African Explosives Zambia PLC · AELZ.LZ

African Explosives Zambia PLC, now represented on the Lusaka Securities Exchange under the AECI Mining Explosives profile, is a Zambia-based industrial explosives business serving mining, quarrying and construction markets. Its core activity is the manufacture and distribution of commercial explosives, bulk emulsion products, packaged explosives, initiating systems, blasting accessories and related technical blasting services. The company is strategically exposed to the Copperbelt and wider Central African mining supply chain, where reliable blasting consumables and technical support are critical inputs for open-pit and underground operations. Its customer base includes Zambian mining and quarrying operators as well as regional export markets such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi and Tanzania. As part of the broader AECI mining explosives group, the business benefits from technical know-how, product standards and regional operating experience, while its local performance depends on mine production activity, infrastructure demand, safety compliance, input costs, logistics and capital spending by resource-sector customers.