New agroprocessing-, metals-focused Ipap to be released next month

A new Industrial Policy Action Plan (Ipap) focused on supporting the agroprocessing and metals industries, including foundries and the casting sector, will be released in April, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) director-general Lionel October said at the Metal Casting Conference, in Kempton Park, on Wednesday. "We are aiming to strategically support the foundry and casting industries as the core of broader manufacturing activities, if the new plan is adopted by Cabinet," October said.