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...
Oct 31, 2018 | Food & Beverage, KZN Industrial & Business News, Packaging
LEADING food processing and packaging company, Tetra Pak, recently marked 60 years in South Africa with a celebration at its Pinetown plant. “Tetra Pak was established in 1952 in Lund, Sweden,” said Dennis Jönsson, President and CEO of Tetra Pak, who added that South...
Aug 30, 2018 | KZN Industrial & Business News, Packaging
WHEN Oliver Nudds, CEO of boat-building company, AquaQuad, grew dissatisfied with many of the rigid inflatables he was shipping to the United States arriving damaged, despite being packaged with copious quantities of bubble wrap, he found a solution just around the...
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 28, 2018 | Food & Beverage, KZN Industrial & Business News, Packaging
BMG’s extensive range of Ammeraal Beltech belts includes low stretch Ziplink belts, designed for quick installation and replacement in diverse industries, including food and packaging sectors. “These specialist belts have a flexible design that facilitates easy repair...
Jul 6, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Environmental Management & Control, Forestry, Pulp & Paper, Packaging
THE Paper Recycling Association of South Africa (PRASA) chose World Environment Day yesterday, 5 June 2018, to announce the paper recycling rates for 2017. Last year the paper recycling industry along with conscientious consumers and thousands of collectors kept 1,3...
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 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...
