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COMMITTED TO COMMUNITY



        HEALTH PARTNERS IN A FUNCTIONAL COMMUNITY PROJECT DURING COVID-19


                 hile great uncertainty   to Community: Health Partners   of the sanitiser and made use of   As a leading supplier of high   during COVID-19’ project
                 remains about the    during COVID-19”.  The aim    its huge network of growers in   quality, environmentally clean   is taking place with the
        Wtough times ahead, the       of the project was to donate   the province for distributing the   gas to the industrial sector in   cooperation of the Department
        opportunity for business to band   hand sanitiser to all provincial   sanitiser to clinics and hospitals.     KZN; SLG provided the energy   of Health in KZN. 
        together and assist those at the   hospitals and clinics throughout                       for the project and a specific
        forefront of the fight against the   KwaZulu-Natal.          NCP Alcohols produces        tailored technical service.
        pandemic is equally significant.                            fermented alcohol to various                                T: 031 812 0555
        One such partnership came       Tongaat Hulett has four sugar   industries, including      The ‘Committed to            E: info@slgas.co.za
        from Tongaat Hulett, Spring   mills in KZN and extensive    pharmaceutical markets. As    Community: Health Partners    W: www.slgas.co.za
        Lights Gas (SLG) and NCP      cane farming estates across the   part of the joint effort, they
        Alcohols, in creating a functional   province, producing more sugar   contributed to the production
        project to be implemented in   than any other SADC country.   of the alcohol, the blending
        KwaZulu-Natal – “Committed    The company supplied the      of the sanitiser and lastly the
                                      molasses for the manufacturing   drumming of the sanitiser.
































        Committed to Community industry partnership hand sanitiser donation to KZN clinics.  Seen on site during the collection from NCP Alcohols is Managing Director, Peter Starling, Nkonzo
        (Photo courtesy of NCP Alcohols and Tongaat Hulett)                        Mhlongo, Corporate Affairs Executive Tongaat Hulett and Sduduzo Mkhwanazi, Director:  Community
                                                                                   Development, Office of the Premier, KZN. ( Photo courtesy of NCP Alcohols and Tongaat Hulett)


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