Oct 31, 2018 | Automotive, KZN Industrial & Business News, Plastics & Rubber, SMME Development & Support
As Transport Month in October draws to a close, Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (SRSA), manufacturer of the popular Dunlop, Sumitomo and Falken tyre brands, has taken up the mantle as continental custodian and steward of Part Worn Africa, a new pan-African consumer, tyre...
Oct 29, 2018 | Food & Beverage, KZN Industrial & Business News, Plastics & Rubber
AS a result of pillow block bearings that were failing every six weeks on the multiple-belt dough-prove section of a process line, a UK-based tortilla wrap manufacturer turned to NSK for help. Investigations by an NSK engineering team attributed the failures to the...
Oct 3, 2018 | Automotive, Government & Municipal, Import / Export, KZN Industrial & Business News, Manufacturing, Plastics & Rubber, Property – Commercial & Industrial
Keynote speaker, MEC for Social Development, Weziwe Thusi SUMITOMO Rubber South Africa, manufacturer of the Dunlop, Sumitomo and Falken tyre brands, officially launched its modern new Truck and Bus Radial (TBR) factory in Ladysmith on Tuesday, 2 October 2018. This...
Sep 30, 2018 | Automotive, KZN Industrial & Business News, Metals & Alloys, Plastics & Rubber, SMME Development & Support
ADIENT South Africa’s modern new trim and JIT assembly plant in Rosslyn, near Pretoria, represents a positive statement for South Africa’s automotive manufacturing sector and demonstrates the value of localisation. That’s according to the National Association of...
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 30, 2018 | Automotive, KZN Industrial & Business News, Plastics & Rubber, SMME Development & Support
LOCAL companies are being given the opportunity to potentially do business with tyre manufacturer Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (SRSA), which has been progressing with a multi-billion-rand investment into its Ladysmith manufacturing plant since 2014. SRSA –...
Aug 29, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Plastics & Rubber
PRATLEY, a household name among professionals and DIY enthusiasts alike, recently celebrated its 70th anniversary, with over 1 000 products in its stable, and 350 global patents. In 2018 alone, the company has introduced four new products, with at least another three...
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...
Jul 18, 2018 | Automotive, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Plastics & Rubber
CONTITRADE Africa, the retail division of Continental Tyre South Africa, is continuing its expansion of the BestDrive dealer network across South Africa and the Sub-Saharan Africa region, and plans to welcome 17 new dealers during 2018. “Our aggressive network...
