ZIMCAST PROFILEZimcast;situated in Gweru;the capital of Zimbabwe's Midlands province;is one of the country's founders;wiyh some of the best facilities and technical expertise in the region. Zimcast was established in 1947 and was bought by ABERCAL Holdings in 1972;becoming part of the APEX Corporation of Zimbabwe in 1985 through a takeover Apex Corporation of Zimbabwe in turn underwent an un =bundling process in the year 200 creating three separately listed groups of Companies;Gulliver;Phoenix Consolidated Industries(PCI)and APEX Corporation of Zimbabwe. SIZEZIMCAST is one of the largest foundries in Zimbabwe employing 450 employees and producing close to 8 000 tonnes of finished productsevery ***** volumes keep ***** this output;30% is exported to South Africa;Botswana and ***** are underway to penetrate Zambia;Tanzania and Kenya.PRODUCT RANGE ZIMCAST produces over 160 product ***** product groups are: a)Sanitaryware -enameled baths;basins and cisterns;sewer pipes and pipes and fitting'mamhole covers and frames. b)Cookware -solid fuel stoves;three legged pots and bake pots. c)Grinding media-millballs for mines for mines -from size 25mm to 100mm THE FUTURE ZIMCAST is positioning itself as a regional player and within the next 5 years 60% of output will be exported. SPECIFICATIONS C 3.0-3.2mN 0.3-1.0Phos 0.15-MinSu 0.12-0.8Si 0.6-0.8Cr 1.0-2.0