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GAINLY GRIP
The Grippaz glove offers better 'grip-ability' as well as more comfort for the user
Gloves on offer locally
23rd October 2020 By: Halima Frost

Wholesale personal protective equipment (PPE) and industrial consumables supplier G.Fox has added the patented nitrile Grippaz gloves to its PPE portfolio in the second quarter of this year. The... 


Omnia CEO Seelan Gobalsamy
Omnia intends to sell Oro Agri business
19th October 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed chemicals group Omnia Holdings has reached an agreement to sell its Oro Agri business to Rovensa – a European-based business that procures and distributes biocontrol, bionutrition and... 


Academia, industry must be involved for railway concessions to be successful, says NMU associate
14th October 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

The ensure the success of railway concessions, Nelson Mandela University Infrastructure Development and Engagement Unit (ID&EU) associate Bongani Mankewu says government “must fathom the... 


The Secunda coal-to-liquids plant in Mpumalanga.
Sasol tax break, subsidy support boosts pollution, group says
13th October 2020 By: Bloomberg

Sasol got a R8.1-billion profit boost last year thanks to the country’s fuel subsidies and its exemption from a South African carbon tax, according to the International Institute for Sustainable... 


Lake Charles Chemicals Complex
Sasol sells 50% of Lake Charles base chemicals unit to LyondellBasell for $2bn
2nd October 2020 By: Terence Creamer

Debt-laden chemicals and energy group Sasol has announced a $2-billion joint venture (JV) agreement with LyondellBasell for its base chemicals business in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in the US. Under... 


QUICK RESPONDERS Sasol took immediate steps to implement a comprehensive response plan to stabilise the business in the short term
Financial response plan implemented
2nd October 2020

In the face of the oil price collapse and unprecedented challenges, chemicals and energy group Sasol took immediate steps to implement a comprehensive response plan to stabilise the business in the... 


Cleanup under way at Sasol's Lake Charles following hurricane
22nd September 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Petrochemicals company Sasol has completed damage assessments of its Lake Charles Chemical Complex’s 14 manufacturing facilities, associated utilities and infrastructure following the landfall of... 


Butler retires as Omnia director
21st September 2020 By: Donna Slater

Frank Butler will retire as director of chemicals company Omnia at the company’s annual general meeting on September 23. He has served on the board since September 2002 and is chairperson of the... 


Omnia's mining division celebrates record-breaking achievements
14th September 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Diversified chemicals group Omnia Holdings is celebrating several record-breaking achievements across Protea Mining Chemicals and BME, which together form the group’s mining division. Protea Mining... 


Sasol seeks carbon-utilisation solutions for South African operations
Sasol seeks carbon-utilisation solutions for South African operations
4th September 2020 By: Terence Creamer

Energy and chemicals group Sasol has initiated a process through which it aims to identify potential partners for the development and demonstration of technologies that can utilise the carbon... 


NO NEED TO IMPORT
Reduced demand will see South Africa becoming somewhat self-sufficient in terms of fuels production if all refineries are operational
Long-term demand structure for petroleum unclear
4th September 2020 By: Darren Parker

It is expected that the Covid-19 pandemic will continue to negatively affect liquid fuels demand in the short term, but whether this represents a long-term structural shift is not yet clear, says... 


BIG DELIVERIES The components for the refinery project consisted of multiple shipments delivered to the purpose-built Dangote Quay Lekki in Lagos
Heavy equipment demobilised after project completion
4th September 2020

Heavy equipment lifting and transporting company Mammoet recently began demobilising equipment it had deployed at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical complex in Lekki Free Zone, in... 


A NEW GENERATION
The Gen III foam proportioner can handle all types of foam agents, even highly viscous, alcohol-resistant and fluorine-free foam agents
New proportioning system ideal for refineries
4th September 2020 By: Darren Parker

Fire-suppression systems developer FireDos launched the third generation (Gen III) of its foam proportioners for fire extinguishing systems globally at the end of last year. The technology has... 


DR JONATHAN CHETTY 
N2O is a climate-changing gas, with an average life span of 114 years in the earth’s atmosphere
Environment-friendly catalysts reduce emissions
28th August 2020 By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah

High-performance catalyst manufacturer Clariant Catalysts has developed the EnviCat N2O catalyst, to remove nitrous oxide (N2O) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) gases almost entirely from the waste gases... 


Sasol shuts troubled Lake Charles plant as hurricane approaches
Sasol shuts troubled Lake Charles plant as hurricane approaches
27th August 2020 By: Bloomberg

Sasol, the fuel and chemicals maker, will shut its $13-billion Lake Charles Chemicals Project due to Hurricane Laura making landfall on the US Gulf Coast. “Given Hurricane Laura’s forecast path,”... 


Packaging organisation urges responsible ammonium nitrate warehousing
21st August 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

After a cache of ammonium nitrate exploded earlier in August and left great devastation in Beruit, Lebanon, the Responsible Packaging Management Association of Southern Africa has stressed the... 


