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AECI earnings down 16%, expects upturn in 2010
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JSE-listed chemicals and explosives firm AECI's headline earnings fell by 16% to R370-million in the 2009 financial year, from R443-million a year earlier, the group reported on Tuesday.
Revenue declined by more than R2-billion to R10,7-billion,...
By: Loni Prinsloo
23 Feb 10
PHOSPHORIC ACID
Omnia may mothball Rustenburg phosphoric acid plant
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JSE-listed chemical services group Omnia on Friday reported that its fertiliser division would start a process to evaluate the possible mothballing of its phosphoric acid plant, near Rustenburg, which would affect 160 workers.
The company would...
05 Feb 10
Chemicals
Africa’s focus shifts to gas turbines
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As a mitigating strategy to the current power crisis on the African continent, power project developers have shifted their focus towards gas turbine-powered power solutions, says growth partnership company Frost & Sullivan. The technology...
Chemicals
Geochemicals company introduces one-stop service
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Geo-chemical samples management and transportation company MBV Mineral Investments (MBV) has eliminated the need for multiple suppliers by introducing a one-stop service for the management and transportation of geochemical samples to the mining...
By: Petronel Smit
29 Jan 10
Chemicals
Limiting risks when insuring chemicals
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The golden rules when insuring chemicals are to buy as much as one can afford and to accept as little risk as possible, by passing on as much risk as possible, says Alexander Forbes Risk Services client services senior manager Jan Hattingh. To...
Chemicals
Liquefied petroleum gas use may increase during FIFA World Cup
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Nonprofit organisation, the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Safety Association of South Africa (LPGSASA), is expecting a large number of vendors who will be supplying food to spectators in the various theme parks during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, to be...
By: Eleanor Seggie
29 Jan 10
Chemicals
New multigas detector goes wireless
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Mine Safety Appliances (MSA) Africa has launched the new Altair 5 multigas detector that can detect up to six gases simultaneously and is preprogrammable in 18 different language choices, including Chinese.
The gas detector has a...
By: Eleanor Seggie
29 Jan 10
Chemicals
Nitrogen gas generation available on site
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The Intaka Tech nitrogen gas generation system (GGS) from engineering company Intaka Tech, a division of the Intaka Group, enables owners to continuously produce nitrogen (N) gas on site at quantities ranging from 1 t/m to 639 t/m.
The N...
By: Eleanor Seggie
29 Jan 10
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New project aims to improve black pipe resin
It will soon be illegal to sell hazardous drums to street traders
Sasol commits R250m over 10 years to boost science, technology skills
AECI upbeat about remainder of 2008
SA mulls placing limits on scrap-metal exports
IDC's Foskor will head to JSE in 2009
Sasol weighs up more power generation schemes, but says it must prioritise fuel security
Coca Cola opens international quality testing laboratory in Gauteng
AltX-listed firm studies Eastern Cape wind power options
New project aims to improve black pipe resin 
It will soon be illegal to sell hazardous drums... 
Sasol commits R250m over 10 years to boost... 
AECI upbeat about remainder of 2008 
SA mulls placing limits on scrap-metal exports 
IDC's Foskor will head to JSE in 2009 
Sasol weighs up more power generation schemes,... 
Coca Cola opens international quality testing... 
AltX-listed firm studies Eastern Cape wind... 
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