23.01.2015
- Chemicals "known to be carcinogens," such as benzene and formaldehyde, being used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for shale gas in South Africa's Karoo basin, could lead to an...
13.11.2014
- Energy and petrochemicals giant Shell has expressed concern about the slow progress South Africa is making in granting licenses for shale gas exploration, despite having accepted...
06.05.2014
- Powering the Supply Chain - Chemical distributors play a significant role in shaping the future of the chemical industry. FECC's priority of the European Association of Chemical...
05.03.2014
- Urbanization And Diversification - Africa is set to enter a growth cycle. Although Asia is anticipated to continue dominating the global chemicals industry with expected market...
24.05.2013
- Striking South African workers at a chrome mine owned by German chemicals group Lanxess have signed a deal to end a week-long illegal walkout, after winning a one-off payment from...
22.04.2013
- South Africa plans to overhaul its intellectual property laws to improve access to cheaper medicines by making it harder for pharmaceutical firms to register and roll-over patents...
22.03.2013
- South African conglomerate Bidvest offered around $665 million in cash and shares for control of the country's second-largest but underperforming drugmaker Adcock Ingram. Adcock...
21.11.2012
- Indian drugmaker Cipla plans to offer $215 million for a majority stake in South Africa's Cipla Medpro to strengthen its presence in Africa's fast-growing market for cheap, generic...
