Sable Chemical Industries Ltd

 Sable Chemical Industries Ltd (Sable) is Zimbabwe’s sole manufacturer of ammonium nitrate fertilizer. The company was formed in 1965 and started operations in 1969. The plant is located in Kwekwe which is approximately 220kmfrom the capital city, Harare, and between 1 – 1.5km from the Harare Bulawayo main road. The company employs 472 people and is situated in KweKwe, a town located exactly mid-way between Harare and Bulawayo. Sable started operating on imported ammonia in 1969, before the commissioning of its own ammonia production facility in 1972. Sable also produces and sells gaseous oxygen, liquid oxygen, anhydrous ammonia and nitric acid. Sable owns and is situated on 65 000 acres of land and is practicing some commercial farming.

TA Holdings Ltd has a 51% stake in Sable Chemical Industries. ChemplexCorporation owns 36% and Norsk Hydro 12%. The balance is owned by the public.sable