According to its official website, Sichuan Hongda Co. Ltd is principally engaged in the manufacture and distribution of zinc ingots and chemical products. The company's major products are zinc ingots, monoammonium phosphate, lead-sulfide concentrates, zinc oxide, zinc-sulfide concentrates, calcium hydrogen phosphate, liquid ammonia, calcium superphosphate and organic phosphate fertilizers, among others that are being distributed in domestic and overseas markets. The numbers are huge. The total investment is $3bn, starting with $600m and with the rest spread over several phases covering numerous years. Eventually, three million tonnes of coal, three million tonnes of iron ore and one million tonnes of steel will be produced per year. There is 546 million tonnes of coal at the site, enough to last for over 100 years and makes the project an anchor in the Mtwara Development Corridor. "The potential of all this is obvious from these numbers. But fulfilling this potential will not be straightforward.
Waziri wa Wizara ya Mambo ya Ndani ya Nchi, Mwigulu Lameck Nchemba, akisoma Bajeti ya Jeshi la Polisi ya mwaka ujao wa fedha, katika Kikao cha Kamati ya Bunge ya Kudumu ya Mambo ya Nje, Ulinzi na Usalama wakati wa Mapitio ya Bajeti ya mwaka ujao wa fedha kwa Taasisi ziliko katika Wizara hiyo, ambapo kwa siku ya leo Kamati hiyo imepitisha Bajeti za Jeshi la Polisi na Fungu Hamsini na Moja inayobeba Idara Saidizi ndani ya wizara, ikiwa ni hatua muhimu kabla ya kuanza kwa Vikao vya Bunge la Bajeti la Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, linalotarajiwa kuanza mapema tarehe nne mwezi Aprili mwaka huu, Kikao hicho kimefanyika leo katika ukumbi wa Mikutano wa Chuo Kikuu Dodoma [UDOM] mkoani Dodoma.