A preliminary report on the development of the iron and steel industry and related metallurgical facilities in the Lusaka MULPOC countries: part I - existing situation

Abstract

The project was conceived within the framework of the proposed Preferential Trade Areas (PTA) bearing in mind the need for co-operation at intercountry levels on the basis of linkages with local resource and capacity utilization for industrial specializetion, complementarity and inter-industry transactions. Prior to the mission, country reports which had been prepared served as a basis for discussion of possible areas of sub regional co-operation. A lot of gaps in data and information were identified and it was expected that the field mission would generate more information pertinent to the definition of concrete sub regional projects.