Mopani Copper Mines Plc, Zambia’s leading copper producer and private sector employer, today announces the launch of its new corporate brand identity with redesigned logo to reflects the recent changes to its shareholding structure.
‘As part of our rebranding exercise following the recent acquisition of the majority stake in our company by ZCCH-IH, it has become imperative that we redesign our corporate brand identity and there is no better way to reflect this than our resilient Mopani tree logo.’’ Said Charles Sakanya, the Acting Chief Executive Officer of Mopani.
‘’While our ever-green Mopani tree and the name remain unchanged, our new logo now carries a strapline ‘A ZCCM-IH Subsidiary to reflect who we are today and our dynamic future as proudly Zambian-owned mine. ‘’
ZCCH-IH, which has been a shareholder in Mopani since inception in 2000, recently completed the acquisition of the majority stake in the Kitwe-and-Mufulira mining operation from previous majority shareholders, Glencore International AG, to become the sole shareholder in Mopani Copper Mines Plc.
Designed to reflect Mopani’s ne corporate philosophy of increased in the ability of Zambian professionals to manage their own assets, the new Mopani logo evokes a sense of inspiration and optimism. The breaking long and short lines on their side of the ZZCH-IH strapline signify our new parent company’s corporate strategy of breaking new grounds and expanding its footprint in the mining industry.‘Proud as we are of our rich history and deep roots, we have retained the core elements of our logo, the resilient Mopani tree with its ability to weather all weather conditions and the irrepressible name ‘MOPANI. Over the coming weeks, we will update all our marketing and publicity literature with the new logo.
