HAUT-KATANGA PROVINCE
County town: LUBUMBASHI Area: 132,425 km2
Population: 4,617,000 inhabitants
Opportunities related to valuable resources
Pathways |
Valuable resources |
Types ’ industries to develop or implement |
Agro - industry |
Corn, Cassava, Peanuts, Beans, Sweet Potatoes, Soybeans, Pineapples, Sugar Cane Cows (at KUNDELUNGU), fish in Lake MOERO and LUFIRA river |
Dehydrators (drying units), flour mills, sweet potato chips production units, Pineapple juice manufacturing units, sugar refinery, soybean oil production units, biscuit factory, mineral water production units, fish smoking, peanut paste production units |
Construction materials |
Rubble, clay, imported cement, wood, plastic waste |
Baked brick manufacturing units, Aggregate production units, brickyards, paver production units, modern carpentry |
Mining and metallurgical recovery |
Copper, cobalt, Zinc |
Copper, cobalt and zinc ores recovery unit Units for metallurgical recovery of sulphide concentrates and copper oxides; Units for metallurgical recovery of sulphide concentrates and copper oxides; Recovery units for the white copper-cobalt alloy; Units for industrial copper applications Units for the enhancement of artisanal production and cupro-cobalt ores |
Packaging |
Used boxes |
Cardboard and paper packaging recycling units |
Sources: developed by CEPI using data from provincial delegates
Other opportunities
- MWANDINGUSHA hydroelectric plant,
- Its geographical position: province linked to many provinces by road, rail (Haut-Lomami, Tanganika, Lualaba, Kasaï),
- Abundant and qualified workforce,
- Possibility of setting up: brickyards, plastic packaging factory, light industries (vehicle assembly, household appliances, electronic devices).
Ground
- Ferralsols
- Areno-ferrals
- Hydro-kaolisols
- Ferrisols
- Tropical-recent soils
- Tropical black earth on alluvium
Vegetation
- Clear Forest (Miombo)
- Savannah woodland
- Grassy savannah
- Swamp meadows
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