Plastics & Rubber
Flooring heavyweights join forces
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...
EC municipality pioneers ‘plastic’ roads
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...
Polystyrene recycling plans aim to tackle unemployment and waste
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...
Sewer project showcases wastewater engineering expertise
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,...
Polystyrene makers bridle at ‘problem plastic’ label
THE Polystyrene Association of South Africa (PolySA) has hit back at accusations from parliamentarians that its members are among the biggest contributors to environmental...
Tax on single-use plastics not the answer
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...
Pundits unpack future tech, plastics at conference
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...
Empowerment boost for rubber heavyweight
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...
Beware substandard HDPE pipes, manufacturing bodies warns
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...
Climate change boffins visit pioneering Hammarsdale tyre recycler
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...
1 tyre in 1 minute: is this the world’s fasted cordless inflator?
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...
‘Lolly bins’ help beat beach plastic pollution
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...
