The West African Development Bank (BOAD) is granting a loan of 5 billion CFA francs (over €7.6 million) to Compagnie béninoise de production polypropylène (CBPP). The loan will enable CBPP to start construction work on its solid waste recovery plant in Ahozon, Benin.
Compagnie béninoise de production polypropylène (CBPP) has obtained financing to develop its activities in Benin. This involves a loan of 5 billion CFA francs (more than 7.6 million euros) from the West African Development Bank (BOAD). The financing partnership between the two entities was signed on 14 June 2023 in Cotonou.
With this funding, CBPP intends to begin construction of its solid waste recovery plant at Ahozon, in the Ouidah council in southern Benin. The future facility will be built on a four-hectare site.
Promoting wealth creation
The Ahozon plant will convert solid waste into secondary raw materials, in particular granules. Granules made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) will be used, for example, in the manufacture of fleece clothing, shopping bags, furniture, drinks cans and carpets. High-density polyethylene (HDPE) will be used to make yoghurt pots, pens and construction materials, while vinyl will be used to make packaging for detergents, pipes and medical equipment. The quantity of secondary raw materials produced per day will depend on the capacity of the solid waste recovery plant. The quantity of secondary raw materials produced per day will depend on the capacity of the solid waste recovery plant.
Although data on the capacity of the future facility and the construction company selected for the project are not yet available, CBPP has indicated that its approach will help to reduce pollution in Ahozon and the Ouidah council. Société de gestion des déchets solides et ménagers du Grand-Nokoué (SGDS-GN) will supply the solid waste for processing at the Ahozon plant.
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The initiative will also contribute to Benin’s economic growth through the development of a solid waste recycling industry. Above all, this sector will have to be supported by men and women who will first have to be trained, in particular in the collection, sorting and recycling of solid waste in Benin, with a view to creating wealth.
In the West African country, the circular economy is gradually being adopted through the construction of solid waste recycling plants and the tightening of waste management standards.
Inès Magoum
