Pula Steel, the crown jewel of BCL�s Polaris II
Friday, October 23, 2015
Pula Steel was officially opened this week
This was a confirmation of the company’s intent to dispel the sundown outlook that haunted BCL for many years.
Polaris 11 is a corporate strategy that aims to expand BCL’s portfolio by leveraging the company’s technical capacity in mineral extraction and processing, with one of the anchor pillars being the development of iron production circuit.
Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...