Vedanta Zinc considers Northern Cape refinery
CEO Deshnee Naidoo calls for incentives from the government for investment and provincial development
Vedanta Zinc International launched a feasibility study on building an $800m zinc refinery in SA and wants the government to incentivise the investment and stimulate industry in the Northern Cape. While the investment did not ride on government incentives through preferential power tariffs or rail costs, it would send the right message if the state stepped up to back the investment in some way, said Deshnee Naidoo, CEO of Vedanta Zinc International. “We will speak to the government. They must tell us what they want and how they want to contribute to this,” Naidoo said. “So, government of SA, if you’re serious about investment, tell us what you can come to the party with in terms of incentives because how many other companies are building new projects in beneficiation of this scale,” she said. “It would be a missed opportunity on government’s part if they don’t. It can make a significant impact on the ground if we get it right.” The study on whether to roast or pressure leach the con...
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