• June 8, 2012
• By Kerri Jansen

A U.S. firm plans to sponsor the construction of 400 housing units in Rwanda using waste biomass recycling technology, The New Times reported.

Global Marketing Partners announced plans recently to invest more than $10 million in the project, according to the article. Wheat, rice and sorghum waste will be converted into fireproof panel boards. After they are reinforced with steel, the boards will be used to build housing units for Rwandan families.

Glenn E. Stamps, the firm's chairman and chief executive officer, told The New Times that the project could begin as soon as 120 days after feasibility studies are completed.

"The project will employ about 30% local constructors, and we are very willing to transfer this technology to Rwandans," Stamps said in the article.

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