The main motive behind the establishment of the Industrial Development Zones (IDZs) in 2000 was to use the deep-water ports, former Trade and Industry Minister Alec Erwin has said

Alcan and the government have agreed that only 5,5% of the 720000 tons of aluminium to be produced by Alcan’s planned R21bn smelter at Coega in Eastern Cape will be earmarked for use in the domestic market

Coega Development Corporation signed an agreement to acquire 7000ha of land from PPC

THE government looks as if it’s trying to nudge a decision out of aluminium producer Alcan on whether it intends to build a smelter in the Coega development zone in the Eastern Cape.

Alcan is taking its time to decide whether to proceed with the $2,5-billion Coega aluminum smelter project in South Africa, the Canadian company's chief executive said yesterday.

South Africa's State-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) said yesterday that it would take a 15% stake in the planned 660 000-t aluminium smelter at Coega, in the Eastern Cape.

CANADIAN aluminium and packaging group Alcan will make its decision on whether to go ahead with building a $2,5bn smelter at the Coega industrial development zone in Eastern Cape in October, said Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) CEO Geoffrey Qhena yesterday.

MANAGEMENT of the Coega industrial development zone near Port Elizabeth says it expects three to four of the 70 projects it has attracted to come to fruition "very soon".

An alumina smelter at the Coega Industrial Development Zone is a 'definite', Coega Development corporation (CDC) chairperson Moss Ngoasheng said yesterday.

Aluminium giant Alcan's chief executive said this week he has not spoken with a Russian investor who is reportedly interested in the Coega aluminium smelter