Delta G Scientific Company

Front company of South African Defence Force to research and produce chemical weapons

Delta G Scientific Company was originally a front company established April 1982 in Weldegraan, Pretoria by the South African Defence Force to research and produce chemical weapons within a covert operation known as Project Coast.[1]

Medchem Consolidated Investments was registered in the Cayman Islands by a David Webster on behalf of Wouter Basson,[2] who held 75% of Delta G shares.[3]

Delta G was acquired in 1993 by Sentrachem,[4] which is since 1997 a subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company.

Other SADF front organisations

  • Badger Arms
  • Biocon (South Africa)
  • Civil Cooperation Bureau
  • Electronic Magnetic Logistical Component
  • Geo International Trading
  • Infladel
  • Jeugkrag
  • Jeugweerbaarheid - Free translation from Afrikaans = (White Afrikaner Male) Youth (Military) Resistance
  • Lema (company)
  • Military Technical Services
  • Protechnik
  • Roodeplaat Research Laboratories
  • Staats Veiligheids Raad - Free translation from Afrikaans - (Apartheid) State Security (Eternal Upholdment) Council
  • Veterans for Victory

References

  1. ^ "NTI: Country Overviews: South Africa: Chemical Facilities". 2007-10-15. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2017-08-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "South African Chemical and Biological Warfare Programme". ccrweb.ccr.uct.ac.za. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ "South African Chemical and Biological Warfare Programme". 2012-07-21. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2017-08-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/south_africa_chemical.pdf?_=1316466791 [bare URL PDF]