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BACKED BY EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE Servicing a broad range of industry sectors, from laboratory, medical and manufacturing to cosmetics, perfumery and agricultural, EthanolSA is fully equipped to customise ethanol according to clients exacting requirements. We talk to company MD, David Sly to find out more about this family-run business. By Abby Vorster
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thanolSA has been in operation for a little
servicing South Africa and the cross border and
over three years and continues to go from
international markets.”
strength to strength. “Initially we did a broad scope of
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chemicals and consumables, but later decided
EthanolSA is both an ethanol supplier and
to focus on one channel for the business,”
manufacturer of various grades of ethanol
Sly comments. “Working with ethanol allows us
products. These include absolute, anhydrous,
to sell into a multitude of different industry
UN food grade, denatured and 99% ethanol,
sectors, as ethanol is used in various applications
as well as isopropyl alcohol, perfume base,
and products.”
perfume alcohol and perfume solvents. The
Sly works together with a small team, consisting
company also supplies alcohol extraction
of financial director, Lelisha Smyth; finance and
solvents for the extraction of CBD, THC,
administration manager, Magda Sly, and imports
cannabis, plant and botanical material.
and exports manager, Nick Murray. Together they
Sly explains: “Some of our flagship products
ensure the fastest turnaround times on all orders,
include the Scentburst perfumer’s alcohol bases,
both big and small. Agile and ambitious, the team
and Xtraction – our extraction solvent – which
is constantly looking at how to improve its quality
is alcohol based and ideal for botanical-related
of service and product quality and makes use of
extractions. Scentburst was developed with the
modern technology to drive the business.
assistance of a dear colleague and friend who is a
“There is no order too complicated to handle,” says Sly, adding that “we can assist with all size containments from bottles and drums to flow bins. We also provide tanker-to-tanker services,
EthanolSA has a Shopify store to provide a smoother, convenient experience for clients who need to place their day-to-day orders. Click here to order online from EthanolSA: www.ethanolsashop.co.za. service many large perfume oil supplier companies, in South Africa and cross border.” ALL EYES ON AFRICA EthanolSA’s products are available throughout South Africa and with its growing customer base in Sub-Saharan Africa, in Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Lesotho, the African market can expect to see more from the company in the years to come. “Our aim is to expand our footprint across Africa. We are also constantly looking at new product development, with the plan to develop and produce quality products that span multiple industries,” concludes Sly. •
senior researcher with two doctorates in chemistry and decades of experience in the cosmetic industry. After trial and error, we believe we have developed a market leading offering and now
EthanolSA – www.ethanolsa.co.za Scentburst – www.scentburst.co.za
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