Orangeville lights up Beitbridge

4ORANGEVILLE a company linked to renowned businessman Simon Rudland has unveiled a US$25 million juicing plant to supply clients, including Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited and lift up the southern border town of Beitbridge.Orangeville is aiming to employ about 1 500 people in five years – from the current 350 people due to the cyclical nature of harvesting cycles – investment numbers are also expected to reach US$40 million and just as it is equally moving to ramp up production of such value-added goods as orange essential oils used in the cosmetics industry, and livestock feed from converted citrus residue to reduce waste.“Government stands ready to facilitate investments into Matabeleland South Province, and I am not only pleased that Orangeville has made significant commitments to boost the province’s economic growth, but producing enough citrus products to satisfy both internal and regional demand as well as overall contribution to national gross domestic product as we move towards Zimbabwe’s upper middle-income economy by 2030,” said Provincial Affairs and Devolution minister Albert Nguluvhe during a familiarisation tour earlier this week, adding “export figures will become more available as the company grows”.“To secure raw materials, the company is developing a 5 000-hectare nearby plantation – alongside other contract farming operations – to stabilise supplies during lean or off-season productive times and mitigate the effects of such rising input costs as transport,” he said.This comes as the tobacco baron has recently commissioned his US$102 million Cut Rag Processors (CRP) manufacturing plant in Aspindale, Harare and making him one of the most preeminent – and solid – investors in the country.The Beitbridge plant not only comes as one of Zimbabwe’s largest private sector investments in recent years, but adds to Rudland’s growing portfolio of manufacturing assets after CRP, to bump up national employment numbers and strengthen the country’s export earnings.Over the past three decades, the Gold Leaf Tobacco Corporation founder has built a diverse portfolio of companies spanning manufacturing, agriculture, finance, logistics and mining — businesses that today employ more than 10 000 people across the region.Beyond Zimbabwe, Rudland’s significant capital footprint extends to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s agricultural and mining sectors, banking and several strategic commercial interest across multiple African markets.As it is, his CRP plant – made up of primary and secondary production lines – is capable of processing 60 000 cigarette master cases and three million kilogrammes of export cut rag per month, and fits in well with boosting Harare’s US$5 billion tobacco value chain transformation plan and largely hinged on beneficiation, and producing value added goods.Through sheer determination, resilience and an unwavering belief in African enterprise, the 55 year-old tycoon is widely regarded as one of the driving forces behind Zimbabwe’s logistics sector, where he established one of the country’s most efficient transport networks and his entrepreneurial impact extends to other sectors on the African continent. ORANGEVILLE a company linked to renowned businessman Simon Rudland has unveiled a US$25 million juicing plant to supply clients, including Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited and lift up the southern border town of Beitbridge. Orangeville is aiming to employ about 1 500 people in five years – from the current 350 people due to the cyclical nature of harvesting cycles – investment numbers are also expected to reach US$40 million and just as it is equally moving to ramp up production of such value-added goods as orange essential oils used in the cosmetics industry, and livestock feed from converted citrus residue to reduce waste.

“Government stands ready to facilitate investments into Matabeleland South Province, and I am not only pleased that Orangeville has made significant commitments to boost the province’s economic growth, but producing enough citrus products to satisfy both internal and regional demand as well as overall contribution to national gross domestic product as we move towards Zimbabwe’s upper middle-income economy by 2030,” said Provincial Affairs and Devolution minister Albert Nguluvhe during a familiarisation tour earlier this week, adding “export figures will become more available as the company grows”. “To secure raw materials, the company is developing a 5 000-hectare nearby plantation – alongside other contract farming operations – to stabilise supplies during lean or off-season productive times and mitigate the effects of such rising input costs as transport,” he said. This comes as the tobacco baron has recently commissioned his US$102 million Cut Rag Processors (CRP) manufacturing plant in Aspindale, Harare and making him one of the most preeminent – and solid – investors in the country.

The Beitbridge plant not only comes as one of Zimbabwe’s largest private sector investments in recent years, but adds to Rudland’s growing portfolio of manufacturing assets after CRP, to bump up national employment numbers and strengthen the country’s export earnings. Over the past three decades, the Gold Leaf Tobacco Corporation founder has built a diverse portfolio of companies spanning manufacturing, agriculture, finance, logistics and mining — businesses that today employ more than 10 000 people across the region. Beyond Zimbabwe, Rudland’s significant capital footprint extends to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s agricultural and mining sectors, banking and several strategic commercial interest across multiple African markets.

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As it is, his CRP plant – made up of primary and secondary production lines – is capable of processing 60 000 cigarette master cases and three million kilogrammes of export cut rag per month, and fits in well with boosting Harare’s US$5 billion tobacco value chain transformation plan and largely hinged on beneficiation, and producing value added goods. Through sheer determination, resilience and an unwavering belief in African enterprise, the 55 year-old tycoon is widely regarded as one of the driving forces behind Zimbabwe’s logistics sector, where he established one of the country’s most efficient transport networks and his entrepreneurial impact extends to other sectors on the African continent. previous postKamombo Unveils US$5 Million Football Academy Project in Mozambiquenext postBindura University Gets New Identity as Cabinet Approves Name Change

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