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Residue upgrading complex project, South Korea

By: Sheila Barradas 3rd June 2016 The project aims to reduce fuel oil production while producing propylene through the conversion of atmospheric residue. →

Mozambique steel plant acquired by South African manufacturer

By: Dylan Slater 20th May 2016 Following extensive negotiations with Capital Africa Steel (CAS), LionSteel South Africa (SA) has acquired the Mozambique-based steel pipe manufacturing mill Capital Star Steel SA (CSS), which is located in Matola. →

New risk-based inspection launched

13th May 2016 Integrity, compliance and specialist risk consulting services group Lloyd’s Register announced in March the launch of a new Risk-based Inspection (RBI) service which combines hull integrity management with vessel classification (Class) to help minimise costs for operators of floating offshore... →

Detectors supplied to oil project

13th May 2016 Over $3-million worth of General Monitors (GM) fixed flame and gas detection products have been supplied to the Egina offshore oilfield by safety products manufacturer MSA Africa, which forms part of the Total Upstream Nigeria project. MSA Africa supplied the products to a major engineering,... →

Industries benefit from high-pressure steam valves supply

By: Simon Sonnekus 13th May 2016 Mpumalanga-based valve suppliers Bilfinger Intervalve Africa, a subsidiary of Bilfinger Power Africa based in Rivonia, is supplying high-pressure (HP) steam valves to the power, and petrochemicals industry and becoming more active in supplying the mining industry. →

Cities, industrial infrastructure need protection as connectivity rises

By: Schalk Burger 6th May 2016 The threat landscape is changing, along with technologies, impacting on new fields, such as industrial infrastructure, which is becoming increasingly connected. Smart cities are also developing fast through connected devices, Web services and cloud solutions, but these are also making cities... →

SA defence company partners Saudi Arabian counterpart in new factory

By: Keith Campbell 22nd April 2016 South African defence company Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) has helped set up a munitions manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia in a venture with that country’s Military Industries Corporation (MIC), the Saudi Press Agency has reported. According to MIC head Mohammad Almadhi the establishment of... →

R&D ensures growth for heavy lifting company

By: Malusi Mkhize 15th April 2016 Owing to ongoing research and development (R&D), rigging and lifting equipment provider Kelmeg Lifting Services has expanded its product offering, which resulted in significant growth over the past five years, says Kelmeg factory manager Rodney Young. Kelmeg is a division of equipment supplier... →

Company benefits from strategic positioning and branch network

By: Malusi Mkhize 15th April 2016 Crane solutions provider Johnson Crane Hire believes that its fleet of 250 cranes, a network of 13 branches throughout major cities in South Africa and a business branch in Gaborone, Botswana, have led to its success in various heavy lift applications over the years. “Our branches are... →

Heat exchanger market worth $21.8M by 2019

8th April 2016 India-based market research company Markets and Markets (M&M) predict that the heat exchanger market will be worth $21.08-million by 2019 owing to demand increase from Europe and Asia. The exchanger market report conducted by M&M is based on heat exchanger types such as shell and tube, plate and... →

Forging opportunity amid economic decline

By: Sascha Solomons 8th April 2016 Although the state of the forging industry has resulted in businesses having to reduce production, diversified manufacturing company Frankwen Forge says this has presented it with an opportunity. “The economic downturn has meant that there is a lack of major capital projects coupled with an... →

High-pressure heat exchangers becoming key in Africa

By: Kimberley Smuts 8th April 2016 Local manufacturer and maintenance service provider of utility-scale pulverised coal steam generators, Steinmüller Africa, is now offering turnkey solutions for both shell and tube heat exchangers; both the header-type and the tubesheet-type are offered. These heat exchangers are not only... →

Dual-purpose equipment aimed at reducing costs

By: Kimberley Smuts 1st April 2016 Welding and construction-related equipment supplier Renttech South Africa (SA) aims to provide cost-effective solutions for contractors by supplying high-quality, dual-purpose units. Renttech SA product manager Martiens Opperman explains that Renttech SA’s dual-purpose welder and generators are... →

