German chemical giant, BASF, held a workshop in December 2004 at which the company trained staff from the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in how to manufacture and finish textiles and leather in both an economically and ecologically efficient manner. The workshop, held in Casablanca, Morocco, was attended by participants from five African states who were trained in applying BASF’s co-efficiency analysis. This co-efficiency analysis – which aims to achieve efficiency for the company in an ecologically sensitive way – is being increasingly applied in Africa to develop cost efficient production processes with the minimum environmental impact.

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