Basic Metal industries development programme

Abstract

This paper focuses on basic metal industries development programme. The aim of the metal industry programme is to assist African countries directly and through their own basic metal industrial projects: and enterprises in; developing an integrated basic metal industry, through policies, programmes, targets and actual projects; selecting and securing the necessary metallurgical know-how, equipment, expertise, raw material, complementary inputs, finance and markets; and developing an increased supply of metals and tools for small-scale and rural Industries.