ABB completes $2.1m asset management project for Anglo American

By: Anine Kilian 29th March 2016 Automation technology group ABB South Africa has completed a $2.1-million order for diversified mining major Anglo American, delivering its latest enterprise and asset management (EAM) system, Ellipse EAM Version 6.3.3, to 11 Anglo American coal mine sites. The system has provided Anglo... →

Manufacturer offers alternative prepackaging, processing solutions

By: Nadine James 11th March 2016 The expected increase in food production, in conjunction with challenges, such as water scarcity and economic restrictions, will force the agriculture and food and beverage (F&B) sectors to adapt packaging, and processing practices, to improve performance and reduce operational costs, says... →

Collective factors impact on state of I&C industry

By: Kimberley Smuts 11th March 2016 Micro and macroeconomic factors, and the unavailability of local skills in South Africa are key issues that contribute to the stifling of progress in various sectors within the instrumentation and control (I&C) industry, says the Society for Automation, Instrumentation, Measurement and Control... →

JV refinery boosts skills development

By: Malusi Mkhize 4th March 2016 The Durban-based crude oil refinery joint venture (JV) between Shell South Africa Refining and BP Southern Africa – Sapref – in January awarded 70 pupils with a training opportunity, which includes bursaries for university studies in the fields of engineering and artisan training through the... →

Rope access maintenance more cost effective than traditional access

By: Malusi Mkhize 4th March 2016 Rope access solutions provider Skyriders is currently providing maintenance solutions on the deluge fire sprinkler system installed at one of South Africa’s largest petrochemicals companies’ fuel and gas tanks as part of a five-year contract. Skyriders was contracted by the petrochemical company... →

Control technology improves refining and chemicals industry

By: Malusi Mkhize 4th March 2016 Advance process control (APC) technology has become an industry standard for petrochemicals and chemicals companies, owing to its ability to improve the overall management of a refinery, says process and operations management solutions provider BluESP chief engineer Dr Kevin Brooks. He tells... →

Maintenance strategies key to SA industry

By: Malusi Mkhize 4th March 2016 The stagnating economy, coupled with depressed oil prices, has led petrochemicals refineries to emphasise pump and equipment maintenance rather than investing in capital procurement, states pump supplier AESPUMP sales and marketing director Neil Britz. Owing to this, he notes that the company can... →

Legislation prompts refineries to employ safer seal technology

4th March 2016 Mechanical and industrial seal supplier AESSEAL’s sales at its Secunda branch have doubled year-on-year owing to petrochemical refineries replacing their single mechanical seals with a double mechanical design in order to comply with stringent safety legislation. The company claims to be the only... →

German fan specialist acquires majority share in local company

By: David Oliveira 26th February 2016 Germany-based global fan producer TLT-Turbo acquired a majority shareholding – from previous majority shareholders the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa and private investors – in local fan-manufacturing company MechCaL last month. MechCaL’s management team remains the minority... →

Tahrir petrochemicals project, Egypt

By: Sheila Barradas 12th February 2016 The project will be the largest petrochemicals plant in Egypt and the largest naphtha cracker plant in the world. →

Cooling solution benefits outdoor industrial processes

By: Bruce Montiea 5th February 2016 Companies operating in hot and harsh environments are benefiting from Germany-headquartered engineering electronic instruments protection company Intertec’s active cooling solution for small outdoor electronics and instrumentation equipment. Intertec commercial director Hans Geiger tells... →

Emerson inks $150m automation deal for Egypt petrochemicals plant

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 19th January 2016 Engineering solutions provider Emerson Process Management has signed a $150-million deal to provide automation and reliability technologies and services for petrochemical firm Carbon Holdings’ Tahrir petrochemicals project at Ain Sokhna, Egypt. When completed, the $6.9-billion Tahrir project, in... →

