Proposed Development of a New Malting Plant in the Sedibeng District Municipality, Gauteng Province

Soufflet Malt South Africa (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of the Soufflet Group, has obtained funding from the IFC for the establishment of a malt plant which will be located in the Sedibeng District of Gauteng (“The Project”). The Project, which is expected to be operational for 50 years, will have an annual capacity of 100kT/year in Phase 1 and 135kT/year in Phase 2 for the local market.

The Project is located to the south of the Heineken Sedibeng Brewery within a greenfield area in the Sedibeng District- and Midvaal Local Municipality. The R59 road runs east of the Project, with the Heineken Solar PV Plant located to the west. The Project site is owned by Heineken South Africa (Pty) Ltd and zoned as “Industrial 1 with an annexure for an Agricultural Industry.”

The malting production process consists of the following stages:
 Barley intake and storage;
 Steeping: initiation of growth through forced grain hydration;
 Germination: controlled growth of barley to facilitate endosperm modification;
 Kilning: the termination of grain growth to fix extract potential and malt specifications through grain dehydration; and
 Distribution – the kilned malt is dispatched to the Heineken Brewery via a conveyor system.

The project is located on Portion 0 of Erf No. 244, Graceview, Gauteng Province.
Province(s): Gauteng