How Galvanising Botswana seeks to spark a steel revolution

The project, being developed in Mmamashia by Galvanising Botswana, will have the capacity to process about 100,000 tonnes of steel annually, or roughly 220 tonnes a day. The facility is expected to become the country’s first major downstream steel-processing plant, targeting industries ranging from mining and construction to agriculture, water infrastructure, and renewable energy.

Its arrival comes against a backdrop of heavy dependence on imported steel and steel products. Botswana imported iron and steel worth about $114.9 million in 2023, whilst articles of iron and steel accounted for a further $130.1 million, representing a combined import bill of more than P3 billion. Much of that market consists not only of raw materials but finished or semi-finished products that could potentially be fabricated and processed closer to home.