Platinum 3D printing to be first project of new Platinum Valley SEZ

Three dimensional (3D) platinum printing will be the first project finalised at South Africa’s new Platinum Valley Special Economic Zone (SEZ) that is being launched to add value to platinum group metals (PGMs) locally. Project executive Platinum Valley SEZ Davis Sadike and North West Development Corporation research and innovation manager Hantie Hoogkamer told Mining Weekly Online in an exclusive interview that the North West Development Corporation was working with the Department of Science and Innovation for funding to upgrade the current facilities at the existing industrial park.