Sep 27, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Manufacturing
A large Gauteng bottling plant is reducing downtime and improving operational efficiency thanks to a range of Rocol lubricants from leading supplier BI. That’s according to BI Product Manager Richard Lundgren who added that the Rocol range of lubricants is certified...
Sep 19, 2018 | Automotive, KZN Industrial & Business News, Manufacturing, Plastics & Rubber
THE Dunlop tyre brand, which celebrates its 130th anniversary this year, has won the tyres category in the 2017/2018 Ask Afrika Icon Brands Survey, its sixth win in this category since 2011. The Ask Afrika Icon Brands Survey, run by Target Group Index Southern Africa,...
Aug 29, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Manufacturing, Special Economic Zones
MSQ Health is investing over R100 million in a 5 900m² Akacia Medical manufacturing plant that it says will produce cost-effective quality medical products for both the local and international markets at the Coega Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Construction of the plant...
Aug 29, 2018 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, Import / Export, Manufacturing
FORD and Volkswagen featured prominently in this year’s Exporters Eastern Cape Club Awards, a reflection of the automotive industry’s continued importance to the province’s economy, particularly when it comes to exports. Ford Motor Company’s Struandale Engine Plant in...
Aug 15, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Import / Export, Manufacturing
AS part of its growth strategy to meet local and international demand, Montego Pet Nutrition has undergone a R70-million upgrade to its factory in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape. This investment has seen its production increase by 30%, the equivalent of feeding...
Jul 18, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Manufacturing, Projects, SMME Development & Support
THE Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has welcomed the recent news from Statistics South Africa that jobs numbers have grown over the past quarter. According to the Quarterly Employment Statistics report, jobs increased from 9.78 million in December 2017 to 9.83...
Jul 18, 2018 | Business Tech, EC Industrial & Business News, ICT In Industry, Import / Export, Manufacturing
INTEREST and investment in disruptive technologies have increased significantly in recent years, with a handful of local firms in the automotive sector embracing these innovations. Automotive glass manufacturer Shatterprufe is positioning itself as one of these...
Jul 18, 2018 | Automation & Robotics, Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, Hydraulics & Pneumatics, Instrumentation, Measurement & Control, Manufacturing, Motors, Drives & Transmissions
IN what’s being hailed as a first for South Africa, Hytec Group companies Tectra Automation and Hytec collaborated to help a motor vehicle OEM slash energy costs at its Port Elizabeth engine plant. This was achieved with the installation of a Sytronix Variable Speed...
Jul 4, 2018 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Manufacturing
MERCEDES-Benz recently unveiled a R10-billion investment into its Eastern Cape plant, prompting a bullish President Cyril Ramaphosa to hail the cash injection as proof of its confidence in the South African economy. “The decision by Mercedes-Benz to further increase...
