Jun
12
Sasol O&S enters high purity TEAL merchant market
June 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Sasol today announced the construction of a purified tri-ethyl aluminum (TEAL) production unit at its Sasol Olefins & Surfactants (O&S) plant in Brunsbüttel, Germany. The facility, with an initial annual production of a 6 000 tons, is expected to go on stream early 2012.
Sasol O&S is the world’s largest producer of tri-ethyl aluminum during the [...]
May
16
DuPont expands commitment to Africa
May 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment
DuPont, the global leader of market-driven science, which is listed as the 75st largest U.S. industrial/service corporation on the Fortune 500, has announced the conversion of its South African branch office to a new legal entity in South Africa: Du Pont de Nemours South Africa (Pty.) Ltd.
The conversion of the branch office into a local [...]
May
16
Combating heart disease through new food technology
May 16, 2010 | 1 Comment
One in three men in South Africa will have a heart condition before the age of 60, according to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. This frightening statistic underlines the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle and finding alternatives to the fatty foods that so many people love. There are a number of alternatives to traditional [...]
May
16
As consumers become more eco-conscious, companies will go to ever greater lengths to present themselves as environmentally friendly.. As a result, an increased number of local companies are adopting eco-friendly advertising materials, products and methods for their campaigns.
As consumers become more eco-conscious, companies globally are going to even greater lengths to position their products and [...]
May
6
Henkel off to good start
May 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Multi-national chemical giant has made an upbeat start to 2010
Some of the key figures from its first quarterly trading update released on Wednesday
· Sales increase by 7.8 percent to 3,512 million Euros
· Organic sales growth of 8.8 percent
· Adjusted operating profit: plus 79.1 percent to 421 million Euros
· Adjusted EBIT margin: plus 4.8 percentage points [...]
Apr
14
ISO standards progress in oil and gas sector
April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment
ISO International Standards for the oil and gas sector are not only being increasingly adopted by regional or national standards bodies in North and South America, China, Europe, the Gulf states, Kazakhstan and Russia, but also increasingly referenced in national regulations.
This progression is highlighted in the 2010 edition of the OGP Standards Bulletin, published by [...]
Mar
19
BASF joins The Sustainability Consortium
March 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Mar
11
R8.4bn Sasol Wax project launched
March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Feb
21
ManufacturingHub.co.za adds business travel resource
February 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment
ManufacturingHub.co.za has added a business travel support tool for professionals in the South African Food, Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Cosmetic Manufacturing industries.
This will assist professionals attending business events, conferences to source:
◦Business accommodation
◦Car hire
◦Holiday Destinations across South Africa
For further information or to try it out, please click here.
Feb
5
Omnia to mothball unprofitable plant
February 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment
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.
Read the complete article here.