Vivace Group Opens CFA8 Billion Construction Equipment Factory at PIA
Tuesday, 29 April 2025 11:12 
(Togo First) - Vivace Group, a Chinese manufacturer of aluminum and plastic construction materials, has recently launched its new factory at the Adétikopé Industrial Platform (PIA), Togo’s flagship industrial zone. On April 24, 2025, President of the National Assembly Kodjo Adedze led the inauguration ceremony, marking the plant’s official start of operations.
Vivace invested over CFA8 billion (about £12 million) in this project, which broke ground in August 2023. The factory covers 30,000 square meters inside the PIA, a special economic zone near Lomé. With a yearly production capacity of 10,000 tonnes, the plant targets the booming demand for modern building materials in Togo and neighboring countries.
Vivace has already hired about 100 young Togolese and plans to create over 600 direct jobs and many indirect jobs in related sectors. Its arrival fits the Togolese government’s push for industrialization to drive growth and cut unemployment.
Attending the ceremony, Minister of Industry and Investment Promotion Manuella Santos praised the new factory, which she said "illustrates Togo's attractiveness and stability for foreign investors".
Luo Weivong, Managing Director of Vivace Group, said the choice of Togo was deliberate. He cited “political stability, the quality of the business climate, and the sustained pace of economic growth” as key factors.
The Vivace factory joins a fast-growing industrial ecosystem at the PIA. Since its launch in 2021, the platform, built as a public-private partnership between the Togolese government and Arise IIP, has attracted over twenty local and international companies. The goal is to process raw materials locally, build value chains, and boost Togo’s export capacity.
This article was initially published in French by Esaïe Edoh
Edited in English by Ange Jason Quenum
