BHP appoints former Sasol CEO to its board

Mining giant BHP Billiton has appointed Pat Davies to its board of directors, as an independent nonexecutive director, from June 1. Davies has previously acted as CEO of South Africa’s chemical and mining company Sasol, until retiring in June...

Kromdraai water treatment plant follows success of eMalahleni

A modular mine water treatment plant developed by Aveng Water, a subsidiary of infrastructure group Aveng, is being installed at coal-mining major Anglo American Thermal Coal’s Kromdraai opencast mine, following the company's success at the...

Simplified living space solutions provided for mine site accommodation

The speedykit, a simplified container conversion method has been incorporated into the product range of South Africa-based prefabricated site accommodation provider Speedspace.

Sasol says R14bn coal replacement projects will sustain 4 000 jobs

South African energy and chemicals group Sasol is moving ahead with its R14-billion coal-replacement programme across three sites in a bid to secure supply to its coal-to-liquids refinery in Secunda, as well as sustain its coal exports through the...

Canada-South Africa trade relations on solid ground

Africa is a key investment and trade destination for Canadian firms, and the southernmost tip of the continent is making its mark as a trading partner with Canada.

Company Announcement: New opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa

Exciting new discoveries of oil and gas reserves in sub-Saharan Africa are set to revitalise the region’s economic prosperity and substantially increase growth and development in the oil and gas sector.

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The US retail giant Walmart is storming into South Africa waving a big green wand; South Africa’s Sasol has bought into the new billion-dollar climate-change technology project in Norway; and South Africa has a great opportunity to use platinum,...

Sasol moves ahead with R5bn Shondoni colliery project

The board at energy and chemicals group Sasol has approved a R5-billion capital programme for the establishment of the Shondoni colliery to replace output from the mature Middelbult coal mine, which is nearing the end of its useful life. In fact,...

Green chemistry-engineered solution for RO systems to hit African soil

Water treatment and processing company Nalco Africa plans to introduce its industrial reverse osmosis (RO) management system, 3D TRASAR for membranes, to the African market next year.

Numerous strategies employed to secure NH3 supply

The secure supply of explosives to the mining industry has become increasingly important, as the demand for commodities has returned to levels before the 2008 global recession, reports explosives supplier BME, a member of the Omnia group.

Centre for Carbon Capture and Storage aiming to start test injection in 2016

The South African Centre for Carbon Capture and Storage’s (SACCCS’s) current main focus is on the preparation for the Test Injection, due to start in 2016, centre head Tony Surridge reported at the Second Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Week,...

Agreement signed to develop GTL project

Local energy and chemicals group Sasol and its partners Uzbekneftegaz and Petronas, have signed an investment agreement with the Uzbekistan Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investment and Trade, for the development and implementation of a...