MIDEAST/AFRICA

Sasol to Sell Five Fertilizer Blending Plants in South Africa

7:50 AM EDT | September 7, 2010 | Natasha Alperowicz

Sasol Nitro, a division of Sasol Chemical Industries, plans to divest five fertilizer blending plants in South Africa as part of a settlement agreed with the Competition Commission of South Africa in July of this year. Sasol says the divestment will address...

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