The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Sasol Polymers’ Cyanide Production Plant in Sasolburg, South Africa, has been certified as fully compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code).
The Sasol plant had been found in substantial compliance with the Code and was conditionally certified on March 8, 2007. Sasol’s Corrective Action Plan has been posted on the ICMI web site. ICMI has received and accepted a report from an independent professional third-party auditor verifying that the Corrective Action Plan has been implemented and Sasol is now in full compliance with the Code. The auditor’s report is available on the web site, and the Corrective Action Plan has been removed. This operation must be re-audited every three years hereafter to evaluate continuing compliance with the Code.
The Code is a voluntary industry program for companies involved in the production of gold using cyanide and companies producing and transporting this cyanide. It was developed under the aegis of the United Nations Environment Programme by a multi-stakeholder Steering Committee. The Code is intended to complement an operation’s existing obligation to comply with the applicable laws and regulations of the political jurisdictions in which the operation is located.
ICMI has been established to administer the Code, promote its adoption, evaluate its implementation, and manage the certification process. A detailed list of the operations covered by signatory companies’ applications, along with the full text of the Code and its implementing and administrative documents, are available at www.cyanidecode.org.
Date:
Wednesday, September 12, 2007