Feb 6, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Power Generation
By Nomkhita Mona WITH Nersa’s public hearings around the Eskom MYPD 4 application behind us, the power utility is likely to face more scrutiny in the coming weeks. A controversial aspect of their application – which seeks an increase of 15% per year in tariffs for the...
Feb 1, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Environmental Management & Control, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Heating, Cooling & Ventilation, Power Generation
AS South Africa looks to make greater use of natural gas – and even landfill gas – in the generation of electricity, the good news is that the country has world class engine component remanufacturing capacity to optimise the lifespan and reliability of these...
Jan 30, 2019 | Automotive, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, KZN Industrial & Business News, Plastics & Rubber
SCIENTISTS attending the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II meeting in Durban recently visited Mathe Group, South Africa’s largest radial truck tyre recycling plant. Based in Hammarsdale, the factory has been a trailblazer in the...
Dec 12, 2018 | Automotive, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, KZN Industrial & Business News, Property – Commercial & Industrial, Transport & Logistics
A new Isuzu truck service and parts centre recently opened its doors in Durban South. The centre will support three distinct commercial vehicle brands – Key Durban Truck Service Centre: the servicing and supply of parts for Isuzu trucks, Key Vehicle Management (KVM)...
Dec 5, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Plastics & Rubber
A collaboration between Plastics SA, Seadog Sport and DPI Plastics has led to the creation of a new retrieval project aimed at reducing the amount of plastics sticks and straws found on the beaches of South Africa. John Kieser, Sustainability Manager at Plastics SA,...
Nov 21, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Water & Effluent Management
HELP is on its way for Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) which has been affected for many years by water shortages and no water at all in some areas, for days at a time. To solve this crisis, Amatola Water was appointed by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) as...
Nov 14, 2018 | Green Industries & Renewable Energy, KZN Industrial & Business News
ATLAS Copco Industrial South Africa has received an award for its leadership role in the Green Building economy Green Building Design Group CEO Songo Didiza said its Green Public Sector Award is provided to companies and other industry partners that have excelled in...
Nov 7, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Food & Beverage, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Packaging, Plastics & Rubber
Danone SA, GM, Hendrik Born DANONE Southern Africa has become the latest producer of High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) to join the Polystyrene Association of South Africa, a non-profit Product Recovery Organisation (PRO) representing the entire value chain of polystyrene...
Nov 7, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Environmental Management & Control, Green Industries & Renewable Energy
SOUTH Africa faces both an opportunity and threat from the looming deluge of waste that will be generated on the continent. If recent projections prove to be correct, Africa’s municipal solid waste by 2025 will be nearly double the 2012 levels. This is according to a...
