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 220km from the capital city, Harare, and between 1 – 1.5km from the Harare Bulawayo main road. The company employs 520 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. It has since operated at full capacity by importing a third of its ammonia requirement. The company distributes its annual production of 240 000 tonnes through two agro-chemical concerns, Windmill and ZFC. 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. Chemplex Corporation owns 36% and Norsk Hydro 12%. The balance is owned by the public.

Corporate Governance

Sable Chemical’s board of directors comprises of:

Mutasa, Shingai - Chairman
Brigadier- Genral Chanakira- Non-Executive Director
McDevitt, Donal - Non-Executive Director
Nyajeka, Bothwell - Non-Executive Director
Keltjens, J -Non-Executive Director
Kachere, M S - Non-Executive Director
Magade, Mrs N.L.  - Non Executive Director
Connolly, A  - Non Executive Director
Chingozho, F.V -Non-Executive Director