Ammonia is a critical ingredient in agricultural fertilisers. With a growing world population, escalating demand for food and energy and the looming perils of fossil fuel induced climate change, there is an urgent need to make ammonia synthesis more sustainable by using renewable energy sources...
Xiaofeng Feng 22 May 2018
Business is driven by profit, but Shift Social Development CEO Tiekie Barnard believes in the importance of profit with purpose. In this Q&A, she explains the meaning of Shared Value and how companies can use this business strategy to find where the biggest growth opportunities lie...
Shift Social Development 21 May 2018
The Allianz Risk Barometer 2018 indicated that business interruption is a top concern for the food and beverage industry with 53% of 68 respondents pointing to the worrisome risk...
18 May 2018
Denel group chief executive officer‚ Zwelakhe Ntshepe‚ has resigned with immediate effect after being with the company for 20 years...
15 May 2018
One can import just about anything to South Africa, including cars, but that doesn't mean it's going to be easy...
Jeff Osborne 9 May 2018
The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has completed the first phase of the revitalisation of the Phuthaditjhaba Industrial Park in the Free State...
4 May 2018
South Africa has expressed disappointment at not being granted exemption...
2 May 2018
Farmers in Zimbabwe have commended the government for improving cotton prices through introducing the auction system...
Elita Chikwati 30 Apr 2018
Europe is getting its first steel plant in 40 years...
30 Apr 2018
Increased affluence in traditional markets such as China and a growing demand for natural fibres in athleisure wear coupled with an abundant supply have created a "perfect storm" for wool...
Nico Groenewald 24 Apr 2018
As part of its multi-billion rand investment roll out, South African brick maker Corobrik is investing R800m in a mega factory...
23 Apr 2018
As a polymer scientist, it feels like my life's work is dismissed as immoral by even my hero Sir David Attenborough, simply because I deal with plastics...
Anthony J Ryan 23 Apr 2018
Snack foods giant Mondelez International has invested $90 million into its newest 'factory of the future' in the Kingdom of Bahrain...
19 Apr 2018
One of the aspects of the Manufacturing Indaba will be to focus on South Africa's manufacturing as a fundamental driver of GDP growth and associated with direct employment...
Manufacturing Indaba 18 Apr 2018
