evidence: Similar content being viewed by others [...] Caustic soda and chlorine are two of the most consumed basic inorganics. Industrial production of these substances is by electrolysis of sodium chloride. According to Kolala et al. (Kolala and Dokowe, 2021), rock salt deposits are found in Luapula province (Chiengi and Mansa areas), Northern province (Mporokoso, Nsama, and Mpulungu areas), within Muchinga province the area south of Chama, Eastern province (Chipata and Nyimba areas), around Rufunsa in Lusaka province. In Southern province, the Gwembe and Livingstone areas have rock salt deposits while in Central province, Mumbwa area has rich deposits and in Northwestern province (Kabompo, Zambezi, Mwinilunga, Kasempa and Kalumbila areas) (Kolala and Dokowe, 2021). [...] Tangri R (2019) Beyond Political Independence: Zambia’s Development Predicament in the 1980s. Public Enterprise and Industrial Development: The Industrial Development Corporation of Zambia (INDECO). W. Klaas and C. Chibwe, De Gruyter Mouton, 113–128