PVC body releases results of first recycling survey

15th January 2016 Local vinyls representative body the Southern African Vinyls Association (Sava) has released the results of its first-ever polyvinyl chloride (PVC) recycling survey, which details the state, scope and size of PVC recycling currently taking place in South Africa. →

Engen Mauritius MD is one of Africa’s most influential

By: Creamer Media Reporter 14th January 2016 Joan Njeri Njoroge, Managing Director of Engen Mauritius is a leading light. Recently named the Most Influential Woman in the Chemical, Pharmaceutical & Petrochemicals sector at the CEO Global sponsored ‘Most Influential Women in Business & Government and Titans of Africa Awards’, Joan is top of... →

Are Diy Cleaning Products Actually Green?

6th January 2016 It is that time of year when New Year’s resolutions abound, the gyms are full and everyone has committed to living a cleaner, greener and smarter lifestyle in 2016. Yet, while many believe that do-it-yourself cleaning products are safer for their users and the environment, because they do not... →

Sasol launches global search for new CEO

By: News24Wire 4th December 2015 Sasol's search for CEO David Constable’s replacement has almost been concluded, chairperson Mandla Gantsho told shareholders at the company's annual general meeting in Johannesburg on Friday. Sasol earlier this year announced that Constable had decided not to renew his contract when it expires in... →

Carbon tax – be careful of future trade measures

By: Saliem Fakir 4th December 2015 The National Treasury has released a draft Carbon Tax Bill and has invited interested parties to submit comments by the middle of this month. There are design and implementation issues with the tax; however, what is important is not so much the tax but whether an implicit carbon price or tax... →

Sasol Inzalo lists on the JSE

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 1st December 2015 Following hot on the heels of the listing of MTN Zakhele earlier this month, petrochemicals company Sasol’s broad-based black economic-empowerment (BBBEE) fund Sasol Inzalo Public, followed suit on Tuesday – the second company to list on the Empowerment Segment of the JSE this year. A total of 16... →

South African infrastructure assets rank 33 in global 500 ranking

By: Samantha Herbst 27th November 2015 The South African government has been ranked thirty-third out of this year’s top 500 global infrastructure owners, up two places from last year with a 0.55% increase in its infrastructure assets to $81.03-billion, as measured by reported net tangible fixed assets. Three other local entities made... →

Steloy Casting

27th November 2015 Steloy Casting, which was founded 30 years ago and now has branches in Bronkstspruit and Krugersdorp, both in Gauteng, is one of South Africa’s leading specialist foundry groups, serving customers in a diverse range of industries. The 400-employee company supplies static and centrifugally cast... →

Industrial equipment company opens new Wadeville sales office

By: Anine Kilian 27th November 2015 Industrial equipment sales and rental company Renttech South Africa launched its new sales outlet adjacent to its premises in Wadeville, Ekurhuleni last month. The facility has convenient access for many industries in the area - as well as power generation projects and local refineries – and... →

First batch of artisans from R60-million training facility near graduation

By: Dylan Slater 20th November 2015 About 900 potential artisans, representing the first intake at project services corporation Hydra-Arc’s Secunda-based artisan training facility, Mshiniwami Training Academy, are well on their way to completing their training. →

Offshore oil & gas training centre aims to attract more SA citizens

20th November 2015 Cape Town-based chemicals industry training centre AOOG company coordinator Nicole Smithdorf would like more South Africans to enrol for training at the centre, as he predicts an end to the current oil slump in 2016, leaving the industry in need of trained personnel to work on offshore platforms.... →

Ethylene cracker project, US

By: Sheila Barradas 20th November 2015 The project entails the construction of a one-million-tonne-a-year grassroots ethane cracker in Belmont County, Ohio. →

Lubricants continue to drive equipment performance

By: Malusi Mkhize 13th November 2015 South African petrochemicals major Engen’s two lubricant ranges - Engen Gengear XEP and PETRONAS Grease LiX Syn series – are just two recent additions to the range of lubricants which form part of its Fluidlink solutions to deal with equipment lubrication-related concerns and maintenance and... →

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