Industrial marketing in the DRC
Vektron Merchants finds industrial suppliers, processors and partners in the DRC for foreign companies that want to supply, buy or invest there. We confirm the first meetings and plan the visit.
What does industrial marketing in the DRC involve?
The DRC's industrial demand comes mostly from its mines and the plants that process their ore. Mining and mineral processing made up about 40% of GDP in 2024, against 8.8% for manufacturing. Industrial marketing in the DRC means finding the processors, contractors and partners that fit the client's plans and reaching the owners and managers.
Who are the main counterparties in the DRC's industrial sector?
The Regulatory Authority for Subcontracting in the Private Sector (ARSP) enforces Law 17/001 of 8 February 2017 on subcontracting. ANAPI handles investment and the Investment Code. Mining and processing companies buy equipment, reagents and services, and Congolese-owned contractors carry much of the subcontracted work.
What a foreign company needs to prepare in the DRC
Subcontracting is reserved for companies with majority Congolese capital, a head office in the DRC and a mostly Congolese workforce, approved by ARSP. A foreign firm can get a limited exemption, but most will need a Congolese partner. Business is done in French.
What Vektron does, and what the client keeps
We build a list of processors, contractors and partner candidates that fit the client's brief and check each against public records and sanctions lists. Our staff reach the owner or chief executive in English and French, confirm meetings, prepare the visit plan and introduce local advisers. Partner due diligence, ARSP compliance, legal advice, negotiation, contracts and payments stay with the client.
Questions
Can a foreign company subcontract to mines in the DRC? Subcontracting is reserved for Congolese-owned companies approved by ARSP, with limited exemptions. Vektron can find and compare partner candidates.
What does ARSP require? Majority Congolese capital, a head office in the DRC and a majority Congolese workforce.