BASF today announced that it is the first chemical company to become a member of The Sustainability Consortium, an independent organization of diverse global participants that work collaboratively to build a scientific
foundation that drives innovation to improve consumer product sustainability.
 The company joins other retailers and consumer product manufacturers that have become members of the Consortium [...]

Sasol, South Africa’s leading provider of synthetic liquid fuels and a major international producer of chemicals, today celebrated breaking ground for an R8,4 billion Wax Expansion Project at its Sasolburg Sasol One Site.  The first phase of the project will come into operation in 2012. When complete in 2014, it will double the Sasol Wax [...]

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Omnia Fertilizer, a division of the Omnia Group, today announced that it will start a process to evaluate the possible mothballing of its phosphoric acid plant located outside of Rustenburg. The aim is to complete the evaluation by 30 April 2010 which will include engagement with key stakeholders and communities.
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