On February 15, 2013 at the Closing Ceremony of the 11th Techno-Expo, MitiMeth was one of fifteen recipients (including Dangote Cement) that received the Raw Materials Research and Development Council's (RMRDC) Local Raw Materials Content Award. Little fish swimming alongside the big fish. WAY TO GO! The Local Raw Materials Content Award Programme was instituted by the RMRDC to specially recognize outstanding contributions of public and private organizations, research and development agencies, individuals as well as Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), towards the development and utilization of local raw materials. So far, 215 organizations and individuals have won the award since the inception of the program in 1992.