On the morning of August 21, 2017 local time, Mr. Kasiya, Minister of Water Resources, Sanitation and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Zambia, accompanied by Mr. Mwakalombe, Governor of Lusaka Province, and officials of the Environmental Protection Department and Lusaka Province, conducted a special research on the China Building Materials Zambia Industrial Park project invested by Sinoma Cement.
After arriving at the park, the research team first conducted entrance safety training, and then, accompanied by Zhang Yuanchi, deputy general manager of Sinomtimber Cement and chairman of Mpande Company, conducted research on the cement production line with an annual output of 1 million tons under construction. Zhang Yuanchi introduced in detail the overall construction plan of the industrial park project, product production planning, safety and environmental protection measures taken by the project and the specific work done by the enterprise to fulfill its social responsibility to the Minister of Environmental protection and other leaders. Especially in the construction of the park, attaches great importance to environmental protection requirements, pay attention to coordinated development, follow-up planning of pure low-temperature waste heat power generation and collaborative disposal of urban solid waste, hazardous waste, and pay attention to the greening of the park, the industrial park into a "forest" factory.
After the investigation, the Minister of Water Resources Sanitation and Environmental Protection said: "Today is my first time to come to the China Building Materials Industrial Park in Zambia to investigate, and what I saw and heard on the scene shocked me. The industrial park pays attention to environmental protection, makes full use of waste heat for power generation and collaborative disposal of municipal solid waste, which can not only promote Zambia's economic development well, but also bring a lot of job opportunities for Zambia, and also reflects the importance of environmental protection. As an environmental protection authority, we admire the responsibility of China National Building Materials, and we have no reason not to support such a good project."
The governor of Lusaka province said in an interview: "The China Building Materials Zambia Industrial Park project is one of the largest foreign direct investment projects in Zambia in recent years, and is the key development area of Lusaka in the future, and the project will strongly promote the development of the southeastern region of Lusaka." Before the official operation of the project, a school and clinic were built for the local area, which is a very good social responsibility. Up to now, there are nearly 1,000 Zambians working on the site, and living standards have been greatly improved. Today's site visit is only a few months since my last visit, but the site has changed a lot, the preheater is high, the production line is beginning to take shape. I am proud and proud to be the Governor of Lusaka and hope that the rest of the government will strongly support this project and faithfully fulfill President Ediga. Lungu's commitment to developing Zambia. Zambia will host the AU summit in 2021, and it is hoped that the project will provide infrastructure support for the summit by building two hotels nearby to welcome guests."