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Sasol signs agreement with aircraft company to develop sustainable aviation fuels
23rd June 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African chemicals and energy company Sasol signed, on Wednesday, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with German aircraft manufacturer Deutsche Aircraft, on developing Sustainable Aviation... 


Incoming Omnia chairperson Tina Eboka
Omnia declares R1.4bn dividend, boasts 123% growth in operating profit
20th June 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed chemicals manufacturing group Omnia Holdings experienced favourable market conditions in the agriculture and mining sectors in the financial year ended March 31, including high commodity... 


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Online portal launched to guide clients
10th June 2022

Last month, protective powder coating and paint manufacturer AkzoNobel Powder Coatings launched a dedicated site to showcase its functional range of Resicoat powder coatings. AkzoNobel created the... 


A man standing at a podium speaking on the topic of coatings and paint development at teh Coatings for Africa 2022 expo held in Sandton last month
S African coatings event well attended
10th June 2022 By: Halima Frost

This year’s Coatings for Africa 2022 conference, organised by global events organiser DMG Events, was held at the Sandton Convention Centre, in Gauteng, from May 4 to 6. The event was hosted by... 


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Push for education in manufacturing
10th June 2022 By: Halima Frost

Owing to a continued lack of understanding of the concept of tribology and its importance, the South African Institute of Tribology (SAIT) remains a firm advocate of the need for tribology... 


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Company produces over 1Mt of corrosion resistant steel
10th June 2022 By: Halima Frost

Stainless steel manufacturer Columbus Stainless, based in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, says that it has produced more than one-million tons of its 3CR12 chromium-containing corrosion-resistant stainless... 


Omnia to report at least 70% higher HEPS for FY22
7th June 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed chemicals manufacturing group Omnia expects to report a year-on-year increase of between 70% and 90% in headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the financial year ended March 31. HEPS... 


ESG trends pose potential for Africa’s chemicals sector
23rd May 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Global trends indicate that the chemicals sector is increasingly being driven by environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and that decarbonisation is often a key rationale behind... 


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Fuchs launches new head office, warehouse in Isando
16th May 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Independent lubricant manufacturer Fuchs Lubricants South Africa on May 13 officially launched its newly built head office and warehouse in Isando, Johannesburg. The company has invested over... 


AECI invests R505m in US growth projects
16th May 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

South African chemicals group AECI is investing $31-million, or about R505-million, in two strategic growth projects that are expected to double the profitability of AECI Schirm USA on an ongoing... 


Sasol opens 2023 engineering, science degree bursary programme
29th April 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Chemical and energy multinational Sasol says applications for its corporate bursary programme for the 2023 academic year are now open to high-performing mathematics and science learners currently... 


UPL proposes releasing contaminated water into South African sea
29th April 2022 By: Bloomberg

UPL has proposed releasing water contaminated by a pesticides spill in the eastern South African city of Durban into the sea or municipal sewers. While the Indian agro-chemical firm said experts it... 


Sasol benefits from higher prices, warns of impact of KZN floods on Q4 production
25th April 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed petrochemicals giant Sasol says its financial performance for the nine months ended March 31 was underpinned by a favourable macroeconomic environment, with a higher crude oil price,... 


Pesticides, batteries and lubricants producer responsibility consultation process starts
20th April 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has started a consultation process with regard to the requirement of the pesticides, batteries and lubricant oils sectors to... 


Sasol donates R7.5m towards flood relief efforts in KwaZulu-Natal
19th April 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Integrated chemicals company Sasol is donating R7.5-million to support emergency relief efforts in KwaZulu-Natal, following the floods that have resulted in considerable loss of life and damage to... 


UPL pollution control dam at South African chemical depot spills
13th April 2022 By: Bloomberg

A pollution control dam at UPL’s fire-damaged chemical warehouse near the eastern South African city of Durban has spilled following heavy rains. The warehouse was torched by looters in July last... 


Necsa and chemicals industry Seta sign MoU
4th April 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) and the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (Chieta) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to facilitate cooperation... 


