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...
Jan 14, 2019 | Automotive, KZN Industrial & Business News, Plastics & Rubber, Pumps, Valves, Pipes & Fittings
WHAT is being billed as the fastest cordless tyre inflator on the market is available from leading distributor Upat, which says the Milwaukee M12 BI Compact Inflator delivers fast, accurate, and easy inflation, with added portability. According to Milwaukee Product...
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,...
Dec 5, 2018 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, Featured-EC, Plastics & Rubber
GOODYEAR is launching a new mixed service truck tyre range offering optimal damage resistance and longer service life than previous Goodyear mixed service tyres. The Omnitrac range features new DuraShield technology and, according to the tyremaker, combines excellent...
Dec 5, 2018 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, Plastics & Rubber
MAN Automotive South Africa has selected Continental’s Intelligent Tyres fitted with ContiPressureCheck (CPC) for its premium range of EfficientLine trucks, allowing for real-time monitoring of tyre performance, pressure and temperature. Darren Voges, Business...
Dec 5, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Mining & Quarrying, Plastics & Rubber, Special Economic Zones
GOVERNMENT in the Eastern Cape, has welcomed the R502-million investment into the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ) announced by two local investors, Meek Mines South Africa and Nulatex Condoms South Africa, which are set to create 450 jobs for the...
Nov 28, 2018 | Chemical & Allied Industries, KZN Industrial & Business News, Manufacturing, Plastics & Rubber
A concerted research and development (R&D) drive, combined with constant innovation, has paid off handsomely for South African manufacturer Pratley. The company not only plans to bolster its electrical and adhesive product ranges in 2019, but also to consolidate...
Nov 7, 2018 | Automation & Robotics, Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, ICT In Industry, Plastics & Rubber
MUCH of the innovation in manufacturing will soon become synonymous with the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), and the impact that robotics, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things will have on production processes, and possible job losses. There is no...
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...
