JOHANNESBURG, May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sappi Southern Africa today announced that it had initiated a consultation process with staff and relevant Union representatives to cease operations at Adamas Mill in Port Elizabeth in response to difficult market conditions and sustained input costs increases. This supports Sappi Southern Africa's strategy to improve the competitiveness of its fine paper business by aligning its production capacity to market demand.

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- South Africa's Coega Industrial Development Zone and the adjacent new Port of Ngqura on the Indian Ocean coast of the country are beginning to see renewed interest in projects that had been mooted or postponed, as well as in new projects for which commitments are being made.

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- The Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa (PetroSA) (Parow) has decided to build a 400,000- to 450,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) refinery in Coega, South Africa, worth about $11 billion instead of the $5.8 billion, 200,000-BBL/d plant originally planned in 2007.

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The 1,500-plus miles of coast - stretching from the Namibian frontier in the north-west to the border of Mozambique in the north- east - includes some dramatic cliffs and rocky shores. But there are also plenty of beaches to choose from.