The companies will beneficiate biocomposites and biopolymers that will be applied in the automotive, textile, construction and packaging industries.
Labat, CSIR sign MoU to accelerate industrial cannabis processing
1st April 2022 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed venture capital company Labat Africa has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) that will see both parties engage in... 


Eskom's Duvha power station
Court orders government to clean up air in coal belt
18th March 2022 By: Reuters

A South African court on Friday upheld a complaint by activists that poor air quality in the coal belt is a breach of constitutional rights, giving the environment minister a year to enforce a... 


First world-scale methanol facility in sight
18th March 2022

Oil company the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) earlier this month signed an agreement with methanol producer Proman to develop the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) first world-scale methanol... 


Prevailing food-borne disease needs to be addressed
18th March 2022 By: Claire O'Reilly

Since its initial outbreak in 2017, Listeria monocytogenes has been an ongoing challenge in South Africa, and food testing laboratory and food safety consultancy Food Consulting Services... 


Clarity needed on supply, energy plan
18th March 2022 By: Cameron Mackay

Local industry stakeholders need clarity on how the decision by multinational companies Shell and BP’s South African Petroleum Refineries (Sapref) to freeze spending and pause refinery operations... 


Sector expected to grow from ICT trade
18th March 2022

Market research organisation Kenneth Research last month released a report which showed that the petrochemicals and polymers market is anticipated to grow, primarily on the growth in trade of... 


Partnership plans circular plastics manufacturing Australia announced
18th March 2022

Global advanced plastic recycling technology company Plastic Energy and French fuels and chemicals technology supplier Axens are partnering with polyethylene manufacturer Qenos in the planning of a... 


Mark Dytor AECI CE
AECI lifts 2021 revenue, records lowest total recordable incident rate
2nd March 2022 By: Donna Slater

JSE-listed chemicals group AECI increased its revenue by 8% year-on-year to R26.05-billion in 2021 and declared a total ordinary dividend of R6.85 a share – up 20% year-on-year. The company... 


Sasol CEO Fleetwood Grobler
Sasol signs LNG term sheet as it prepares for R20bn-plus coal-to-gas switch at Secunda
21st February 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Energy and chemicals group Sasol has approved development funds for the first phase of a project that is designed to increase the Secunda complex’s ability to use gas instead of coal to produce... 


Supplier commits to more sustainable packaging
11th February 2022

A year after the launch of the Quartz Xtra range – which was developed to meet the needs of the latest generation of engines, such as hybrids and downsized, and provide significant fuel savings up... 


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Use of synthetic lubricants growing in local industry
11th February 2022 By: Cameron Mackay

Synthetic lubricant use in the local industry as a viable alternative to conventional, hydrocarbon- and mineral-based lubricants is gaining momentum, says industrial equipment and consumables... 


UPL highlights progress in clean up from Cornubia warehouse arson attack
8th February 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry and Fisheries on February 8 received an update on the July 2021 arson attack on chemical company UPL’s leased Cornubia warehouse, which led to a... 


Strong Brent crude oil, chemicals prices drive Sasol's interim Ebitda higher
8th February 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Chemicals and energy multinational Sasol expects to report a 66% to 76% increase in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) to between R30.9-billion and... 


An engineer using rope access to asses and clean inside a boiler prior to the start of maintenance, with headlamp on
Boiler, burner maintenance key to company success
4th February 2022 By: Halima Frost

The instrumental job of cleaning an industrial boiler or burner prior to maintenance has proven to be an integral part of rope access company Skyriders’ offerings, says marketing manager Mike Zinn.... 


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Omnia successfully sells majority stake in Umongo
1st February 2022 By: Darren Parker

JSE-listed diversified chemicals company Omnia Holdings has successfully concluded its divestment from petroleum products producer Umongo Petroleum, which Omnia had identified as noncore during a... 


Toxic fumes ship will be dumping chemicals off St Helena Bay until March - maritime authority
13th January 2022 By: News24Wire

Around 1 500 tonnes of chemicals on the NS Qingdao bulk carrier were being dumped into the sea about 250km off St Helena Bay in an operation expected to end in March, the SA Maritime Authority... 


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