BMC pumps P230m into meat, leather plant expansion

The facility will have capacity to produce up to 100 metric tons at full production of value-added and further processed meats such as ECCO canned foods, retail-pouched beef cuts, cured meats such as biltong, sausages and polony. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the projects, BMC CEO, David Tsheboeng, said the investment reflected the Commission’s effort to vertically integrate into the hides to high value leather products alongside processed beef and its by-products. “This facility will process hides to the wet-blue leather stage, creating a sustainable and dependable market for leather products. By localising tanning of hides and skins into high-value leather goods, we are opening up new leather ecosystem and value-chain in Botswana,” he said.

The upgraded tannery will process hides to the blue leather stage, creating new opportunities for value-added exports. This will contribute to the development of Botswana’s Lobatse Special Economic Zone (SEZ), where additional investors will be encouraged to further process wet blue leather into finished goods such as shoes, bags, car seats, and jackets.