Nigeria: SBF Plans U.S.$15 Million Bonded Terminal in Ondo State - Singapore Business Federation (SBF), plans to build a 7,000 capacity container terminal in Ondo State, this is contained in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Pacific International Lines (PIL) Limited, Singapore and Hull Blyth, UK worth US$15 million. [AA Urbanisation]

Zambia: FRA Storage Sheds Construction Underway - THE construction of additional storage sheds for the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) under the Chinese concession loan has begun with the Government assuring that it will develop agriculture sector. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Country Puts U.S.$16.8 Million in Industrial Parks - The Uganda government has allocated UShs34.7 billion (about $16.8 million) to the development of industrial parks. [AA Urbanisation]

Uganda: Construction of Sh44 Billion Oil Refinery Starts - Construction of an oil refinery plant estimated to cost Shs44 billion has started in Nalukolongo -Ndeeba industrial area and it is expected to start production of several petroleum products this year. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Namugongo Residents Fight Chemical Factory - RESIDENTS of Namugongo have petitioned the National Environment Management Authority over the construction of a chemical factory between the Catholic and Protestant shrines. [AA Urbanisation]

Rwanda: Kigali Industrial Park Works Start - Construction of the proposed new Kigali Industrial Park (KIP) has started. [AA Construction]

Johannesburg - A new Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) aimed at creating and retaining jobs is to be in place early next year, says Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies.

Addressing media following a meeting with Business Unity South Africa (Busa) on Monday, Minister Davies said the plan would be in place by January 2010.

"We are planning for the industry plan to be released in January," said Mr Davies following the meeting.

He said the new plan will have a "higher impact" than the one that already exists, adding that it would be an improvement on the current plan.

The current plan focuses on unlocking South African industrial development in a sustainable manner by identifying strategic industrial interventions.

It ensures the fast track implementation of development in the four lead sectors of the South African economy namely capital/transport equipment and metals; automotives and components; chemicals, plastic fabrication and pharmaceuticals; and forestry, pulp and paper, and furniture.

Catumbela's Industrial Estate Licences 80 Companies - Catumbela's Industrial Estate Licences 80 Companies - A total of 80 companies have been authorised to build industries in the Industrial Estate of Catumbela region, Lobito district, southern Benguela Province, said Thursday the chairman of its board of directors, Samuel Orlando do Amaral. [AA Network News] [AA Angola]

Nigeria: Work Begins On U.S. $1.4 Billion Warri Industrial Park - Construction work has begun on the multi-billion dollar Delta Industrial and Technological Park located at Aladja, near Warri, the Managing Director of O'Secul Nigeria Ltd, Mr. Mike Orugbo, has disclosed. [AA Construction]

Egypt: Investors to Build New Industrial Zone - Spanish firm Consorci de la zona is partnering with Egypt's Pyramids Industry Parks to build an industrial zone worth $250 million. [AA Construction]

By Neo Semono

Cape Town – PetroSA has appointed a consortium of local and international legal firms to advise them on Project Mthombo, a billion dollar crude oil refinery, to be built in Coega in Port Elizabeth.

“The consortium consists of three South African firms - Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs, Mkhabela Huntley Adekeye Inc and Qunta Inc - and two international partners, UK-based law firm Clifford Chance, and Nixon Peabody of the US,” PetroSA said.

Together they have formed the ENS-led Consortium that would for the next few years perform a vast array of legal advisory tasks for PetroSA on the 400 000 barrels a day, US$9-11 billion crude oil refinery.

According to Head of PetroSA legal services Owen Tobias, the appointment of the consortium is recognition of their confidence in a South African-led consortium with significant BBBEE participation to provide world class legal advisory services.

“At PetroSA we are quite pleased about the prospect of working with such an accomplished, eclectic team of legal counsel.

“They are a formidable group with a proven track-record in complex projects both locally and internationally,” said Mr Tobias.

Botswana: Chinese Firms to Build Massive Industrial Park - Cabinet ministers were among the dignitaries who witnessed the groundbreaking ceremony of Daheng Botswana Textile Industry in Phakalane on Monday morning. [AA Urbanisation]

Angola: Construction of New "Lactiangol" Dairy Factory to Begin Next May - The new factory of the Dairy Firm of Angola (Lactiangol) will start being built as from May 2009, in Viana district, in Luanda, informed this Monday its CEO, José César Macedo. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Hima Cement in $108 Million Expansion - EXPANSION work of the Hima cement has started. $108 million has been secured for the construction of the new plant adjacent to the old one in Kasese. [AA Construction]

Angola: Sonangol And KBR Sign Contract to Build Lobito Refinery - A contract linked to the construction of the Lobito Refinery was this Friday here signed between the National Fuel Society of Angola (Sonangol) and KBR, USA firm specialised in building oil platforms. [AA Construction]