Sasol’s new-look strategy will seek to ‘reset’ group for low-carbon world
Sasol’s new-look strategy will seek to ‘reset’ group for low-carbon world
17th August 2020 By: Terence Creamer

Embattled chemicals and energy group Sasol aims to officially unveil its new-look strategy, dubbed Future Sasol, later this year. It has already indicated, however, that the plan will seek to... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
R100bn Infrastructure Fund gains traction with MoA signing
17th August 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Infrastructure South Africa (ISA), an entity of the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI), has entered into a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the National Treasury and the... 


Sasol CEO Fleetwood Grobler
Sasol will execute rights issue in 2021 calendar year as it refines ‘ticket size’
17th August 2020 By: Terence Creamer

Debt-laden chemicals and energy group Sasol confirmed on Monday that it was preparing to execute a rights issue during the second half of its 2021 financial year, despite reporting that it was on... 


Sasol swings to R91.3bn annual loss on lower oil prices, writedown
Sasol swings to R91.3bn annual loss on lower oil prices, writedown
17th August 2020 By: Reuters

South African petrochemicals group Sasol reported an annual loss on Monday, hit by a writedown of R111.6-billion and a drop in oil and chemical prices due to the coronavirus outbreak. The world's... 


Sasol warns of dramatic earnings collapse as it confirms R112bn impairment
Sasol warns of dramatic earnings collapse as it confirms R112bn impairment
11th August 2020 By: Terence Creamer

Chemicals and energy group Sasol warned of a dramatic collapse in its 2020 financial performance on Tuesday, confirming that losses for the period would represent a deterioration of more than 100%... 


ENHANCED EFFECT Cyflo effects cellular permeability of agricultural remedies and fertilisers, and significantly improves their efficacy
Offering diversified with new crop input solution
7th August 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

Environmental management company I-CAT will soon launch agricultural and forestry input solution Cyflo, as part of its product offering, targeting existing and potential clients, says I-CAT... 


HANDY RANGE
Bearings International has seen a huge increase in demand for its range of Grippaz hand gloves and has increased its stockholding
Sector welcomes bearing distributor’s new products
7th August 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

Demand for the agriculture-specific products offered by Southern Africa bearings and power transmission products distributor Bearings International (BI) is slowly picking up now that lockdown... 


EMMA CORDER
Consultations determine which chemicals would best suit a company’s requirements and assists in providing a methodology that would best suit the application of these products
Stricter compliance regulations for chemical disinfectants
7th August 2020 By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah

The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a dramatic increase in the demand for disinfectants to help mitigate the spread of the virus, which, in turn, has prompted the need for strict compliance in... 


DALE WALKER
The “new normal” that has been imposed by Covid-19 on the globe, has allowed for radical transformation in the way that the company does business
Company goes digital to curb challenges
7th August 2020 By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah

An increasingly competitive sphere, and a large choice of partners and customers are two of the chemicals industry’s greatest challenges. Specialised chemicals company BASF aims to lead in digital... 


Association addresses Covid-19 challenges
7th August 2020

The industry body representing the local vinyls industry Southern African Vinyls Association (SAVA) hosted a virtual annual general meeting in May. Speaking about the impact of Covid-19 on the... 


The Secunda complex
Sasol calls for bids for 10 MW solar plants at Mpumalanga, Free State operations
3rd August 2020 By: Terence Creamer

Chemicals and energy group Sasol has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the development of two embedded solar photovoltaic (PV) facilities of 10 MW apiece at its operations in Secunda, in... 


AECI CEO Mark Dytor
AECI still turns healthy profit, dividend owing to a robust response plan
29th July 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed chemicals group AECI has declared a gross interim cash dividend of 100c apiece for the six months ended June 30, owing to its well managed cash resources and despite the negative effects... 


Air seperation units at Sasol Secunda
Sasol to sell world's biggest oxygen production site to Air Liquide
29th July 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed petrochemicals company Sasol has signed a negotiation agreement with industrial gas company Air Liquide for the sale of Sasol South Africa’s 16 air separation units (ASUs), in Secunda.... 


ON-THE-SPOT REPAIRS
Pratley offers a range of products, such as Pratley 1-2-3, that can be used where engineering workshops are often unavailable
Auto repairs without a workshop
24th July 2020

Local manufacturer and supplier Pratley offers a wide range of flexible and cost-effective do-it-yourself adhesive products that are ideal for “quick, on-the-spot automotive repairs” where... 


CAPACITY CUT
GUD’s plants have reopened under conservative conditions to about 60% of normal capacity
Variable demand requires new strategy
24th July 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

Uncertain demand in the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and aftermarket environments, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, is impacting on short- to medium-term capacity management decisions to... 


Sasol expects delay in last unit in US project to come onstream
23rd July 2020 By: Reuters

Sasol said on Thursday a unit damaged by fire at its Lake Charles Chemical Project (LCCP) should reach meaningful output by October, a month later than previous guidance. Even before a fire earlier... 


Sappi develops new, skin-friendly hand-sanitiser ingredient
15th July 2020 By: Donna Slater

Dissolving pulp and paper-based solutions company Sappi has launched a skin- and planet-friendly hand hygiene ingredient – Valida – which is based on cellulose and is intended to be used by hygiene... 


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