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Dirty business beware! [So. Africa]
The government is clamping down on the country’s biggest industrial polluters in a fresh bid to cut hazardous gas emissions. This week state environmental management inspectors...started a countrywide crackdown on refineries and the iron, steel and ferro-alloy industries...On the hit-list are about 50 companies, including Mittal Steel [part of Arcelor Mittal], Highveld Steel [part of Anglo American], Samancor and mining company Xstrata. Refineries targeted include Sasol’s Natref and Secunda facilities, and Engen [part of Petronas], Sapref [joint venture Shell & BP], Chevron and PetroSA. The intention is to force SA’s biggest polluters to reduce emissions of harmful pollutants and greenhouse gases...The companies face harsh penalties...[also refers to Eskom, Assmang, Foskor, Airports Company of SA (ACSA)]