Apr 10, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, KZN Industrial & Business News, Manufacturing, Plastics & Rubber
DURBAN–based Van Dyck Floors, South Africa’s oldest carpet manufacturer, and Harrismith-based Nouwens Carpets will consolidate their operations in order to streamline and optimise their manufacturing and supply chains, the companies announced on Monday, 8 April....
Mar 20, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Plastics & Rubber
Kouga Municipality is pioneering a new approach to building roads which could spell the end of potholes, create jobs and help save the planet. Horatio Hendricks, Executive Mayor of Kouga Municipality, said the local authority would be taking hands with a Scottish...
Mar 13, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Food & Beverage, Government & Municipal, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, KZN Industrial & Business News, Plastics & Rubber
THE Polystyrene Association of South Africa has unveiled plans to increase the collection and recycling rate of post-consumer polystyrene. According to association CEO Adri Spangenberg, one of the biggest stumbling blocks in the recycling supply chain has been the...
Mar 6, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Plastics & Rubber, Projects, Pumps, Valves, Pipes & Fittings, SMME Development & Support, Social Development, Water & Effluent Management
THE technically-complex KwaNobuhle Area 11 Link Sewer project has made a substantial difference to the living conditions of people living on the outskirts of Uitenhage, Eastern Cape. That’s according to JG Afrika, the firm of consulting engineers appointed by the...
Mar 6, 2019 | Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Food & Beverage, Government & Municipal, Packaging, Plastics & Rubber
THE Polystyrene Association of South Africa (PolySA) has hit back at accusations from parliamentarians that its members are among the biggest contributors to environmental pollution. The Association’s Chief Executive Officer, Adri Spangenberg, said that polystyrene...
Feb 27, 2019 | Environmental Management & Control, KZN Industrial & Business News, Plastics & Rubber
PLASTICS SA notes the commitment in the Budget Review to reform existing environmental taxes. We believe this is an opportunity to assess which of these taxes are achieving their environmental objectives, and the impact they are having on the economy and jobs. The...
Feb 20, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Events, Packaging, Plastics & Rubber
MORE than 20 industry leaders from the packaging, printing, and plastics industries will be sharing their insights into the latest developments and challenges in these industries over four days of free-to-attend seminars taking place during Propak Africa in March. An...
Feb 20, 2019 | Automotive, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, Plastics & Rubber
CONTITECH South Africa has increased its local empowerment ownership in South Africa, through the transformation of its shareholding to a 51% black and 31% black female South African ownership. “As a company we recognise that transformation is not only a moral...
Feb 4, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, EC Industrial & Business News, Petrochemicals, Plastics & Rubber, Pumps, Valves, Pipes & Fittings, Quality Assurance, Water & Effluent Management
THE Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) has added its voice to a recent warning about substandard high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes that do not comply with relevant product standards, issued by the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI)...
