13 seek licences to open tobacco auction floors

executive Dr Andrew Matibiri said in Harare last week.
The applications are for either conditional or full auction floor licences.
Dr Matibiri identified the applicants as:
l Cropchem who intend to start this year operating in Harare
l Eland Tobacco Auction Floors intends to construct new floors for 2012 in the Rugare area of Harare.
l Gold Leaf Tobacco Sales Floors who have targeted 2011 and want to be situated in the Chitungwiza Industrial Area
l Golden Leaf Tobacco is also targeting 2011 and wants to operate from Ruwa.
l Karoi Tobacco Sales Floor will be situated in the town of Karoi and intends to start this year.
l Makonde Rural District Council and Freight Africa Logistics intend to start this year as well and their floors will be located at the NRZ Complex, Lions Den.
l Premier Tobacco Auction Floor intends to start this year along Willowvale Road
l Reapers who intend to build floors in Rusape next year.
l Saltlakes Tobacco has applied to start this year in Chinhoyi
l Sinkton Tobacco Auction Floor is targeting the Old Savanna Tobacco premises in Harare this year.
l Tobacco Co-operative Company targets to start this year in Mvurwi
l Ultimate Tobacco Auction Floors want a licence in the 2012 season but the location of the floors is not yet indicated.
l Zambezi Tobacco Floors who intend to build floors in Msasa, Harare for 2012.
Pressed to comment on the applicants’ chances of getting the board’s nod to set up the new floors, Dr Matibiri said he was equally in the dark.
“At the moment the board is still considering the applications and I can not say who will make it or who will not,” Dr Matibiri said.
Recently there have been widespread calls for TIMB to allow more auction floors to open and ease congestion at Tobacco Sales Floor, Boka and Millennium floors.