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EAST LONDON IDZ. Creating a world class IDZ Offering world class infrastructure and services. IDZ PHASED EXPANSION. MILESTONES 2001. Buffalo City agrees to transfer land to ELDZC Environmental Impact Assessment approved by Province
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EAST LONDON IDZ • Creating a world class IDZ • Offering world class infrastructure and services
MILESTONES 2001 • Buffalo City agrees to transfer land to ELDZC • Environmental Impact Assessment approved by Province • Intention to Designate confirmed by Department of Trade and Industry • Extensive Public Participation and Stakeholder support process
MILESTONES 2001 • Internal Audit of Environmental Management System • Rezoning of land for industrial purposes approved • National Ports Authority commissions feasibility study on extension of Port • Earthworks start for the first two manufacturers.
ENVIRONMENT • Environmental Management System • ISO 14001 certification due 2002 • Environmental Design Manual • Construction Environmental Management Plan • Tenants ReviewProcedure
PLATINUM SDI Industrial - Agri-tourism Maputo Development Corridor Industrial and Agri-tourism KWAZULU-NATAL SDIs 3 Industrial Nodes: R.Bay, Durban, Pmb. PHALABORWA SDI Industrial & Agri-tourism WEST COAST INVESTMENT INITIATIVE Industrial - Agri-tourism FISH RIVER SDI Industrial WILD COAST SDI Agri-tourism LUBOMBO SDI Agri-tourism SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES Proposed Coast-to-Coast Corridor
SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES • Inherent economic potential • Crowding in of investment • Investment “cluster” configuration • PPP – Public-Private-Partnerships • Political commitments; and • Rapid planning and delivery (momentum).
CRITICAL FACTORS FOR SUCCESS • Human Resource Skills • World Class Logistics • Strategic Investments • Responsible Environmental Management
ELDZC BOARD REPRESENTATION • National Government • Provincial Government • Buffalo City (Local Government) • East Cape Development Corporation • Airports Company of South Africa • National Ports Authority • Business • Labour
NATIONAL PORT AUTHORITY AND OPERATIONS OBJECTIVES • National Ports Authority (NPA) to provide a seamless service, by; • Optimising port related logistical processes, and thereby; • Enabling port users to maximise their supply to international and local markets; and • NPA to redress past tariff imbalances.
VEHICLE TERMINAL CHARACTERISTICS • Dedicated Multi-level Port Car Terminal • Strategically Positioned • World Class Facility • Safe Storage • Capacity for Growth.
OVERVIEW • For IDZ to succeed, the port needs regular calls to and from all continents and an upgraded rail link to Gauteng. • To achieve this, traffic through the port needs to be increased substantially • DCSA expansion has assisted in dramatic increase in traffic • ELIDZ is facilitating implementation of the strategy to attract manufacturers from the Pretoria Metropole to utilise the Port of East London • Further increases in traffic to be created by exports of, amongst others, timber related products, kaolin products and black granite • NPA commissioned a study to investigate a new container terminal on the West Bank or an extension of the Port. • Spoornet has commissioned a study to accommodate Gauteng Motor Industry Imports and Exports.
HOW DOES THE ELIDZ CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROCESS? • Being a principal motivator behind the current process • Developing an Industrial Development Zone on the West Bank in East London • With “Free Zone” status and the concomitant benefits to be realized for industrialists • Implementing local and national incentives • Providing world class infrastructure • Providing a “One Stop” efficient business regime • Creating an “Export Orientated” regime.
BENEFITS OF IDZ • Estimated combined turnover by year 10 – Eleven Billion Rand • Estimated taxation generation – 1.459 Billion • Estimated Buffalo City Municipal revenue – 192 Million • Estimated job creation – Thirty Eight Thousand
REQUIRED SUPPORT • East London Port as Motor Industry Hub for South Africa. • Investments into East London IDZ to create equitable growth between East London and Port Elizabeth. • Strategy to upgrade rail line and port extension.
CONCLUSION • Phase 1 has two projects valued at – Three Hundred Million • Phase 1a and 1b will be operational by January 2004