SOWA TOWN SEZ- CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING HUB
This SEZ primarily focuses on the beneficiation of salt & soda. The size of the SEZ is 100ha with the possibility of increasing to 200ha.
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES (BASED ON AVAILABLE RAW MATERIALS)
• 650,000+ tonnes of salt
Food industry
Chemical production
Animal feed
Pharmaceuticals
Cosmetics
Water treatment & purification
• 300,000+ tonnes of soda ash
Glass manufacturing
Fertilizer production
Chemical industry
Detergents
• 25million+ tonnes of silica
Glass manufacturing
Ceramic
• 61.8 million+ tonnes of limestone
Cement production
Agriculture & soil stabilization: Neutralize soil acidity & supply plants nutrient
Sandstone
Can be used as liners for steel furnaces; as building stone; as an abrasive; for golf-course trap sand; and in making glass, computer chips, fiberglass, TV screens, and paint.
External infrastructure
Electricity: 33kv transmission line
Internet: 5Mbps,10Mbps,25Mbps & 50Mbps
Connectivity
Rail:
Sowa railway line connects to main line to South Africa and Zimbabwe
Road:
A32 connects to A3 Freeway which links to Kasane, Maun and DRC to the West
A3 connects to A1 freeway in Francistown, which links to Zimbabwe to the north and RSA to the south.
Sea:
FRANCON (Dry Port)
Durban Port
Walvis Port
Air:
Sua Pan Private Airstrip
Phillip Matante Int’l Airport (Francistown)