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Industrial Tourism
Richards Bay is one of the few cities in the country to
promote
Industrial Tourism. Industries such as Richards Bay
Minerals offer
tours of their plants and operations, which visitors always
find
fascinating.
zoom Richards Bay Harbour: Photo: John Hone |
Richards Bay Minerals is recognised as a world
leader in sand
mining and mineral processing operations. It has 5 mining
operations
in the Richards Bay area making it the largest mining
operation in
South Africa.
It produces 25% of the worlds demand for titania
slag, zircon, rutile
and high purity pig iron.
Its main export product is titania
slag, a derivative of ilemite.This
used in the production of pigments for paper, plastics and
paint.
Also derived from ilemite is pig iron wich is used in
safety-critical
automotive parts such as brake callipers. Zircon is used in
the
ceramics industry and rutile for pigment and welding rod
manufacture.
The Port of Richards Bay handles approximately
1700 ships a year. Handles 80 million tonnes per annum.
Thus 55% of
South Africa's seaborne cargo - SA's leading port in terms
of cargo
volume.
This facility has 4 terminals - Coal, Island View
Storage, Dry Bulk &
a Multi-Purpose terminal - which handles bulk commodities
such as
granite and steel.
Richards Bay Coal Terminal is the
largest
export coal terminal in the
world. More than 68millions tons of coal are exported
through this
facility a year. Most of the coal handled by this harbour
comes from
Mpumalanga and KZN mines.
Richards Bay has an important Aluminium Industry.
Bayside Aluminium produces 180 000tons of aluminium per
annum. This
facility Employs 1000. Part of the Billiton Group -
formerly known as
Alusaf.
Hillside is South Africa's most important producer of
primary
aluminium - 500 000 tons a year. Also part of Billiton.
Other core industries include:
Paper Industry - Sappi & Mondi Plant's
Bell Machinery near Empangeni
Indian Ocean Fertilizer
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For more information contact Richards Bay Tourism.
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