Sep 19, 2018 | Government & Municipal, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, KZN Industrial & Business News
THE city of Durban scooped an international award in the WWF’s 2018 One Planet City Challenge which was announced last night in San Francisco, California. Some 132 cities representing 23 countries participated in the Challenge and the eThekwini Municipality was named...
Aug 30, 2018 | Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Transport & Logistics
THE recent delivery of four new Samson Eco Hoppers, for the discharge of dry bulk materials at Kenya’s Port of Mombasa, is set to significantly improve port facilities, also minimising the environmental impact of bulk handling operations at the harbour. Kenya Port...
Aug 29, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Food & Beverage, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Packaging, Plastics & Rubber
By Anton Hanekom AS the use of and publicity around degradable plastics increases, so does the confusion surrounding the environmental claims put forward. As a result of insufficient or incorrect information, consumers often base their decisions on foreign, poorly...
Aug 15, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Power Generation, Projects
AN Eastern Cape wind farm is among six alternative power generation projects in South Africa that will benefit from a funding windfall of more than R2 billion. Vantage GreenX Fund Managers announced this week that through its second renewable energy fund, Vantage...
Jul 4, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Environmental Management & Control, Food & Beverage, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Packaging, Plastics & Rubber
LITTLE if any of the money raised by the plastic bag levy since its introduction 15 years ago has gone towards improving the environment or creating jobs, despite promises made by the government at the time, Pick n Pay Chairman Gareth Ackerman said yesterday. Speaking...
Jun 13, 2018 | Environmental Management & Control, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, KZN Industrial & Business News, Manufacturing, Power Generation
FAST-moving consumer goods manufacturer, Unilever, has unveiled a R50-million biomass boiler at its Maydon Wharf factory in Durban that it says will reduce CO2 emissions, waste-to-landfill, and ultimately the amount of electricity used at the facility. The event...
Jun 6, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Environmental Management & Control, Food & Beverage, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Metals & Alloys, Packaging
THE metal packaging industry is poised for growth and is on the cusp of an exciting era as efforts to introduce new technology and improve this packaging material’s environmental credentials are starting to bear fruit. That was the message from Kishan Singh, Chief...
May 30, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Electrical & Electronics, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, ICT In Industry, Power Generation
A glimpse into South Africa’s energy future presented at the African Utility Week recently warned of a rise in “do-it-yourself-electricity” and ultimately the possible collapse of the country’s energy grid. Energy expert Ted Blom presented his “roadmap” to delegates...
May 16, 2018 | Environmental Management & Control, Food & Beverage, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, KZN Industrial & Business News, Packaging, Plastics & Rubber, SMME Development & Support, Social Development
A record 2.15 billion plastic bottles, weighing in at 93 235 tonnes, were recycled by the South African PET plastic industry in 2017 – saving 578 000m3 of landfill and creating 64 000 income-generating opportunities in the process. This is according to national...
