Infrastructure
Road maintenance
Nearly 200 km of rural roads and urban streets reprofiled and maintained every year by SMK.
Forest harvesting & wood processing
From logs to sawn timber, SMK harvests and processes wood in Ngambé-Tikar, alongside local communities since 2005.
Who we are
Since its establishment in 2005 in the Ngambé-Tikar district, the Société Forestière du Mbam-et-Kim (SMK) has become one of the region's leading employers, combining responsible timber harvesting with a lasting commitment to local communities.
Our expertise
From forest to sawmill, SMK covers the whole timber value chain and supplies both local and international markets.
Discover our activitiesResponsible harvesting of logs across the forest basin surrounding Ngambé-Tikar.
Log yard, stacking, drying and sawing : logs are turned into quality sawn timber.
Sawn timber supplied to the domestic market and shipped to international markets.
More than 400 employees, with priority given to the local workforce of the Mbam-et-Kim.
A citizen company
Beyond timber, SMK stands by the people of Ngambé-Tikar : roads, energy, education, health and community life.
Nearly 200 km of rural roads and urban streets reprofiled and maintained every year by SMK.
Long before the public grid arrived, SMK already supplied electricity to a large share of households in Ngambé-Tikar centre.
The ferry crossing the Mbam River, donated by SMK while also being maintained by them, is accessible to all users.
Salaries of substitute teachers covered, and dozens of internships offered to students every year.
Before opening a new logging area, SMK consults local communities and pre-finances their micro-projects.
What people say
“SMK has become an essential partner for our development : roads, schools, electricity — the company is present in every area of community life.”
“Thanks to the roads maintained by SMK, we can now travel from Ngambé-Tikar all the way to Foumban.”
“Every year, dozens of students from our school complete their internships at SMK.”
Our team is at your disposal to answer your questions about SMK and its activities in Ngambé-Tikar.