Favourable Second Republic Policies Attract Investors

Minister of Industry and Commerce, Dr Sithembiso Nyoni, expressed her gratitude to Chilmund Chemicals for setting up the manufacturing plant.

Fungai Lupande-Mashonaland Central Bureau

The Second Republic’s policies on devolution and improving the ease of doing business have lured multi-million investments into Mashonaland Central. Notable investors are fertiliser manufacturing company Fertiliser Seed and Grain, Invictus Energy Limited now prospecting for gas and oil in Mbire-Muzarabani, and several mining giants including Eureka Gold Mine, Freda Rebecca, Shamva Gold Mine and Bindura Nickel Corporation. The latest addition is Chilmund Chemicals (Pvt) Limited, which manufactures water treatment chemical aluminium sulphate in a new plant commissioned by President Mnangagwa recently. Chilmund Chemicals was established by Zimbabweans who took advantage of investment opportunities availed by the Second Republic, in line with President Mnangagwa’s “Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo/Ilizwe lakhiwa ngabanikazi balo”. Its production capacity is 10 tonnes per hour of granular sulphate and 20 tonnes per hour of liquid aluminium sulphate, enough to supply the whole country and export to the region. Aluminium sulphate is one of the primary three treatment chemicals, used to purify water by coagulating the suspended particles and letting them fall to the bottom. With the cholera outbreak reported in 46 districts across the country, Chilmund Chemicals’ business advisor, Mr Nicholas Bhero, said they were committed to supplying the nation and the region with high-quality water treatment chemicals. ReadMore