Evonik Industries says it plans to increase hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) capacity at Umbogintwini, South Africa by 50%, to 15,000 m.t./year. The company expects to carry out the project in... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/africa/south_africa/14192.html
Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL; Tel Aviv) has reported a 445% increase in net profits to $703.2 million for the second quarter ended June 30. And sales for the period increased by 116% to... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/africa/south_africa/13713.html
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (Mumbai) says the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC; Washington DC) has given clearance for the previously announced tender offer by Alkaloida Chemical... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/africa/south_africa/13581.html
Mitsubishi Chemical and Sasol Chemical Industries have agreed to dissolve their acrylic acid and acrylates Sasol Dia Acrylates (SDA) joint venture in South Africa. The jv manufactures... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/africa/south_africa/7776.html
Sasol reported chemical operating profit of R4.3 billion ($601 million) for its fiscal year ended June 30, compared to a R1.5-billion loss for the year-ago period. Sales rose 19%, to... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/africa/south_africa/7580.html
Sasol says it has become the first company to register a nitrous oxide (N2O) abatement project, using secondary catalyst technology to convert the greenhouse gas N2O into nitrogen and... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/africa/south_africa/7147.html
Danisco has signed an agreement to acquire the shares of Innovative Ingredients (Cape Town, South Africa), a maker of industrial bakery enzymes for the South African market. Financial... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/africa/south_africa/6875.html
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