Christopher Mutsvangwa, Zimbabwe’s former ambassador to China, told the Zimbabwe ZANU-PF Mashonaland West Provincial Coordinating Committee meeting in Chinhoyi that the construction plan for the plant is now at an advanced stage
Zimbabwe will become a regional hub in the tobacco value chain by investing billions of dollars in an e-cigarette production plant that will extract nicotine from stems, tobacco leaves and fireworks to produce non-smoking alternatives. Vaping, or vaping, is the inhalation of nicotine through an electronic device. The nicotine extract is dissolved and sold in liquids suitable for e-cigarettes, and the production of these liquids will add more value to tobacco grown in the country, which is the world’s fourth-largest exporter of tobacco. Once established, the plant is also expected to process tobacco from neighbouring countries such as Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia.
The board of investors met in China on Friday to finalize the modalities for the plant, tentatively located in Karoi, Hurunguay, the country’s largest tobacco-producing region.
Christopher Mutsvangwa, Zimbabwe’s former ambassador to China, told the Zimbabwe ZANU-PF Mashonaland West Provincial Coordinating Committee meeting in Chinhoyi that the construction plan for the plant is now at an advanced stage. Ambassador Mutsvangwa said: “After selecting high-quality tobacco leaves, the extraction of nicotine from the by-products will become a very big industry.” “Chinese companies are interested in setting up in Zimbabwe because of our production levels,” he said.
This will create a lot of jobs for the country. Zimbabwe is also expected to become a major producer of hemp seeds, with the country planning to invest $400 million in a factory. The country has invested $30 million in cannabis production, with another $400 million earmarked for the construction of a cannabis seed production plant in the country. “We now have the ability to produce hemp seeds in the country. After an initial investment of $30 million, the company now wants to set up a seed production plant, “said Amb Mutsvangwa. President Mnangagwa’s Second Republic has led to billions of dollars of investment, underpinning economic growth.
The president will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the Mapinga Energy Park, which will produce lithium batteries. Lithium batteries produced at the plant will use Zimbabwean lithium, cobalt from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Karoy graphite.
It is also expected to make the country a big producer of mobile phones. With the start of operation of the Manheiser Steel Mill, these ongoing and upcoming projects will make Mashonaland West an industrial hub.
Ambassador Mutsvangwa said that plans for the construction of a railway line connecting Beira Port and Manheiser Port are at an advanced stage. These mega projects are expected to further strengthen the country’s currency, the ZIG.
