Heavy rain slows production at Botash

Friday, May 05, 2017

Botash Mine is the country's only salt and soda ash producer

The heavy rains that were experienced at the beginning of the year impacted the first quarter production at the Botswana Ash (Botash) with soda ash and salt output falling 44% and 57% below target respectively.

In the first three months of the year, Botash recorded 40,871 tonnes of soda ash against a budget of 72,835 tonnes while salt production printed at 44,229 tonnes against a target of 103,330 tonnes.

Botash acting managing director, Kangangwani Phatshwane attributed their lower performance to the heavy rainfall noting that the plant brine was diluted.

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