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Chemical cellulose demand ‘relatively’ strong, expansions on track – Sappi

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Paper and packaging group Sappi said on Wednesday that its chemical cellulose business, which accounts for most of its operating profit in Southern Africa, continued to perform strongly, helped by a weaker rand/dollar exchange rate. The business...

By: Natasha Odendaal

08 Feb 12

Carbon

Bank enters sustainable forestry collaboration

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South African banking firm Nedbank Capital and public engagement project Face the Future have signed a pioneering memorandum of understanding (MoU) designed to facilitate collaboration between the two with the sole intention of enabling them to...

By: Megan Wait

20 Jan 12

AGRICULTURE & JOBS

Small farmers in big industry earn consistent income

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Smallholders, with less than 50 ha in Malaysia, are earning a steady income from the production of palm oil, which is linked to the large-scale, corporate industry manufacturing oils, cosmetics components, biofuels, natural fertilisers and soaps,...

By: Schalk Burger

20 Jan 12

FOOD MANUFACTURING

Durban’s new R670m food plant sets green benchmark

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A new R670-million savoury foods factory in Riverhorse Valley, Durban, which was officialy opened by Anglo-Dutch multinational Unilever in December, has been hailed by Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies as the single largest manufacturing...

By: Jonathan Ramayia

12 Dec 11

EQUIPMENT

New machinery added to SA firm’s product offering

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Peet Venter product sales manager Astec Underground

Machines from US-based Astec Underground, Trencor, Roadtec, Breaker Technology Inc (BTI) and American Augers are now being supplied and supported in the South African market by manufacturer of bulk materials handling plant and equipment Osborn...

By: Dimakatso Motau

02 Dec 11

Agriculture

Seed innovations could boost Africa’s poor crop yields, DuPont avers

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Africa produces less than an eighth of the crop yield for each hectare of farmland compared with South African averages. By using specially designed seeds using biosciences, Africa can improve its crop yield from 0.5 t/ha to 4 t/ha without...

By: Schalk Burger

25 Nov 11

FINANCIAL RESULTS

Sugar group seeks to support moves to expand cane supply

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Agriculture and property management group Tongaat Hulett’s significant aim is to facilitate increased cane supply (including hectares under cane, yields and cane quality) to its mills for the 2011/2012 financial year.

By: Dimakatso Motau

25 Nov 11

AGROPROCESSING

Illovo aims for energy self-sufficiency in 3 to 5 years

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JSE-listed Illovo Sugar aims to move towards achieving self-sufficiency in electricity generation, as it increases its use of renewable energy, the sugar producer said on Wednesday. GM Graham Clark tells Engineering News Online that with ongoing...

By: Brindaveni Naidoo

23 Nov 11

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