| Petrochemical | Agri-Processing | Oceans Economy |
|---|---|---|
| Upstream and downstream activities for PetroSA |
Ostrich | Ocean |
| Biomass to Syngas | Diary | Adventure Tourism |
| Biofuels | fruits and vegetables | Marine Aquaculture |
| Aviation fuels | Footwear | Processing |
| Speciality kinds of paraffin | Flowers / Honeybush | Fish meal/leather |
| Ethylene and derivatives | Wine and grapes | Minor ship repairs |
| Commodity chemicals | Nuts | Boatbuilding |
| Alcohols | Bees/honey | Small harbour |
| Fertilizer | Aloe industry | Development |
| Oxygen/Nitrogen/CO² | Spekboom | |
| Propylene | Crops and livestock | |
| Waste reduction and recycling waste to energy, refuse-derived |
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| Fuels | ||
| Biogas |
| Name and background of applicant / developer |
Garden Route District Municipality, George Municipality and Mossel Bay Municipality supported by the Western Cape Provincial Government |
| Core focus sector | Economy |
| Total project investment |
ZAR50 billion |
| Source of funding |
Public, private or donor funding |
| Possible incentives available |
Preferential 15% corporate tax, employment incentives, building allowance, access to the National Department of Tourism Transformation Fund and other Department of Trade and Industry incentive schemes |
| Project status | Local, provincial and national government study responsibilities mapped out; steering committee appointed to manage process. The GRDM, George and Mossel Bay Municipalities’ individual and combined strategic agendas and readiness with regard to its Integrated Development Plans, Spatial Development Frameworks and LED & Tourism strategies are in place. |
| Partnerships |
Local, provincial and national government. Garden Route District promotes all forms of partnerships. |
| Full contact details of project lead | Paul Hoffman, +27 82 577 5302; paul@wcedp.co.za |
| Potential jobs created |
Thousands of jobs to be created |
A concept note for a specifically focused effort and drive to attract new investment to the Garden Route focusing primarily on the petrochemical (Mossel Bay) and agro-processing (George) industries and secondarily on the oceans economy (Mossel Bay and the greater Garden Route), has been tabled.
THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE SEZ:
- Employment opportunities across a variety of disciplines with poverty alleviation as a result
- Human capital development through knowledge sharing by international partners and technical spill-over to the rest of the region
- Small and Medium Enterprise Development and local preferred procurement implementation
- Food security through agro-processing, marine aquaculture and fish processing
- Multiplier effect into other secondary and tertiary industries
- Attracting foreign and domestic direct investment through international trade opportunities and using the existing infrastructure (port, airport and rail system) to better effect
- Accelerating export and economic growth for the Garden Route and even cross-boundary into the Eastern Cape Province and other districts.
- Balanced regional development with the SEZ halfway between Atlantis on the West Coast and Coega in the Eastern Cape and allowing access to the SEZ by the Overberg and the Central Karoo Districts
THE SEZ WILL FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING SECTORS:
- Petrochemical/pharmaceutical
- Ocean economy/aquaculture
- Small boat harbours
- Boatbuilding
- Ship repairs
- Fish processing
- Agro-processing
- Waste conversion solutions
THE SEZ WILL BE A COMBINATION OF:
- A free port (Port of Mossel Bay and George Airport)
- A free trade zone (including one or more areas within the port area), the tank farm and the Mossdustria (Mossel Bay) and Gwayang (George) industrial areas
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