Steel industry association the Steel Tube Export Association of South Africa (Steasa) and some of its members will participate at the national pavilion at the International Wire and Tube Trade Fair... 

In a bid to manage its environmental impact, international airports authority Dubai Airports Company reports that its self-imposed ban on single-use plastics at both of Dubai’s airports has been... 

Sasol is still assessing the damage from an explosion and fire at its Lake Charles plant in Louisiana a week after the incident. The explosion at the low-density polyethylene unit at Lake Charles... 

In the water and wastewater treatment industry, proven technologies are paving the way for a strong business case for bulk water reuse, says optimised resources management company Veolia Group. 

ASX-listed Senex Energy has expanded its natural gas sales agreement with packaging manufacturer Orora. In May this year the two companies struck a two-year sales agreement for the supply of 3.3... 

The world of plastics has changed dramatically in just a few short years, with the industry facing mounting opposition to the use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and other plastics. One of our... 

Waste management and recycling practices play an important role in South Africa’s sustainability drive. With the conservation of resources being the responsibility of all governments, South Africa... 

Paper and plastics packaging manufacturer Mpact has decided to discontinue its polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling operation, in Wadeville. The company explained in a statement on Thursday... 

While the quality of imported cement has been improving in recent years, it is usually not in line with the high quality of locally produced cement, the Concrete Institute (TCI) pointed out during... 

Food and beverage packaging and processing businesses can design waste out of their businesses and supply chains, improve reuse and recycling, and regenerate natural systems, says food processing... 

Experts have called for changes in the way municipalities dispose of waste in South Africa, saying that up to 90% of waste goes to landfills, most of which are uncontrolled dump sites. Council for... 

Unique Welding is the largest independent, black-owned, black-managed gas and welding distributor in South Africa, as well as the largest importer of welding machines and welding wire in Southern... 

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan announced on Monday that Andre de Ruyter had been appointed as the new CEO of Eskom and that he would commence duties on January 15, 2020, at a salary... 

New companies in the brewery and winery industry need to understand the importance of the laws and regulations, such as copyright and trade marks, associated with the products and services that... 

Reliability, environment-friendliness and viability for the future are values held by filling and packaging systems supplier KHS that Portugal-based brewery Sociedade Central de Cervejas E Bebidas... 

Electric utility company igus offers lubrication-free slewing ring bearings from the polymer slewing ring bearings PRT-04 range, which saves 60% weight and 50% space, while performing fast rotary... 

Moves to reduce plastic packaging to protect the environment are starting to increase demand for aluminium packaging, the European head of Novelis, the world's largest producer of rolled aluminium... 

Large industrial warehouses are at risk of catching fire, especially when the goods stored are not the property of, for example, courier or logistics companies that own the buildings, says fire... 

Atlas Copco Compressor Technique specialises in Smart Air Solutions that deliver accurate, quality air at point of use at the lowest possible cost to customers and end-users.  Cutting-edge air, gas... 

As the local manufacturing sector has been declining steadily over the past 15 years, industrial packaging solutions company PackSolve is exploring opportunities in the international market to grow... 

Global leader in motion and control technologies Parker Hannifin has released its P2H input/output link (IO-Link) node, an addition to the company’s popular H Series ISO valve platform. Designed... 

Since polymer supplier Vesconite Bearings introduced a minimum of two layers of corrugated cardboard packaging around each of its dispatched polymer bushings and rods, the company has had no... 

There is an opportunity, through Industry 4.0, to make the data derived from barcodes more useful across industrial value chains, says industrial automation provider Omron South Africa product... 

As the food and drug / medicine sectors are highly regulated from a labelling perspective, companies need to be aware of the claims they can make about their products on the packaging, says... 

Fluor– Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) recently announced the launch of Virta Inc. (Virta), a fully-owned subsidiary of Fluor Enterprises, Inc. “Virta is aligned with Fluor’s strategy that focuses on... 

Although refined tin use grew by 2% year-on-year in 2018, the International Tin Association (ITA) expects demand to contract for this year, primarily as a result of an unstable macroeconomic... 

With a desire to clean up Soweto, educate the community and combat the problem of overfull landfills, waste management company Pendowave founder and MD Gordon Nkuta has built a thriving recycling... 

Having recycled 46.3% of plastic waste last year, plastics industry association Plastics SA aims to recycle 48% of plastic waste by the end of this year, despite economic challenges. 

With fully autonomous warehouses unlikely in South African in the medium term, how can supply chains still benefit from such technologies? Futurists have taken to predicting that in the next few... 

Three units now online comprise more than 60% of LCCP’s total output Sasol today announced our world-scale U.S. Ethane Cracker reached beneficial operation on 27 August 2019. Sasol’s new Cracker,... 

Chemicals and petrochemicals group Sasol says its world-scale ethane cracker – the heart of its Lake Charles Chemicals Project (LCCP), in Louisiana, in the US – has reached beneficial operation.... 

The food industry’s demand for the equipment and services of vibration equipment manufacturer Vipro Vibrating Products is stable, with the industry focused on maintaining its existing equipment to... 

Nonprofit industry association the South African Chamber of Baking is working on a joint campaign with the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa and the Department of Health (DoH) to encourage... 

Late in July, Japan and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) signed an agreement at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Pretoria, to cooperate to... 

Forklift equipment supplier Criterion Equipment has embarked on a short-term rental (STR) fleet renewal programme for materials handling equipment manufacturer TCM – encompassing a R45-million... 

New to engineering components supplier Bearing Man Group’s (BMG’s) range of belting certified for safe food handling, is the KleenEdge non-fray series. It is developed by conveyer belt solutions... 

Industrial organisation Şişecam Group continues its investments in Bulgaria where it operates in flat glass, automotive glass, glassware and chemicals business lines. 

JSE-listed forest products group Sappi’s investment of R7.7-billion in its Saiccor mill – a two-part project called Project Vulindlela – in Umkomaas, south of Durban, has, since the announcement a... 

Global Gold is a proudly South African company that focuses on beneficiating and distributing Africa’s precious and non-precious metals. Established in 1992, most of Global Gold’s highly skilled... 

The KwaZulu-Natal Industrial Technology Exhibition (KITE) – which will be held at the Durban Exhibition Centre on July 24 to 26, 2019 – continues to adopt an increased focus on Industry 4.0,... 

Logistics company Bidvest Panalpina Logistics (BPL) has implemented several large-scale infrastructure development plans at its KwaZulu-Natal-based operations. This includes building a new... 

ASX-listed Cooper Energy has signed a new gas supply agreement for 6.7 PJ of gas from its Sole project over a three year period, starting in January next year. The agreement with packaging and...