BUSINESSMAN Simon Rudland’s Orange Ville Trading Limited is hoping to raise its Beitbridge juicing plant to US$40 million, as authorities seek to lift Matabeleland South province’s overall economic contribution to national gross domestic product (GDP). This comes as the tobacco baron has recently commissioned his US$102 million Cut Rag Processors (CRP) manufacturing plant in Aspindale,…
Orange Ville’s US$40m Beitbridge investment
While Orange Ville is aiming to employ about 1 500 people in five years - from the current 350 people due to the cyclical nature of harvesting cycles - investment numbers are also expected to increase as it strengthens its working relationship with clients such as Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited and move to ramp up production of value added goods, including orange essential oils used in the cosmetics industry, and livestock feed from converted citrus residue to reduce waste.