# Nyanza Light Metals to build titanium dioxide pigment plant in Richards Bay

Nyanza Light Metals is constructing a R15bn titanium dioxide pigment manufacturing plant in the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone, South Africa. The plant will be the only facility of its kind in Africa.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-05-08
- Where: Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Status: under construction
- Products: titanium dioxide pigment
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Nyanza Light Metals](https://endata.com/companies/91824.md)

## Sources

- [freightnews.co.za](https://freightnews.co.za/article/r15bn-richards-bay-plant-to-add-new-industrial-cargo-flows), 2026-05-08: "Construction of a R15bn titanium dioxide pigment plant in the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ) is expected to add new industrial capacity to one of South Africa’s key port-linked logistics nodes."

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