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Unlocking a regional plastics value chain between Mozambique and South Africa: Natural gas as a key

Plastics are universal and integrated into different sectors of the economy...

Feedstocks Polymers Plastic
Working Paper
Future-proofing the plastics value chain in Southern Africa

Plastics are ubiquitous across the region and play an important role in multiple industries. Most plastic products are based on a value chain that is grounded in petroleum refining, posing an environmental challenge...

Feedstocks Polymers Plastic
Working Paper
Institutional arrangements for biofuel feedstock production in Zambia

Given likely increases in biofuel demand across Southern Africa, we identify suitable production models in Zambia for the Southern African market...

Biofuel Feedstocks Institutional Arrangements Zambia
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Potential biofuel feedstocks and production in Zambia

The need for energy security and climate change mitigation have increased blending mandates worldwide; in Southern Africa, demand for biofuels could increase following South Africa’s planned blending mandates...

Biofuel Feedstocks
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