Fibre cable maker Yangtze Optics Africa Cable has opened a R160 million facility — the biggest optical fibre cable manufacturing plant on the continent — at the Dube TradePort special economic zone north of Durban. YOA Cable is a joint venture between Chinese -owned Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable. DURBAN, South Africa, March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Yangtze Optics Africa Cable (Pty) Ltd (YOA Cable) solidified its position as the largest optical fibre manufacturer in Africa following a significant expansion investment of optical fibre manufacturing facility, located at the Dube. The Federal Government has inaugurated Coleman Industries Ltd's new fibre optic cable manufacturing factory in Sagamu, Ogun State, with an annual production capacity of over nine million kilometres of fibre and a reinforced plastic production line.
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