Region
City Council of Klerksdorp Municipality
Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality
North West
South Africa

Sector
Food & Beverages

Summary:

An international partnership is to establish a beef and pork meat processing plant in Klerksdorp in South Africa’s North West province.

Contact
Elijah Sedumedi

Email
elijah@inw.org.za

Tel
+27 14 594 2570
Fax
+27 14 594 2576

The project is a partnership between South African livestock producers, a black economic empowerment consortium and German technology partners.

The plant intends handling 1 000 cattle and 500 pigs per day for slaughtering and is expected to fill a gap with updated technology needed in the meat industry. Eighty percent of the output will be for export. There are five plants within one project which will include, among other things, an abattoir.

Estimated total investment costs are R900-million. Forms of collaboration sought include a joint venture (equity), loan, market access and buy-back arrangements, as well as management, technical and marketing expertise. Types of investment or cooperation sought from foreign sources include financial investment; equipment, technology contribution or licence; management expertise; and marketing expertise or distribution channels.