Zimbabwean sugar producer, Triangle Limited, is finalising plans to construct a plant to extract carbon dioxide at its mill.
Carbon dioxide is a vital ingredient in the production of soft drinks. If manufactured locally, it could save the country money in import fees.
Furthermore, it could help boost the local manufacturing of soft drinks as production is operating well below capacity due a shortage of foreign currency needed to import carbon dioxide.
Tendai Masawi, Triangle director of mill operations, said the plant should be assembled soon, with production set to start by the end of the year.
He explained that carbon dioxide would be extracted from steam gas emitted during the processing of ethanol from molasses, a byproduct of raw sugar processing.
