Chinese firm starts production of pig iron in Zimbabwe

STORY: Chinese firm starts production of pig iron in Zimbabwe SHOOTING TIME: June 20, 2024 DATELINE: June 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: MANHIZE, Zimbabwe CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the production plant 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WINSTON CHITANDO, Zimbabwe's Minister of Mines and Mining Development 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WILFRED MOTSI, Project director 4. various of pig iron products STORYLINE: The Dinson Iron and Steel Company (DISCO), a subsidiary of the private company Tsingshan Holding Group in east China's Zhejiang Province, has started production of pig iron in Manhize, a town in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe, marking a milestone in the revival of the country's iron and steel industry. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WINSTON CHITANDO, Zimbabwe's Minister of Mines and Mining Development "This really is a very joyous occasion to see the first stage of production of iron from Manhize. Zimbabwe and China have got long-standing political relationships, and here we now have economic relat

ZIMBABWE-MIDLANDS-CHINESE PLANT-PIG IRON-PRODUCTION

ZIMBABWE-MIDLANDS-CHINESE PLANT-PIG IRON-PRODUCTION

(240622) -- MIDLANDS, June 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A worker is busy at the Dinson Iron and Steel Company (DISCO) in Manhize, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe, June 20, 2024. The DISCO, a subsidiary of the private company Tsingshan Holding Group in east China's Zhejiang Province, has started production of pig iron in Manhize, a town in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe, marking a milestone in the revival of the country's iron and steel industry. TO GO WITH "Chinese firm starts production of pig iron in Zimbabwe" (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

ZIMBABWE-MIDLANDS-CHINESE PLANT-PIG IRON-PRODUCTION

ZIMBABWE-MIDLANDS-CHINESE PLANT-PIG IRON-PRODUCTION

(240622) -- MIDLANDS, June 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Workers are busy at the Dinson Iron and Steel Company (DISCO) in Manhize, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe, June 20, 2024. The DISCO, a subsidiary of the private company Tsingshan Holding Group in east China's Zhejiang Province, has started production of pig iron in Manhize, a town in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe, marking a milestone in the revival of the country's iron and steel industry. TO GO WITH "Chinese firm starts production of pig iron in Zimbabwe" (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

ZIMBABWE-MIDLANDS-CHINESE PLANT-PIG IRON-PRODUCTION

ZIMBABWE-MIDLANDS-CHINESE PLANT-PIG IRON-PRODUCTION

(240622) -- MIDLANDS, June 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers are busy at the Dinson Iron and Steel Company (DISCO) in Manhize, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe, June 20, 2024. The DISCO, a subsidiary of the private company Tsingshan Holding Group in east China's Zhejiang Province, has started production of pig iron in Manhize, a town in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe, marking a milestone in the revival of the country's iron and steel industry. TO GO WITH "Chinese firm starts production of pig iron in Zimbabwe" (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua)

ZIMBABWE-MIDLANDS-CHINESE PLANT-PIG IRON-PRODUCTION

ZIMBABWE-MIDLANDS-CHINESE PLANT-PIG IRON-PRODUCTION

(240622) -- MIDLANDS, June 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker is busy at the Dinson Iron and Steel Company (DISCO) in Manhize, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe, June 20, 2024. The DISCO, a subsidiary of the private company Tsingshan Holding Group in east China's Zhejiang Province, has started production of pig iron in Manhize, a town in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe, marking a milestone in the revival of the country's iron and steel industry. TO GO WITH "Chinese firm starts production of pig iron in Zimbabwe" (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua)