Proton Bakers installs US$3,6 million plant
PROTON Bakers, one of the country’s biggest bread producers, has embarked on an expansion drive involving installation of a new US$3,6 million plant in Marondera, which will increase output by … Read More
Category: Manufacturing
Bakers Inn to build second plant in Byo
Baker’s Inn, a division of Victoria Falls Stock Exchange-listed Innscor Africa, is set to put up a second plant at its Belmont factory in Bulawayo as part of its expansion … Read More
Continuous innovation keeps us going — PPC Zimbabwe
GIANT cement producer, PPC Zimbabwe, has vowed to continuously innovate and re-engineer its products in a bid to improve quality in line with customer expectations. Sales manager Mr Wonderful Dube … Read More
URL introduces cooking oil dispensers in shops
Diversified agro-processing company, United Refineries Limited (URL), has introduced cooking oil dispensers in major retail outlets in Bulawayo to reduce plastic waste and lower product prices. The Bulawayo-based company’s primary … Read More
Zimasco downsizes operations
KWEKWE-based ferrochrome producer, Zimasco Private Limited is reeling under downward global market trends leading to the company’s move to implement cost cutting measures to remain afloat.The situation has been worsened … Read More
Why the world of chocolate is in crisis
A pile of cocoa pods, showing signs of black pod disease, during a harvest at a farm in the town of Kwabeng, GhanaThe world of chocolate is facing such immense … Read More
Zimbabwe’s Manufacturing Index shows significant year-on-year growth in fourth quarter of 2023
ZimStats says the manufacturing index for the 2023 fourth quarter registered a 12,26 year on year percentage increase to 143,15 when compared compared to 127,51 recorded in the prior year. … Read More
SeedCo assures country of adequate hybrid seed stocks for 2024/25 farming season
Seed Co Zimbabwe, one of the country’s largest hybrid seed processors, says it will continue enhancing its thrust on innovation, breeding climate-smart products to catch up with the demands of … Read More
Boost for women in textile industry
AROUND 1 000 women in the clothing and textile industry in Bulawayo are set to benefit from a new makerspace being established at the SMEs Centre. The project is being … Read More
Hwange engages Chinese firm to rebuild coke battery
Hwange Colliery Company Limited has contracted a Chinese company to rebuild its coke oven battery, which was decommissioned in 2014 due to high operational costs. The refurbishment of Hwange Colliery … Read More
