Nyanza 80 000 tonnes per annum (tpa) Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) Pigment Plant

Short Project Title

Nyanza 80 000 tonnes per annum (tpa) Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) Pigment Plant

Project Title

Application for Water Use Licence in support of the proposed 80 000 tonne per annum TiO2 Pigment Plant in the Richard’s Bay Industrial Development Zone, KwaZulu Natal

SRK Project Reference Number

585503

Official Reference Number

DWS WULA REF: WU38014

SRK Project Manager

Manda Hinsch

Contact Person

Anthoneth Matlala

Contact Email

AMatlala@srk.co.za

Contact Number

012 361 1908

PROJECT SYNOPSIS

Nyanza Light Metals (Pty) Ltd (Nyanza) is proposing to construct and operate a plant that will produce 80 000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) pigment.

SRK Consulting (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (SRK) has been appointed by Nyanza Light Metals (Pty) Ltd (Nyanza) as the independent Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP), to undertake the WULA process.

The application is made in terms of Section 21 of the National; Water Act (Act No. 36 of 1998). The stakeholder consultation is undertaken in terms of Section 17(1) Regulation 267 of 2017 as promulgated under Section 41(4) of the National Water Act (Act No. 36 of 1998).


PROJECT LOCATION

Zone 1F of the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ) in Alton, Richards Bay 


STATUS OF PROJECT

The Draft Integrated Water and Waste Management Plan (IWWMP) and WULA Technical Report are available for public review and comment and can be accessed below.

Hard copy of the Draft reports is available for review at the following:

  • Richard’s Bay Public Library

 Stakeholders are invited to submit comments and/or register on the project database to the SRK contact person listed above.

 Stakeholders should refer to the project name and/or number above, and must include their name, contact details (specifying the preferred method of notification, e.g. e-mail), and an indication of any direct business, financial, personal, or other interest which they have in the application, to the contact person below, by 13 January 2025.

 Note that only registered stakeholders will be notified of future opportunities to provide comment on relevant documentation.

 By registering as a stakeholder, you consent to SRK processing and, if necessary, disclosing your personal information which SRK undertakes to do in accordance with our Protection of Personal Information Policy. Should you wish to deregister as a stakeholder, please contact SRK.