MEC seeks clarity amidst Engen refinery closure talks

MEC seeks clarity amidst Engen refinery closure talks

Economic Development MEC, Nomusa Dube-Ncube says they’re trying to seek clarity, following media reports that the Engen refinery plant on the Bluff, south of Durban, is to shutdown for good

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Economic Development spokesperson Ndabezinhle Sibiya says she’s asked the CEO of Trade & Investment KZN to meet with management and look into the reports which suggest that the refinery will close shop in 2023. 


It's said the refinery will then converted into a storage facility.


"The intervention forms part of the implementation of the economic transformation and reconstruction plan which is aimed at turning around business post COVID-19", Sibiya said.


"The MEC has indicated that Trade & Investment KZN has adopted a business support, retention and extension program to support businesses that are weak.


‪The 66-year-old refinery is the third largest in South Africa.‬


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