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The Chemissa website has been established by
South Africa's Department of Trade and Industry (dti), the Chemical and Allied
Industry Association (CAIA), the Plastics Federation of South Africa (PFSA),
the Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers Union (CEPPWAU),
UASA and the South African Chemical Workers Union (SACWU) as a business
information resource for the chemical, plastics and petrochemical industries in
Southern Africa and the SADC region.
The purpose of the website is to provide an information
system on the chemical sector. Links guide the user to
sites providing information on the South African Development Community (SADC)
countries, their chemical companies, financial incentives, international market
information, Health, Safety and Environment, employment
opportunities, research, training and skills, business opportunities, news and
views, events, public appreciation of chemistry, legislation, industry
organisations world-wide, directories, institutional support, regulations, international
conventions and green chemistry. BREAKING NEWS The SAICM secretariat is pleased to announce the launch of its Information Clearing House
The clearing house has been established in accordance with paragraph 28 of the SAICM Overarching Policy Strategy which calls on the secretariat to provide “information clearing-house services such as the provision of advice to countries on implementation of SAICM, referral of requests for information and expertise in support of specific national actions”. The clearing house further supports the objectives of Paragraph 15 of the Strategy with regard to knowledge and information on chemicals and chemicals management.“
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