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THE SNPT ENTERS

THE BIG LEAGUE

FOR ITS PHOSPHATE MINING OPERATIONS IN TOGO, THE SNPT’S
EQUIPMENT FLEET INCLUDES 66 CAT MACHINES.

What better than Cat equipment to support the Société Nouvelle des Phosphates du Togo (SNPT) in
improving its performance? The company, formed in 2008 from the Togolese Office for Phosphates
(OTP) and International Fertilizer Group Togo, contributes to the country’s development through
phosphate mining. It boasts comprehensive means of production, including mines, factory plants and
port facilities, to meet growing worldwide demand for phosphate.

THE JA DELMAS
NETWORK IS SUP-

PORTING ITS CUS-
TOMER’S TEAMS

TO OPTIMIZE THEIR
PRODUCTION AND

MAINTENANCE
What better than Cat equipment to support the Société how to support them. For example, we shared several OPERATIONS
Nouvelle des Phosphates du Togo (SNPT) in improv- machinery planning and monitoring tools, in addition to
ing its performance? The company, formed in 2008 recommendations for improving their infrastructure and
from the Togolese Office for Phosphates (OTP) and tools. We also offered them assistance with develop-
International Fertilizer Group Togo, contributes to the ing their human resources,” pointed out Maxence Hug,
country’s development through phosphate mining. It head of the Mines Efficiency department at JA Delmas.
boasts comprehensive means of production, including Regular meetings are held to monitor the actions taken
mines, factory plants and port facilities, to meet grow- and other trips by JA Delmas and Caterpillar teams
ing worldwide demand for phosphate. planned to help the customer implement this project on
the ground.
In response to increasing demand, the SNPT regularly
expands its fleet of equipment, which now includes 66
Cat machines! In 2020, the SNPT began updating its
fleet, with the notable purchase of eight 777Es, two
6015Bs and an array of support machinery.
In connection with these additions, the JA Delmas
Network is supporting its customer’s teams to optimize
their production and maintenance operations.
“JA Delmas is providing significant technical support
for recent equipment purchases, in particular with the
delivery of 10 weeks of training to technicians and
operators, the provision of two on-site technicians to
support the customer with machinery maintenance and
a batch of Spare Parts. We are also implementing a
continuous-improvement program with the JA Delmas
Mines Efficiency department and Cat support,” explains
Adrian Seiler, Mining sales engineer.

“This continuous-improvement project aims to enable
the SNPT to optimize its production costs. As such, we
visited the site in early June 2021 to meet the various A genuine partnership has developed between Caterpillar, JA Delmas and SNPT,
individuals involved at the SNPT and jointly assess who work hand in hand to improve management and develop the site.
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