The Coega Development Corporation and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have signed an agreement and are undertaking preparatory work to establish a Biofibre Hub or cluster in the Coega Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Under the terms of the cooperation agreement signed in 2022, Coega will assist the CSIR with the commercialisation and industrialisation of intellectual property, while the CSIR will assist in the development of the Coega SEZ’s value proposition in knowledge intensive and advanced manufacturing sectors by becoming an official research and development partner of the corporation.
A look inside the existing research facility, equipped with biofibre processing equipment, located at the Coega Special Economic Zone Multi-User Facility. The facility operates under the slogan “Our future is growing”. The Coega Development Corporation, through its Capital Raising and Sustainability Business Units, together with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), are undertaking preparatory work towards the establishment of a Biofibre Hub, or Cluster, in the Coega Special Economic Zone (SEZ).