Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals News

Project Turbo receives secondary cooling pumps

25th March 2005 Gauteng-based APE Pumps has completed manufacture of the first six of ten split-case secondary cooling pumps for Project Turbo. →

Petrochemical project for welding machine specialist

By: abdul cook 25th March 2005 Port Elizabeth-based Fabinox Projects is taking delivery of three more Orbital welding machines, increasing its total Orbital equipment to seven. →

Local pipes launched in the US

By: abdul cook 25th March 2005 The middle of January saw the first delivery of about 2 500 m of Petroplas pipes to the US – marking the export launch of a South African designed and manufactured product despite the unfavourable rand/dollar exchange rate. →

Safety torches operate in potentially-explosive conditions

By: abdul cook 25th March 2005 Gauteng-based Denver Technical Products have introduced one of the first ATEX directive compliant safety lights to South Africa. →

Chemical incubator facilitates novel projects

By: abdul cook 25th March 2005 Port Elizabeth-based Chemin has been involved in more than forty projects since inception, receiving more than 150 expressions of interest. →

Toxicity-testing device to target mining sector

By: abdul cook 25th March 2005 A new field-based method to measure toxicity was introduced to South Africa earlier this month. →

Chemical wizardry beats polyurethane shortage

25th March 2005 South African manufacturers of a wide variety of goods based upon polyurethane chemicals are facing pressure as a result of a worldwide shortage of component chemicals such as isocyanates and polyols. →

R30-million water upgrading plant for refinery

25th March 2005 A leading water and energy solutions company in Southern Africa, ImproChem, has started construction of a R30-million wastewater upgrading facility at Caltex Refinery in Milnerton, Cape Town. →

Software package improves operations at refineries

By: abdul cook 25th March 2005 An innovative means to unify all of AspenTech’s products and capabilities into a single cohesive system was introduced late last year by the company. →

Online process sulphur analyser new to SA

By: abdul cook 25th March 2005 Three analysers that can accurately measure and analyse information in the chemical and petrochemicals industries have been introduced by OEN Enterprises. →

Oil refineries reduce emissions

By: zeena isaacs 26th March 2004 In the nine years between 1992 and 2001 oilrefineries have increased their capacity by 32%, from 513 000 barrels of fuel a day to 676 000 barrels a day. →

Third-party verification improves Responsible Care credibility

By: zeena isaacs 26th March 2004 The Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association (Caia) reports that it plans to implement an external auditing system for its Responsible Care (RC) signatories by the second half of this year. →

Chemical company’s growth goals outlined

By: zeena isaacs 26th March 2004 Chemicals manufacturer and supplier Chemical Initiatives is in the process of implementing a significant growth strategy to increase its competitiveness in the South African chemical industry. →

Chemicals firm sets up blending plants in Africa

26th March 2004 Leading manufacturer of industrial, hygiene and environmentally-acceptable chemicals, South Africa Fine and Industrial Chemicals, (Safic), has set up secondary blending plants in Africa. →

Construction chemicals help to waterproof hotel

26th March 2004 Products supplied by abe Construction Chemicals played important interior and exterior roles in the construction of the new five-star Arabella Sheraton Grand Hotel on the foreshore of Cape Town. →

Tukkies patents biofouling monitor

26th March 2004 Biofilm is a significant problem in meeting the ever-increasing food-safety requirements that stakeholders in the food and beverage (F&B) industry demand and what the consumer requires from their F&B products. →

Plasticiser allows two hours of concrete workability

26th March 2004 A plasticiser providing unprecedented two-hour long workability of concrete, called Chrysoplast Omega 101, has been launched by Chryso South Africa. →

Birthday celebrations marked by accreditation announcement

26th March 2004 Well-established chemicals, additives and food ingredients supplier, Carst & Walker, is proud to announce its 70th birthday this year. →

A possible solution to dust on gravel roads

26th March 2004 South Africa has 550 000 km of untarred or gravel roads in its nine provinces, and most of these roads are the only form of communication between the rural communities. ? →

Pump and blending equipment added to range

26th March 2004 Through its international holding company, SPX Process Equipment, Lightnin Africa has broadened its marketing thrust into the petrochemical and chemical industries with the addition of world-renowned pump and blending equipment ranges. →

Pumps become more suited to chemical applications

26th March 2004 When it comes to available materials engineered to combat wear, most provide either for good abrasion resistance or good corrosion resistance, but few for abrasion and corrosion resistance. →

Chains suitable for chemical environments

26th March 2004 The power transmission division of Bearing Man has designed a range of high-performance IWIS corrosion-resistant chains with high fatigue- and wear-resistance for improved performance and extended service life in chemical environments. →

Procurement opportunities abound in West Africa’s oil industry

26th March 2004 Local service and supply companies are missing out on huge opportunities in upstream and downstream activities from a number of oil-resourced West African countries such as, Angola, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, says Africa Project Access MD and one of the speakers at Oil Africa... →

Resin manufacturer to implement maintenance and Sheq solution

26th March 2004 French-based multinational resins manufacturing giant and member of the Atofina group, Cray Valley, is to implement the Aurora plant-maintenance solution from ApplyIT at its South African operation in Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, to complement the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system through which... →

New process could save millions for South African chemical industry

26th March 2004 New process could save millions for South African chemical industry?The South African chemicals industry accounted for R95,8-billion in 2000. →

Special sealant for motorway expansion joint repairs

26th March 2004 A special road sealant supplied by abe Construction Chemicals of Boksburg was used for the sealing of more than 100 bridge expansion joints on Johannesburg’s M1 motorway. →

Cabinets suit chemical and corrosive conditions

26th March 2004 Electrical equipment and wire accessories company Legrand has launched two cabinets – a polyester Marina cabinet and an Atlantic stainless steel cabinet – designed for use in any environment. →

Group increases size through acquisition

26th March 2004 Specialised chemical services company Omnia, providing customised solutions in the agricultural, mining and industrial chemical markets, was successful in its bid to acquire the largest distributor and trader of chemicals in South Africa, the Prochem group. →

Heat exchanger delivered to petrochemical giant

28th March 2003 Gauteng engineering company Mass & Heat Transfer Technology has supplied a heat exchanger to Sasol. →

Doors open at cleaner production centre

28th March 2003 The South African National Cleaner Production Centre (NCPC) has been inaugurated in February. →

Oil industry’s long-term sustainability questioned

28th March 2003 South Africa’s oil industry returns may still be insufficient to attract the investment need for the industry’s rapidly growing capex requirements. →

Manufacturing plant installs automation system

28th March 2003 Speciality chemicals supplier Zetachem’s manufacturing capacity has been automated with an Adroit 32-bit automation supervisory control and data acquisition (Scada) system. →

New system allows refineries significant savings

By: Luxolo Tyali 28th March 2003 The South African branch of an international software company has innovated a propriety non-linear solution for fuel gas systems, that will save refineries up to $0,02 a barrel of crude oil. →

Road hauliers urged to be responsible chemical carriers

By: Luxolo Tyali 28th March 2003 Major chemical companies in South Africa are known to outsource their transport arrangements. →

Research project under way for safer plastics manufacturing

By: Luxolo Tyali 28th March 2003 A research project on a new effluent-free process of producing hydrotalcite from magnesite in South Africa is under way. →

Regrouped company takes on new strategy

By: Luxolo Tyali 28th March 2003 Sulphuric acid and sulphur-based chemicals manufacturer and distributor Chemical Initiatives is doing things smarter, reports MD Steve Sackett. →