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Omnia founded as a small distributor
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Lists on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. |
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Establishes porous prill ammonium nitrate
and ANFO manufacturing plants to expand
its explosives product range. |
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Established a presence in Australasia to
identify opportunities for market entry.
Mining explosives venture initiated in
Tanzania; speciality fertilizer blender commissioned in Sasolburg. |
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Expands into the related fertilizer market
by establishing its first granular plant
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Invests R88 million in its own nitrogen
facilities at the Sasolburg complex. |
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Political barriers in South Africa begin to
crumble – Omnia extends operations into
Africa; establishes industrial chemicals
division, Intaba Chemicals. |
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BME enters sophisticated electronic delay
detonator market with purchase of cutting
edge technology from French company
DCI. New calcium nitrate plant opened
in Sasolburg, applying unique patented
technology developed by Omnia. Acquisition
of South Africa’s largest distributor and
trader of chemicals, Protea Chemicals. |
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Commissions South Africa’s first liquid
fertilizer operation. |
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Acquires Bulk Mining Explosives (BME) to
diversify into the mining explosives market,
using advanced international technology. |
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Offshore trading, finance and investment
arm established in Mauritius; Omnia
becomes a Top 100 Company on the JSE
Limited for the first time. |
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The acquisition of Zetachem, a wellestablished
supplier of chemical
management systems to leading companies
in the water treatment, mining and pulp
and paper industries.
Sale of 10% of the Group to our employees. |
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Launches direct application ammonia –
a unique product for sophisticated farming
application; completes superphosphate
plant at Sasolburg and phosphoric acid
plant at Phokeng. |
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Enters agricultural seed market
(subsequently disposed of); secures
independence for the supply of ammonia
by purchase of a share of the Richards Bay
ammonia terminal. |
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Enters agricultural seed market
(subsequently disposed of); secures
independence for the supply of ammonia
by purchase of a share of the Richards Bay
ammonia terminal. |
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Omnia commissions EcoGypsumTM plant for
sale of gypsum to the cement industry.
Commissions EnviNox® plant at Sasolburg,
significantly reducing the release of nitrous
oxide from the Omnia fertilizer factory. |
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Expands liquid operation in the
UK and US (subsequently disposed of);
opens liquid fertilizer plants at Hectorspruit
and Danielsrus. |
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Commissions a plant to produce potassium
sulphate and hydrochloric acid, as well as
a cartridge explosives plant. |
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Omnia forms an associate with Nalco,
the world’s leading water treatment and
process improvement company based
in Illinois, USA. Nalco Africa will provide an
extensive range of water and process
treatment services to the African market.
Acquired Petroleum Fine Products. BME
commissions shocktube plant.
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Construction begins on a R96 million
state-of-the-art fertilizer granulation plant
at Sasolburg; fourth liquid fertilizer plant
in Wesselsbron commissioned. |
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