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ambia Environmental Agency approves US$450m new acid plant
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THE Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) has approved the construction of the US$450 million second acid plant by Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) Plc in Mufulira as part of the current smelter upgrade project.
The smelter upgrade project is aimed at enhancing the smelting capacity and the reduction of sulphur dioxide emissions by over 95 per cent.
The acid plant has a design production capacity of over 850,000 tonnes per annum which is twice the capacity of the first acid plant which was installed in 2007 and currently captured and converted about 50 per cent of sulphur dioxide emissions.
The upgrade is scheduled to be completed by December 2013.
MCM chief executive officer Danny Callow said in a statement that the approval of the project is a huge milestone because the acid plant was one of the key components in elimination of sulphur dioxide.
“The plant will capture and convert sulphur dioxide into sulphuric acid, leaving the environment clean and sustainable,” Mr Callow said.
He said MCM was determined to address the issue of sulphur dioxide emissions forever with the support government gave the mining firm.
He said following this approval, MCM had started major groundwork to prepare the site such as detailed designs, tenders and orders for long lead items had already been placed.
And Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) campaign officer Edward Lange said his organisation was happy that the government had approved the second acid plant.
Mr Lange was, however, concerned with the delay in approving the project but expressed delight that government had finally responded positively.
“The acid plant is a key component in the smelter upgrade being undertaken by Mopani and we were saddened that ZEMA delayed to approve this project. We are however happy now that the project will finally take off,” Mr Lange said.
Mr Lange said this during a conducted tour of the smelter upgrade project organised for Journalists from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region who were attending a training programme on reporting Extractive Industries in the region.
Times of Zambia
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