguela Province. The contract for the
construction of the new refinery was granted to
Texas-based KBR Inc in 2008. The Lobito refinery
is expected to be completed by 2014 and to produce
115,000-bbl/d during its first phase of operation and
200,000-bbl/d by 2015.
AÏSHA TRADING
Muhammad Ismail
Chairman
Rua da Samba 174
Bairro Samba - Luanda
Tel : +244 222 356153 / 357097
Fax : +244 222 358785
aishatrading@aishatrading.com.ao
www.aishatrading.co.ao
Activity: trade
Date of Creation: 2005
No. Employees: 60
Established in 2005, Aisha Trading, Lda. (ATL) is an
Angolan trading company established to distribute,
market and technically assist agricultural machinery
and construction, including supply of parts and ac-
cessories. As the company grew quickly, three af-
filiated companies were created to consolidate the
core business: Makipeças, specialized in parts and
components for machinery, Makitecnica, providing
technical assistance to the machines, and Tractor-
Mak for the marketing of agricultural machinery.
The geographical expansion allows covering more
efficiently different areas. Initially implanted in Lu-
anda and Benguela, Aïsha is now also operating
in Lubango and moving to Huambo, Huila and Bie.
In fact,many customers bring their machine to the
provinces. Thus, having a presence there is crucial
for technical assistance and customer support. Their
presence is consolidated with investments and local
partnerships using the new brand TractorMak.
As a distributor throughout the whole country, with
excellent relationships with major suppliers, Aï-
sha represents different world class brands from
spare parts to machine’s: the New Holland agricul-
tural tractors, Herculano and Tatu farm implements,
Raesa irrigation equipment; Ausa dumpers; Chetra
heavy equipment, Himoinsa generators, W-Weber
cleaning and sanitation equipment and the Brazilian
Jacto and Jumil for agricultural implement, in exclu-
sivity. Still looking for strong partnerships and long-
term, Aïsha and its affiliates have established strate-