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- Workers sort newly produced bricks at Lobatse Clay Works. The company has experienced a remarkable revival, partly thanks to strategic investment from the African Development Bank
- A forklift operator at Lobatse Clay Works loads bricks into trucks for distribution into the local market and export
- AfDB’s Deputy Director General for Southern Africa, Moono Mupotola inspects freshly manufactured bricks at the revitalized Lobatse Clay Works facility during her recent site visit to the project
- Sample bricks on display at the revitalized Lobatse Clay Works facility
- The revitalized Lobatse Clay Works facility resumes full operations with ambitious plans to reclaim and surpass its previous market dominance
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Rebuilding Botswana's Construction Future: African Development Bank bolsters Lobatse Clay Works revival
Recognizing Lobatse Clay Works’ potential, the African Development Bank provided a loan facility, in partnership with the Botswana Development Corporation to turn around the company’s fortunes
The kilns are firing again—and with them, the economic hopes of a community. In the quiet town of Lobatse, southern Botswana, a decades-old industrial landmark is undergoing a remarkable renaissance. Lobatse Clay Works (LCW), a brick manufacturer that was once the cornerstone of Botswana's construction industry, has been resurrected owing…
