A Uganda-backed phosphate fertiliser plant, believed to be the first of its kind in east Africa, is set to begin production on 23 October. The facility, part of a CNY2.8bn ($410m) industrial park in China, will produce 100,000 tonnes of fertiliser annually, according to Lyu Weidong, chairman of the park's investor, the Guangzhou Dongsong Energy Group. The industrial park will also include a steel mill, capable of producing 350,000 tons of steel per year, a glass plant, a yellow phosphorus plant, as well as crop farms that produce coffee, tea and rice using the fertiliser made in the park.
A China-backed phosphate fertiliser plant, believed to be the first of its kind in east Africa, is set to begin production on 23 October. The facility, part of a CNY2.8bn ($410m) industrial park in Uganda, will produce 100,000 tonnes of fertiliser annually, according to Lyu Weidong, chairman of the park's investor, the Guangzhou Dongsong Energy Group. The industrial park will also include a steel mill, capable of producing 350,000 tons of steel per year, a glass plant, a yellow phosphorus plant, as well as crop farms that produce coffee, tea and rice using the fertiliser made in the park.