About Us

OUR VISION
Our vision is to become the leading distributor and trader in the specialty chemicals industry, not just in Zambia, but in the DRC and other neighboring countries.

OUR MISSION
To distribute and market quality chemicals and solutions to the key industries in SouthEastern Africa with a reduced environmental footprint along the value chains at a competitive advantage.


SINCE 1985

WHAT WE VALUE
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- High Ethical Behavior — Every day, we nurture human capital. The most important asset of our business.
- Customer Satisfaction — Every day we seek to know what delights our customers and how we can improve on continuously serving them.
- Provision of quality products and services — Every day, we shape the future in all our facets of our business ensuring service excellent and provision of quality products.
- Professionalism in all our Dealings — Every day, we treat with dignity and loyalty our customers, colleagues, stakeholders. And our respect should be evident from our professionalism.
- Mutually beneficial relationships with all stakeholders — We are committed to giving value to our stakeholders.
- Safety and Health — We go beyond compliance to ensure our activities do not affect property, the environment and life.
- High Ethical Behavior — Every day, we nurture human capital. The most important asset of our business.
WHAT WE VALUE
-
- High Ethical Behavior — Every day, we nurture human capital. The most important asset of our business.
- Customer Satisfaction — Every day we seek to know what delights our customers and how we can improve on continuously serving them.
- Provision of quality products and services — Every day, we shape the future in all our facets of our business ensuring service excellent and provision of quality products.
- Professionalism in all our Dealings — Every day, we treat with dignity and loyalty our customers, colleagues, stakeholders. And our respect should be evident from our professionalism.
- Mutually beneficial relationships with all stakeholders — We are committed to giving value to our stakeholders.
- Safety and Health — We go beyond compliance to ensure our activities do not affect property, the environment and life.
- High Ethical Behavior — Every day, we nurture human capital. The most important asset of our business.
HISTORY
Cilela is a fast-growing Chemical Distribution company that was established and incorporated as a private company in 2017. Since then, the company has grown in leaps and bounds to become a leading distributor of chemicals especially to the industrial and mining sectors in Zambia and Katanga in DRC.
Cilela has experienced exponential growth within the past few months to become a market player in Zambia and Lubumbashi.
Cilela’s commitment to outstanding local service, innovating solutions, wide ranging products for different applications and technical expertise make a Cilela a preferred partner for its customers. Through our broad and exemplary product and service portfolios, we touch nearly every key industry.
The team at Cilela have enormous, combined expertise in many industrial applications. We have developed advanced understanding of the functional needs of our customer segments, and have therefore organized our business along the following Business Units:
Petrochemical industries |
Feed Additives |
Food & Beverages |
Mining and Minerals Team |
Plastics, Rubber and Composites |
Oil and Gas
|
Building chemicals and Materials |
Coatings, inks, and Adhesives |
Metals and Surface Treatment |
Textile, Leather and Paper |
Pharma ingredients
|
Home and Personal Care
|
The company operates from two sites, Lusaka branch where all operations are managed such as administration, finance, warehousing, recruitment, and selection etc. The Lubumbashi sub- office is conveniently located for the benefit of our mining and industrial clients. The office operations are limited to sales and marketing presently and plans are underway to put up a storage and warehousing.
To ensure compliance with international and local standards, Cilela is registered and certified by the Zambia Environment and Management Agency ( ZEMA ) for the importation, stocking and distribution of all Hazardous Chemicals.
Inward transportation and customs clearing is also outsourced and managed in accordance with relevant procedures. Most of the products are sold in their original packaging and some break bulking takes place.
HISTORY
Cilela is a fast-growing Chemical Distribution company that was established and incorporated as a private company in 2017. Since then, the company has grown in leaps and bounds to become a leading distributor of chemicals especially to the industrial and mining sectors in Zambia and Katanga in DRC.
Cilela has experienced exponential growth within the past few months to become a market player in Zambia and Lubumbashi.
Cilela’s commitment to outstanding local service, innovating solutions, wide ranging products for different applications and technical expertise make a Cilela a preferred partner for its customers. Through our broad and exemplary product and service portfolios, we touch nearly every key industry.
The team at Cilela have enormous, combined expertise in many industrial applications. We have developed advanced understanding of the functional needs of our customer segments, and have therefore organized our business along the following Business Units:
Petrochemical industries |
Feed Additives |
Food & Beverages |
Mining and Minerals Team |
Plastics, Rubber and Composites |
Oil and Gas
|
Building chemicals and Materials |
Coatings, inks, and Adhesives |
Metals and Surface Treatment |
Textile, Leather and Paper |
Pharma ingredients
|
Home and Personal Care
|
The company operates from two sites, Lusaka branch where all operations are managed such as administration, finance, warehousing, recruitment, and selection etc. The Lubumbashi sub- office is conveniently located for the benefit of our mining and industrial clients. The office operations are limited to sales and marketing presently and plans are underway to put up a storage and warehousing.
To ensure compliance with international and local standards, Cilela is registered and certified by the Zambia Environment and Management Agency ( ZEMA ) for the importation, stocking and distribution of all Hazardous Chemicals.
Inward transportation and customs clearing is also outsourced and managed in accordance with relevant procedures. Most of the products are sold in their original packaging and some break bulking takes place.