# List of companies of Zambia

The Republic of Zambia is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, neighbouring the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west. The capital city is Lusaka, in the south-central part of Zambia. The population is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the northwest, the core economic hubs of the country.
The Zambian economy has historically been based on the copper-mining industry. The discovery of copper is owed partly to Frederick Russell Burnham, the famous American scout who worked for Cecil Rhodes.

## Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.
Notable companies Status: P=Private, S=State; A=Active, D=Defunct :
| Name | Industry | Sector | Headquarters | Founded | Notes | Status | Status |
| Access Bank Zambia | Financials | Banks | Lusaka | 2009 | Commercial bank | P | A |
| Aero Zambia | Consumer services | Airlines | Lusaka | 1996 | Airline, defunct 2000 | P | D |
| Bangweulu Power Company Limited | Renewable Energy | Solar power | Lusaka | 2017 | Owned by Consortium Members: Neoen, First Solar and IDC Zambia | P | A |
| Cavmont Bank | Financials | Banks | Lusaka | 2004 | Commercial bank | P | A |
| Chilanga Cement | Industrials | Building materials & fixtures | Chilanga | 1949 | Cement, LuSE:CHIL | P | A |
| Copperbelt Energy Corporation | Utilities | Electricity | Kitwe | 1997 | Power Generation and Transmission, Lusaka Stock Exchange:CECZ | P | A |
| Atlas Mara Bank Zambia Limited | Financials | Banks | Lusaka | 1986 | Commercial bank, formerly Finance Bank Zambia Limited | P | A |
| First Alliance Bank Zambia Limited | Financials | Banks | Lusaka | 1994 | Commercial bank | P | A |
| FQM Trident Limited | Basic Materials | Mining | Kalumbila | 2006 | Products: Copper Ownership: First Quantum Minerals 100% | P | A |
| Indeni Petroleum Refinery | Energy | Petroleum | Ndola | 1973 | Products: Gasoline, Jet fuel, LPG, Asphalt, Fuel oil | P | A |
| Indo-Zambia Bank Limited | Financials | Banks | Lusaka | 1984 | Commercial bank | P | A |
| Intermarket Bank | Financials | Banks | Lusaka | 1971 | Acquired by Afriland First Bank (Cameroon) in 2010 | P | D |
| Investrust Bank | Financials | Banks | Lusaka | 1996 | Commercial bank, Lusaka Stock Exchange:INVE | P | A |
| Kansanshi Mining Plc | Basic Materials | Mining | Solwezi | 2005 | Products: Copper and Gold, JV Partners: First Quantum Minerals 80%, ZCCM-IH 20%(LuSE:ZCCM) | P | A |
| Konkola Copper Mines | Basic materials | Nonferrous metals | Chingola | 1957 | Products: Copper, JV Partners: Vedanta Resources (UK) 79.4%. ZCCM-IH 20.6% | P | A |
| Lumwana Mining Company (LMC) | Basic Materials | Mining | Lumwana | 1999 | Products: Copper, 100% Owned by Barrick Gold | P | A |
| Lusaka Stock Exchange | Financials | Investment services | Lusaka | 1994 | Primary stock exchange | P | A |
| Mopani Copper Mines | Basic Materials | Mining | Kitwe | | Products: Copper, Cobalt | P | A |
| Mobile Transactions Zambia | Financials | Specialty finance | Lusaka | 2009 | Money movement firm | P | A |
| Ndola Lime Company Limited | Industrials | Mining | Ndola | 1931 | Products: Limestone | P | A |
| Ngonye Power Company Limited | Renewable Energy | Solar Power | Kafue | 2018 | JV Partners: Enel Green Power and IDC Zambia | P | A |
| Railway Systems of Zambia | Industrials | Railroads | Lusaka | 2003 | Charter revoked 2012 | P | A |
| Standard Chartered Zambia | Financials | Banks | Lusaka | 1906 | Commercial bank, part of Standard Chartered (UK), Lusaka Stock Exchange:SCBL | P | A |
| The Post | Consumer services | Publishing | Lusaka | 1991 | Newspaper | P | A |
| Times of Zambia | Consumer services | Publishing | Ndola | 1943 | Newspaper | P | A |
| Zambeef Products | Consumer goods | Food products | Lusaka | 1994 | Beef producer, Lusaka Stock Exchange:ZMBF | P | A |
| Zambezi Airlines | Consumer services | Airlines | Lusaka | 2008 | Airline, defunct 2012 | P | D |
| Zambia Airways | Consumer services | Airlines | Lusaka | 1964 | flag carrier Airline, defunct 1995, Relaunched 2021. JV Partners: IDC 55%. Ethiopian Airlines 45% | P | A |
| Zambia Daily Mail | Consumer services | Publishing | Lusaka | 1965 | State run newspaper | S | A |
| Zambia National Commercial Bank (Zanaco) | Financials | Banks | Lusaka | 1969 | Commercial bank, Lusaka Stock Exchange:ZNCO | P | A |
| Zambia Railways | Industrials | Railroads | Lusaka | 1905 | Railways | S | A |
| Zambian Airways | Consumer services | Airlines | Lusaka | 1948 | Airline, defunct 2009 | P | D |
| Zambian Breweries | Consumer goods | Brewers | Lusaka | 1963 | Brewery, Lusaka Stock Exchange:ZABR | P | A |
| Zambia Sugar | Consumer Goods | Agriculture | Mazabuka | 1964 | Sugar, Lusaka Stock Exchange:ZSUG | P | A |
| ZAMNET | Telecommunications | Fixed line telecommunications | Lusaka | 1994 | ISP | P | A |
| ZamPost | Industrials | Delivery services | Ndola | 1896 | Postal service | S | A |
| Zamtel | Telecommunications | Fixed line telecommunications | Lusaka | 1994 | Telecom | S | A |
| ZCCM Investments Holdings | Basic materials | Nonferrous metals | Lusaka | 2000 | Nationalized copper mines, Lusaka Stock Exchange:ZCCM | S | A |
| ZESCO | Utilities | Electricity | Lusaka | 1970 | Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution | S | A |
* Lusaka financial district.
* Mopani Copper Mines (Nkana Mine) in Kitwe.
* Marketplace in Mansa, Zambia.
* Kitwe City Scape

## List of Largest Firms

Top ten firms by revenues in ZMW.
| Name | FY2021 Revenue (ZMW) | Notes |
| First Quantum Minerals Zambia (FQMZ) | 72,828,000,000 | Zambia operations of First Quantum Minerals, Kansanshi and FQM Trident (Sentinel) Mining Operations |
| Lumwana Mining Company Limited (LMC) | 16,835,000,000 | Zambia operations of Barrick Gold Based on US$962m |
| Mopani Copper Mines Plc | 14,927,500,000 | Based on US$853m (2021 ZMW spot conversion) in extraction at Mopani Copper Mines. |
| Konkola Copper Mines Plc | 11,978,400,000 | Based on US$1,085m (2019 ZMW Average year ended 31 March 2019) in operations |
| Copperbelt Energy Corporation | 5,985,000,000 | Based on US$342m (2021 ZMW spot conversion) revenues. |
| Puma Energy Zambia | 5,841,402,000 | |
| Zambia Sugar | 4,989,980,000 | |
| Zambeef Products | 4,974,351,000 | |
| Zambia National Commercial Bank | 3,511,658,000 | |
| Zambian Breweries | 3,068,959,000 | |
| Metal Fabricators of Zambia | 2,424,306,000 | |
| Chilanga Cement | 2,113,725,000 | |