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Mandeni logistics start-up gets going with finance and an agreement

A KWAZULU-NATAL-based logistics services co-operative, Qhude Projects, has been supported by a R9 million loan from Ithala Development Finance Corporation (IDFC) as part of...

Truck manufacturer drives sustainability, one tree incentive at a time

SCANIA Southern Africa is planting a forest. One tree for every customer who partners with them to drive the shift to a sustainable transport...

Applications open for paper and pulp engineering bursary and research programme

THE PAMSA is offering BEng or BSc in Chemical Engineering students the opportunity to pursue a master’s degree with the help of a two-year...

Harvested wood products create climate-friendly solutions

DESPITE misinformation to the contrary, using wood from sustainably managed forests to make things like paper and packaging can help the environment, says the...

South African chemical engineering student among top three in prestigious global award

NORTH West University Masters student, Leane Naude (pictured) clinched third place in the 2022-2023 Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Awards programme, a global initiative,...

Hard-working forklifts manoeuvre around KZN sawmill

SAWN timber is deceptively heavy and to move it around safely within a large storage area or loading bay, on sometimes uneven surfaces, taxes...

Forestry operators get superb spot cultivation from ten-year partnership

PRODUCT | Established in 2009, Novelquip Forestry, a South African designer, manufacturer and exporter of forestry soil preparation and planting equipment, celebrates its 13th...

Everyone a winner at Sappi Safety Awards

ALTHOUGH there were 18 awards presented at the 2022 Sappi Southern Africa (SSA) Safety Excellence Awards, in reality, these award winners represent the thousands...

Endorsement of a common vision for a global treaty to end plastic pollution

MONDI, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has endorsed a common vision for an effective and ambitious UN Global Treaty to End...

Pulp and paper company announces first sustainability linked financing facility

AS a global leader in sustainable woodfibre products and solutions, sustainability and moving towards a circular economy underpin Sappi’s business strategy. Sappi’s efforts are...

PAMSA announces South African paper production and recycling statistics

SOUTH Africa recycled 1.15 million tonnes of paper and paper packaging in 2021, representing a paper recovery rate of 61.4%. “The 2021 recovery rate reflects...

Pulp and paper giant scoops top EcoVadis award

SAPPI is pleased to announce that all three of its manufacturing regions – Europe, North America and Southern Africa – have once again achieved...

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Third time lucky: Transnet re-issues RFP for DCT’s North Quay upgrade

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‘Smart’ all-season tyres to launch next year

SUMITOMO Rubber Industries (SRI), the Japan-based parent company of Sumitomo Rubber South Africa, which manufactures Dunlop tyres, will release next-generation all-season tyres in late...

Gas specialist announces new GM

The Board of Air Products South Africa is pleased to announce that effective February 1, 2024, Charles Dos Santos will succeed Rob Richardson as...

SEIFSA questions support for the Steel Master Plan as the industry faces disintegration and collapse

OPINION | THE steel industry is the backbone of any economy, it forms the foundation of any modern economy and is essential to every...