Key Opportunities

Iron and Steel

• Supply of technologies aimed at enhancing competitiveness
• Downstream manufacturing (foundries and mini-mills)

Titanium

• Establishment of smelters and downstream production
• Production of titanium dioxide pigments
• Production of titanium metal for 3D printing applications

PGMs and chrome

• Value chain development for catalysts and fuel cell manufacturing
• Development of ferrochrome production capacity

Metals beneficiation facilities in the RBIDZ:

• Industrial sheds / plots
• Warehouse facilities
• Common facility centres
• Material recycling and handling facilities
• Truck terminal and parking facilities
• Skill development centres
• Systematic network of internal roads
• Utility lines
• Firefighting system for the park
• Common effluent treatment and solid waste disposal and management facilities including hazardous and non-hazardous waste

Expected hub locators include manufacturers and/or processors of:

• Aluminium conductors
• Aluminium extrusions for construction material, automobile industries, casings, industrial manufacturers
• Aluminium castings for the automobile sector, marine engine parts an structures
• Aluminium foils for food packing and pharmaceutical wraps, cable wraps
• Aluminium powder and paste for explosives and paints
• Aluminium slug for producing aerosol cans
• Aluminium dross to recover aluminium metal

The Metals Beneficiation Hub will offer:

• Improve intra-inter department cooperation
• Support technical upgrade
• Promote industry development by encouraging cluster/alliances/cooperation in the metals and aluminium pipeline
• Generate sub-sector data including export/import market information

Benefits of locating in the RBIDZ:

• Improved infrastructure, inter-department cooperation
• Promote industry development by encouraging cluster / alliances / cooperation in the metals, aluminium pipeline
• Established linkages with markets
• Generate sub sector data, including import / export market information
• One stop services