Chemical & Allied Industries
Speedy accreditation for KZN rigging academy
NEW Germany-based Rigger Training Academy (RTA), which specialises in rigging and machine moving industry-related qualifications, has already had over 300 trainees on various...
Pharma company’s R1.8bn ARV tender windfall
PHARMACEUTICAL heavyweight Adcock Ingram has been awarded a 12% share of the government’s National Anti-Retroviral (ARV) Tender, a windfall totalling approximately R1.8...
Electrical position indicator for demanding conditions
THE Gemü 1205 electrical position indicator for linear actuators has been developed specifically for use in potentially explosive (ATEX) areas. According to the company, the...
Temperature maintenance solutions – why EHT makes sense
HEAT sensitive industries today require highly effective temperature maintenance solutions to keep operations running optimally. In the bitumen industry for example, viscosity...
KZN water-wise project scoops top CSI Award
AN innovative partnership between a JSE-listed chemicals group and rural communities in KwaZulu-Natal, focusing on keeping a river clean and free of alien vegetation, has been...
Future is putty in their hands thanks to big R&D push
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...
First ever transformer fluid factory opens in Africa
M&I Materials recently announced the opening of manufacturing operations in South Africa, producing its Midel brand of fire safe and biodegradable ester dielectric fluids...
Breathers, filter elements for diverse industries
BMG’s fluid technology services include solutions for hydraulics and pneumatics, lubrication, fuel and industrial filtration systems, hydraulic hose and fittings, as well as...
Plastic centrifugal pump for aggressive liquids containing solid particles
TAPFLO, a leading supplier of air operated diaphragm pumps, centrifugal pumps and other industrial process equipment, has announced a new product range for a surface treatment...
New monitoring system for dangerous gases
Becker Mining South Africa has extended its range of safety and communications systems to include a new atmospheric and environmental monitoring system, designed for use in...
Opinion: door now open for pirates to capture the coatings sector
By Deryck Spence RECENTLY, the SA Paint Manufacturing Association (SAPMA) was advised that our Government, through recommendations made by the seemingly omnipotent National...
10 years’ jail for lead and methanol in coatings products, govt warns
THE government is no longer going to tolerate lead in paint and methanol in thinners – and offenders will face prison sentences of up to 10 years or heavy fines. Noluzuko...
