Categories: Stories

Proplastics begins construction of new factory

Plastics manufacturer, Proplastics says construction of its new factory has started after the company received regulatory approvals and secured funding for the project.

The new factory, which will replace the current 54-year old property, is expected to increase the company’s production capacity by at least 60 percent to 8 000 tonnes annually from the current 5 000 tonnes.

Proplastic chief executive Kuda Chigiya said that the project likely to be completed in October next year.

“We are not at liberty to disclose the exact figures at the moment as we are in closed period, however we can confirm that all the required financing is now in place,” said Chigiya.

“The project has already commenced, the contractor has been appointed, the site handover was done and the construction has now commenced with topsoil removal already completed. All requisite approvals have been secured including endorsements of the architectural works.”

Chigiya said the biggest challenge was the sourcing of foreign currency required to buy additional equipment. – The Source

(189 VIEWS)

This post was last modified on %s = human-readable time difference 2:49 pm

Charles Rukuni

The Insider is a political and business bulletin about Zimbabwe, edited by Charles Rukuni. Founded in 1990, it was a printed 12-page subscription only newsletter until 2003 when Zimbabwe's hyper-inflation made it impossible to continue printing.

Recent Posts

ZiG firms against US dollar for 10 days running but people still do not have confidence in the currency

Zimbabwe’s new currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), firmed against the United States dollars for 10…

November 16, 2024

Zimbabwe among the top countries with the widest gap between the rich and poor

Zimbabwe is among the top 30 countries in the world with the widest gap between…

November 14, 2024

Can the ZiG sustain its rally against the US dollar?

Zimbabwe’s battered currency, the Zimbabwe Gold, which was under attack until the central bank devalued…

November 10, 2024

Will Mnangagwa go against the trend in the region?

Plans by the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front to push President Emmerson Mnangagwa to…

October 22, 2024

The Zimbabwe government and not saboteurs sabotaging ZiG

The Zimbabwe government’s insatiable demand for money to satisfy its own needs, which has exceeded…

October 20, 2024

The Zimbabwe Gold will regain its value if the government does this…

Economist Eddie Cross says the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) will regain its value if the government…

October 16, 2024