Kemcore's Mining Reagents and Industrial Chemicals Hub is a proposed manufacturing complex that will produce sulphuric acid, lime, caustic soda and other reagents locally for mining companies across the region. The project will replace costly long-haul imports with reliable regional production, anchored by long-term offtake agreements with mining operators. The hub will reduce input costs for mines, support renewable-powered production and create skilled jobs and opportunities for local suppliers.
Project overview
Investment opportunity
Debt and Equity Financing
Investment types sought
Debt; Equity
Project status
Development stage
Bankable / investment ready
Current status / progress to date
Project site secured and the majority of project financing committed. Environmental impact assessment approved. Offtake agreements are currently being finalised.
Additional project information
- Lead agency
- Kemcore Battery Chemicals Pty Ltd
Expected impact
1239
Jobs created / supported
Economic & development benefits
- Botswana offers an opportunity to establish a mining reagents and industrial chemicals hub in the heart of Southern Africa's mineral belt.
- Local feedstocks, including soda ash, salt and coal, are complemented by growing demand from Botswana, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Namibia and Zimbabwe.
- Producing reagents locally will replace costly long-haul imports, reduce input costs for mines and capture a growing regional export market.
- Long-term offtake agreements with mining operators underpin bankable revenues, while the hub supports the development of downstream industries in water treatment, fertilisers, glass manufacturing and consumer products.
Climate & resilience benefits
- Delivers lower-carbon chemical production through reduced transport distances between feedstock sources, manufacturing facilities and end users
- Reduces transport-related emissions by replacing long-haul imports with regional production
- Supports the development of renewable-powered industrial manufacturing through Botswana's solar energy potential and planned regional grid interconnections
- Improves resource efficiency by locating production closer to key mining and industrial customers
- Contributes to industrial decarbonisation and more sustainable regional supply chains
Contact
Contact team
For more information about this project, please contact the Commonwealth Investment Platform team.