The province of KwaZulu-Natal has a number of characteristics that makes it a compelling investment destination on the African continent. This installment of the KwaZulu-Natal Investment Opportunities Booklet provides investors with an updated broad overview of the investment opportunities across various key sectors in the economy. It also highlights the key features that we believe make doing business in KwaZulu-Natal an attractive proposition.
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03 AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIER PARK WWW.DUBETRADEPORT.CO.ZA LOCATION ETHEKWINI METRO ECONOMIC SECTOR Manufacturing (Automotive) DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND This industrial park will host Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), and component suppliers. The total size of the site is 1013 hectares, with 400 hectares dedicated to automotive (Phase 1). The site is located 16km Toyota, 38 km from Durban Harbour and 69km from King Shaka International Airport. It is aimed at centralising production, assembly, sequencing and warehousing facilities that are within close proximity to the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s), such as Toyota and any new entrants. Through the KZN ASP, companies will benefit from economies of scale (land development, construction, shared services concept and logistics hub and infrastructure). TOTAL INVESTMENT VALUE R11.5 BILLION ( MILLION) JOBS CREATION Temporary Jobs: 14 000 Permanent Jobs: 6900 PROJECT STATUS • Pre-implementation • 1000 ha land secured 22
• Pre-feasibility studies finalised • Environmental impact studies concluded • Bulk infrastructure layout completed • Project seeking private investors in the automotive sector FINANCED BY • KwaZulu-Natal Provincial government • Private Developer • eThekweni Metro PARTNERSHIPS • EDTEA • Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone • Toyota South Africa • Illovo Sugar (Pty) Ltd • eThekweni Metro • Local Communities • Toyota Tsusho Africa (TTAF) • Other government departments and companies PROJECT MANAGER Mr Philani Mthembu Deputy Director : Automotive Thekwini Metro +27 33 264 2789 philani.mthembu@kznedtea.gov.za PROJECT MANAGER Ms Mathabo Mosia Senior Manager : Spatial Planning +27 32 814 0000 Mathabo.Mosia@dubetradeport.co.za www.dubetradeport.co.za If there is interest in this project please contact both the Project promoter at the responsible institution and the project manager to ensure that your query is addressed promptly 23
