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Trends shaping SA’s auto industry

AT the recent State of the Motor Industry (SOMI) held at Kyalami, Toyota South Africa Motors president and CEO, Andrew Kirby highlighted the challenges...

Charging up for EV consumers

THE Eastern Cape is home to one of the country’s two main automotive manufacturing hubs. It is proudly motor country and the provincial government,...

Building world-class engines in Gqeberha

https://youtu.be/TTjQ1cvRfIw FORD’S Struandale Engine Plant in Nelson Mandela Bay has played an instrumental role in the success of the locally assembled Ford Ranger – both...

Real-time belt rip detection saves costs, reduces downtime and prevents injury

BECKER Mining has launched the newly developed BRS4.0 belt rip detection system, with advanced features for greater durability, higher efficiency and improved safety. Typical...

Multiple upsides to motion plastics

ENGINEERED plastics from German polymer manufacturer igus continue to revolutionise mechanical systems across various industries worldwide with a pledge to “Improve what moves” by...

Ten years on, leading automotive blanking and commercial vehicle company innovates

FOUNDED in 2014, VM Automotive has grown to become South Africa’s premier black-owned automotive blanking company, with its sights set on becoming a major...

Dictation option makes voice-activated labels a reality

LABELLING cables and components should not slow work down and now labels can be created faster and smarter with the power of voice.  Simply...

Deal Party brown water reclamation project wins award

LEADING carbon manufacturing company Orion Engineered Carbons (OEC) SA has been awarded the 2024 Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association (CAIA) Award in the Responsible...

SA’s first recycled polyAl-based pallet a ‘game-changer’ for sustainable logistics

FOOD processing and packaging solutions company Tetra Pak and Cycliq, a South African plastics injection moulding company, specialising in high-quality plastic pallet solutions have...

Manufacturers’ confidence hits two-year high in Q4

CONFIDENCE levels among local manufacturers increased by a healthy 8 points to reach 36 index points during the fourth quarter – the highest level...

Unchartered waters for SA exporters

THE Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has embarked on a renewed export drive to lower the risk of slow domestic growth and identify...

Additional solar panels reduce Kariega auto plant’s carbon footprint

VOLKSWAGEN Group Africa has added an additional 3 MW of solar power to its grid, bringing the total output of renewable energy to 5.9...

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First stage of large-scale dagga project underway

AN initial R100 million investment in an indoor cannabis cultivation project by Medigrow at the Coega special economic zone in Gqeberha got underway in...

January new vehicle sales spark optimism

NAAMSA | The Automotive Business Council expressed optimism that the positive momentum of the fourth quarter of 2024 continued into the first month of...

Key player left out of Industrialisation Think Tank

SEIFSA applauds the establishment of an Industrialisation Think Tank housed in the Department of Trade Industry and Competition (DTIC) but is concerned by the...

Agric minister campaigns for diversity as SA joins international treaty

MILLIONS of farmers in Africa cultivate traditional crop varieties, save seed for the following season and exchange seed with their neighbours and other farmers. Minister...